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Do any of your settings become characters in your stories?

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I think, to some degree, settings are very much characters in stories. The extent to which this applies varies. Sometimes it’s really quite obvious. The Shining is a prime example. The Overlook Hotel is a spectacular example. It has a personality all of its own, as if it lives and breathes. Much as Jack Torrance, his wife and son Danny, are important to the story, the hotel itself is at the heart of everything that goes on.

Even when it’s more subtle, a book’s setting can be key. Sometimes the story lives and dies by the location it takes place in. The atmosphere and the events of a story can be heavily influenced by the location. It might not speak, or live in the same way that a traditional character might, but locations are still characters. I like the idea that they are as important to the story, if not more so, than traditional characters.