Research into physical areas of your story is the next best thing to –
“writing what you know”.
Maybe you live in the vicinity of your fictitious tale, maybe you vacationed in the area, maybe you simply want to incorporate a new landscape because it “felt” right. The story blossomed and took you somewhere unexpected, now do your due diligence and learn as much as you can about the area, the climate, the people.
Acclimate yourself, insert yourself, see through other’s eyes, and translate that vision into your story.
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