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Q&A Deciding the setting: real or invented?

Whatever works best for your story. If you can make it work in a real setting and you know or can research the setting well enough to make it work, do that. If your story requires something which...

posted 12y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T02:32:42Z (about 5 years ago)
Whatever works best for your story.

If you can make it work in a real setting and you know or can research the setting well enough to make it work, do that.

If your story requires something which doesn't exist, is or is not against a particular law, needs a river to be here rather than there, etc. then invent a place.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-10-09T20:06:09Z (about 12 years ago)
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