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If you're going to set something in a familiar city, I want all the details to prove you know it. I want it to be like when we watch Elementary or Person of Interest and we're constantly pausing to...
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2019-12-13T12:00:19Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T03:12:07Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/9458 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
If you're going to set something in a familiar city, I want all the details to prove you know it. I want it to be like when we watch _Elementary_ or _Person of Interest_ and we're constantly pausing to see what street the show was filmed on because we recognize the bodega on the corner. If you're just setting the book in A Major City, and the character and flavor and personality of the city are not any real part of the story, then pick something fresh. Don't send your character to W80th Street and not bother to mention Zabar's.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2013-11-19T11:02:00Z (about 11 years ago)
Original score: 1