on Live Write Thrive:

All of us are impacted by setting. Every place we’ve been has made an imprint on us in some way, whether small or significant.

In fiction, we want our characters’ past and personality to be gradually revealed. Amateur writers dump information about a character entirely out of POV. What this means is they are not showing their characters reacting and acting from moment to moment. Rather, they are telling the reader about the character, which is a no-no most of the time.

Setting is a great way to reveal character.

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