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Have you ever written a story that took place in your hometown?
This is a question I am curious about because a couple of my siblings and I are currently writing a novel that takes place in the cities we grew up in, (Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dublin Ohio).
And it has kinda confirmed my belief that as fun as writing about totally new places, people, and ideas far away and unrelated to your life is, it is just as if not more fun writing about things you do have a personal connection with.
There’s something so exhilarating about taking a memory of a place, person, or experience and adding your own fantastical twist to it. Adding a bit of drama, magic, color, or even deeper philosophical ideas to transform it into something totally new, yet still so personal.
All this to say, it’s been really interesting and fun writing a novel in the places my siblings and I grew up in and have so many memories attached to.
Have you ever written a story that took place in your hometown? If so, what was your experience like?
Honestly, I’ve never even thought of it!! It’s such a neat idea, though! Maybe I’ll give it a try sometime 😉
What sort of twists did you add to your towns?
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I did once start on a historical fiction novel which was to be set near where I live, but I put it aside for my current WIP.
Come to think of it, I only ever started two stories in our world, one of which was an early attempt at writing which I shall NEVER pick up again.
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Fork the Gork@kathleenramm I’ve had some places based off of places near where I live, though I never mention them by name. I used to mention street names though, haha.
One time I did read a book set in my hometown (it was never explicitly stated but I figured it out using context clues) and hoo boi that was weird.
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
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I actually started working on one about human experimentation in which the characters escaped and made their way to Charleston, SC (one of the places I grew up) but I dropped the story because I didn’t end up liking it.I also read one set in Charleston where there was absolutely zero research done of where things are. It was funny.
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ekseaver.wordpress.comYou should totally try sometime, it’s really fun.
As for a twist, we made the cities post-apocalyptic. We of course did it for the story, but the post-apocalyptic vibe ended up really fitting with the cities we grew up in, particularly Cincinnati lol.
Who knew writing about a broken and corrupted version of a place you used to live could be so fun, haha.
Historical fiction set near somewhere you lived is a great idea! What historical event was your story centered around?
Woah, slowly realizing the story you’re reading is where you live would be weird.
I’ve never experienced that myself, but it does kinda makes me want to do something like that in my own writing. Only inexplicitly mentioning where the story takes place, so that only someone whose been there would only know.
It’s kinda like a little inside secret between the author and a special group of readers.
Haha, yeah, that goes to show that no matter how much research you do on something, you can never know everything. Even simply knowing what “facts” you found from your research are false or not can be difficult unless you’ve experienced it yourself.
You should totally try sometime, it’s really fun.
As for a twist, we made the cities post-apocalyptic. We of course did it for the story, but the post-apocalyptic vibe ended up really fitting with the cities we grew up in, particularly Cincinnati lol.
Who knew writing about a broken and corrupted version of a place you used to live could be so fun, haha.
Historical fiction set near somewhere you lived is a great idea! What historical event was your story centered around?
Woah, slowly realizing the story you’re reading is where you live would be weird.
I’ve never experienced that myself, but it does kinda makes me want to do something like that in my own writing. Only inexplicitly mentioning where the story takes place, so that only someone whose been there would only know.
It’s kinda like a little inside secret between the author and a special group of readers.
Haha, yeah, that goes to show that no matter how much research you do on something, you can never know everything. Even simply knowing what “facts” you found from your research are false or not can be difficult unless you’ve experienced it yourself.
Well, I thought it was.
The lead up to the civil war and through till after the reconstruction, but it was less focused on the war and more how it affected the Jewish, Celtic, and Native American populations of the area. It wasn’t a pro north or south book, but simply a story of two families and a war.
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