Writers who want to craft richly detailed settings for their characters can either spend lots of time and money researching dozens of travel guides, or they can get all the facts they need right here. Writer's Guide to Places provides information on all 50 states and more than 80 cities in North America, encompassing all the details writers need to develop convincing characters and realistic settings, including:
· Basic ethnic, religious and economic issues that shape their character · Regional history and facts their character might know · Their character's favorite food and drink · Things their character may be proud or ashamed of concerning his or her birthplace · Interesting places to set a scene · Myths about the state · Resources for further research
Within each detailed state characterization, readers will find dozens of cities profiled for easy referencing--from major cities to smaller towns of interest, including New Orleans, Birmingham, Honolulu and Chicago.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0
Bigger than expected:
When I received the enormous package in the mail I was confused. When I tore into the box and saw a very large book I was pleasantly surprised. Although I wish the book could have been expanded and included several hundred more smaller cities, the book is worth it. It breaks down the lingo, the areas of the city or state, and creative things that definitely would apply to characters. Overall a good buy, but needs a new edition.
Before It gets any lower:
I had thought this book would be helpful however, in starting off the read, when I got to Arizona I discovered listed at the top of "What Arizonans are ashamed of" our beloved Sheriff Joe! Conceding that the book may have been written by someone that does not live in AZ and therefore may not understand that Sheriff Joe is an elected official and not necessarily a police officer and may not understand that his job is not to hunt down criminals but to raise money and law enforcement awareness and therefore... more info
Ugh!:
What a complete waste of time. If you just have to see what this volume has to offer, save your hard earned money and get it from the library. As other reviewers have noted, it only has info on the 50 states and a few Canadian provinces. Not only that, but after reviewing cities listed that I have lived in or spent much time in, there was incorrect and misleading info. I wouldn't dare trust this as reference. Do yourself a favor and just get a guidebook to the location and check out the local... more info
Don't waste your time or money:
Writer's Guide to Places by Don Prues & Jack Heffron I bought this book for obvious reasons suggested by the title. I should have read the previous buyers' reviews first! The first thing I did when I received it was to compare the cities covered with places I've lived. For Honolulu and Oahu, for instance, no mention is made of the palaces, the Bishop Museum, the Pali, Diamond Head Park, the North Shore, Haleiwa, Sunset Beach, Sandy Beach, the Blow Hole, Mokuleiea, Valley of the Temples, Fort... more info
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