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| Veronica Sicoe |
Story Real Estate Needs a Solid Grounding
At first I thought Pinterest another time suck. I'm excellent at wasting time. I need no new shiny online trinkets to distract me from writing. But I may have been hasty.As I'm world building for a sci-fi/fantasy YA book, I've delved into Pinterest much more, going so far as to build my own board.
There are ways to maximize your Pinterest boards, but I'm not there yet. Right now, I'm merely seeking images that serve as springboards for characters, scenes, and settings.
And speaking of settings, here are five sites loaded with world building do's:
And a large don't:
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Build well and wisely.
Speaking of worlds, enjoy a few pages of my Lovecraftian thriller set in and around devil-haunted Dunwich.
Now I must go move a car from one side of the street to the other.
2 comments:
I have a Pinterest page. and I've just started following yours. This is it, right? https://www.pinterest.com/jp_mac/dragon-back/ If you want, this is my page https://www.pinterest.com/sitnscribblin/
Pinterest is a great place to collect pics of interest to add to your collections and socialize, but not to the point where it gets in your way. Mind you, the nostalgia and old Christmas picks does take you to another time. And you may even find other sources of inspiration for your new story.
Pinterest artwork is inspiring.
Gives me some good ideas.
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