Open Thread: Oracle Hotline
How does the setting of your current WiP contribute to the overall atmosphere of the story?
So what’s the setting—not for the whole WiP, I assume that has multiple settings—but for the scene you’re in the middle of right now? (Let’s get micro!)
To be fair, for me the setting is usually a wresting ring! But the location of the ring and the crowd make a big difference. This one is in Richmond Virginia, where Kevin is making his big debut, and he’s currently grouchy because Sami made HIS big debut two weeks ago in their home town of Montreal, where everyone knows and loves them. So the mood of the crowd has a big effect on how the debut is going to go—it works out just right because Kevin is going to be a bad guy, and having the crowd adore him as they would have in Montreal wouldn’t have helped establish him as a heel! But he’s still grouchy about it.
What effect is location having on your characters and the story in the scene you're working on right now?
So what’s the setting—not for the whole WiP, I assume that has multiple settings—but for the scene you’re in the middle of right now? (Let’s get micro!)
To be fair, for me the setting is usually a wresting ring! But the location of the ring and the crowd make a big difference. This one is in Richmond Virginia, where Kevin is making his big debut, and he’s currently grouchy because Sami made HIS big debut two weeks ago in their home town of Montreal, where everyone knows and loves them. So the mood of the crowd has a big effect on how the debut is going to go—it works out just right because Kevin is going to be a bad guy, and having the crowd adore him as they would have in Montreal wouldn’t have helped establish him as a heel! But he’s still grouchy about it.
What effect is location having on your characters and the story in the scene you're working on right now?