Use setting to enhance mood from "summary" of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition by Renni Browne,Dave King
One way to make your setting work harder is to use it to enhance the mood of your scene. The setting can influence the way your characters feel, and it can also influence the way your readers feel. For example, if your scene takes place in a cramped, stuffy room, your characters might feel claustrophobic, trapped, or on edge. Your readers might start to feel the same way. On the other hand, if your characters are in a wide-open field, they might feel free, relaxed, or at peace. Your readers might feel those things too. When you use setting to enhance mood, you're using the environment to help set the emotional tone of your scene. This can be a subtle way to convey emotion without explicitly stating it. Instead of telling your readers that a character is scared, you can sh...
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