A Sense of Place: Writing Where We Live (and Lived)

Stephanie Kuehn, Stacey Lee, Elizabeth Percer, Yvonne Prinz

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In any novel the setting helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story. What are the writerly advantages of situating a story in a familiar place close to home versus selecting a dreamed-up or partially dreamed-up location elsewhere? Each of these powerful writers for teens will explore this topic through the lens of her own work.