{"product_id":"the-urban-setting-thesaurus-a-writers-guide-to-city-spaces-paperback","title":"The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to City Spaces - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBecca Puglisi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAngela Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking readers care and feel like they're part of the story should be the number one goal for all writers. Ironically, many storytellers fail to maximize one of fiction's most powerful elements to achieve this: the setting. Not only can the right location become a conduit for emotion, it can also provide conflict, characterize the story's cast, reveal significant backstory, and trigger the reader's own emotional memories through sensory details and deep point of view. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside The Urban Thesaurus, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA list of the sights, smells, tastes, textures, and sounds for over 120 urban settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePossible sources of conflict for each location to help you brainstorm ways to naturally complicate matters for your characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvice on how to make every piece of description count so you can maintain the right pace and keep readers engaged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTips on utilizing the five senses to encourage readers to more fully experience each moment by triggering their own emotional memories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInformation on how to use the setting to characterize a story's cast through personalization and emotional values while using emotional triggers to steer their decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA review of specific challenges that arise when writing urban locations, along with common descriptive pitfalls that should be avoided\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownloadable tools to help you plan each setting so you can choose the right one for a scene, providing the biggest storytelling punch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Urban Setting Thesaurus helps you tailor each setting to your characters while creating a realistic, textured world readers will long to return to, even after the book closes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi are bestselling authors, writing coaches, and international speakers. Their books are available in five languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. Angela and Becca also co-founded their popular Writers Helping Writers site, a hub where authors can hone their craft, as well as One Stop for Writers, an innovative online library built to help writers elevate their storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336783618413,"sku":"9780989772563","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/OWJmZVBUOHF4VTdlSDRtcjhqQXUrUT09.webp?v=1778918676","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-urban-setting-thesaurus-a-writers-guide-to-city-spaces-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}