Familiar settings (foundation)

(bubbly piano music)…- There's no place like home, right Jo?…- Definitely not.…You can go on the most amazing trips.…- Like to the Caribbean, and drink cocktails on the beach.…- Or to Paris and eat croissants…as you walk along the banks of the Seine.…- Yeah, but then you come home and it's really great, right?…- Your own bed, your own kitchen, your own things.…- Tea, just the way you like it.…- Our homes feel good because they are familiar, known.…In short, they are us.…

- And this is true for characters in fiction too.…Their homes or familiar places, reflect who they are.…- Where a character lives, or belongs,…can tell us a lot about them.…- And so creating believable…and well drawn familiar settings…for the characters in your fiction writing…is a really important skill to learn and develop.…- [Jo] Familiar settings don't just have to be…the character's home, of course.…Familiar settings could include their workplace,…their friend's house, their parents' house,…their backyard, their own city or town.…- [Jessica] Basically any place your character knows well…