tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2948513148891931918..comments2024-03-29T07:25:04.687-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Does Your City Cut It?Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49637664179360709322015-03-31T14:00:21.820-04:002015-03-31T14:00:21.820-04:00I started a story in a quaint town outside of Clev...I started a story in a quaint town outside of Cleveland in Hudson, Ohio (which I called Judson since I took a few liberties with it). Through consulting, I learned a bit about Ohio, from Cleveland to the mafia-riddled Youngstown area and the nearby town of Canfield that pretends it's above it all. I got to know Columbus, but I agree it's difficult to imagine a crime series set in America's consumer testing city, especially in a town that hasn't learned not to overcook fish. Okay, I rant off-topic. And finally Cincinnati, which was once so beautiful that some called it a Midwestern San Francisco, but now features atmosphere-clogging skyscraper canyons like any other city.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30606495903083054542015-03-31T13:28:44.697-04:002015-03-31T13:28:44.697-04:00Setting is always character - or I think it should...Setting is always character - or I think it should be. Whether it's Nero Wolfe's brownstone, or Tony Hillerman's New Mexico, or Botswana, or Chicago, or Boston. We read for the story, we read for the style, we read for the characters, and we also read for the setting. Nice post.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4043459869165101362015-03-31T08:17:01.743-04:002015-03-31T08:17:01.743-04:00Interesting post. I write about Hamilton (locals ...Interesting post. I write about Hamilton (locals call it The Hammer or Steeltown) because, in Canada, it is unique. I've lived in Toronto and Vancouver as well, but they don't sing with character the way The Hammer does. "Setting as character" is important in my novels.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.com