  Reflections on Nature in a Modern Age   , , , ,
Dimensions of Setting   , , , , , ,  At some point, early on in
the creative process, you settle on a setting for your story.
Great. You can check that off the list. But is setting more than
just a time and place? How important is it to shaping your
characters, the plot, types of conflict, or themes of your
literary endeavor? Are you overlooking the emotional environment
of the story? If you’re unfamiliar with this term it is
basically how elements of the setting help to shape and give
emotional weight and complexity to your characters. Emotional
(sometimes called social environment) also plays into shaping
the tone and mood of your work.  Let’s examine this concept by
picking a setting: a bedroom.  Make the details you present
about your setting count for the story, for the characters, and
for your readers. First, we want to give the reader a physical
sense of the place without overburdening them with too many
unimportant details like how many walls i