Welcome to the Helping Writers Become Authors Podcast. I'm K M. Wyland and I am here to take you

deep with story theory, writing techniques, and the incredible wisdom of story.

I believe story is the greatest power on this earth,

and that as writers, we carry the torch of wielding that power

with responsibility, passion, and skill.

There is no such thing as just a story.

Today, it is my honor and my purpose

to help you write your best story, astound the world, and maybe change your life.

Hello and welcome. You are listening to how to choose story settings, the four basic types of a setting.

Beyond mere backdrop, story settings are what allow authors to

orchestrate meaningful connections among characters.

Settings should serve as more than mere scenery. They should provide characters

with compelling reasons to share the stage with one another.

Now accomplishing this in a story requires understanding how to strategically choose

story settings as meeting grounds that amplify character interactions and deepen the resonance of the narrative.

When writers choose story settings, they don't always think about why they are choosing

specific settings. You might choose a particular setting for a number of reasons.

It might be that it seems like the most obvious or convenient choice to facilitate Aseen's plot events.

For example, a diner as a place to meet locals. Or it's an interesting or unique locale that seems fun to explore, for example a space station.

Or it seems symbolically resonant to the scene's thematic content, for example a graveyard.

And sometimes settings come prepackaged with certain genres,

for example expansive worlds in fantasy or the halls of Congress or the White House in political dramas, or with certain

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