tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post6968293034801050078..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Writing About: A House Or GardenChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-82712839497294533222015-03-25T18:13:59.140-04:002015-03-25T18:13:59.140-04:00There's a saying that our characters change wh...There's a saying that our characters change while we write them, and they become who/what they are meant to be, and I think the same is for the setting. We may think we know the setting or house but as we write, it changes. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-63461836377952168492015-03-25T12:49:08.987-04:002015-03-25T12:49:08.987-04:00You are correct, eventually we all have to write a...You are correct, eventually we all have to write about a house. In one of the stories of my series, the entire episode takes place in an old abandoned house. Though the rough draft started with it just being an old house, by the time I finished writing it, it seemed more of a mansion. (Maybe the house was just bigger on the inside)? So when I started to rewrite the episode, I did as you suggested above. I made notes of the house and mapped it out. And when I say mapped out, I mean that literally. Taking graph paper and drawing a make-shift blueprint. I also went through various magazines for ideas. I do that often, buy magazines for something I'm looking for idea about. I know I could search online, but something about having an actual magazine to page through is more appealing. <br /><br />In another episode, I had a character returning to a house an old girlfriend used to live in. I mapped that out as well so it would sound more realistic when he started to describe it to a friend he was with. Great advice you share.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.com