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Setting is the WHERE and WHEN a story takes place.

WHERE can be anywhere on Earth from a deserted island to a dessert factory. A story can also be set in alternate universe or another planet altogether!

WHEN can be any time. It can be in the past, present or the future. It can be morning, noon or night. It can be in summer, spring, winter or fall.

Setting is important because it helps you create the story in your mind. If the story takes place in Antarctica, then you will think of snow and cold. If the story takes place in Brazil, then you will think of sun and heat. You get very different images in your mind.

Time is also important. If the story is set in the present you will visualize people dressing, acting and thinking as we do now. You would visualize things differently if the time period was back in the 1920s versus the futuristic 2900s.

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Next, go to your Short Story Journal and do Journal #2: Change of Setting!