Post by account_disabled on Jan 6, 2024 3:42:24 GMT
Some time ago I wrote a post on the setting of stories , in which I reasoned precisely on the fact that many authors - including myself, many years ago - set their novels in the USA. I then came to the conclusion that the right setting depended on the story , not on the author's tastes. Lately Salvatore's blog has talked about the reasons for not choosing a setting in Italy . Following Salvatore's reasoning, I found myself in general agreement, but even more so I agree with Francesca: today there is an abuse of American stories written by Italians and above all of English words when there is absolutely no need. An exorcism is needed, of course.
But why is there this love for the United States? Francesca is right: you can read up as much as you want, use Google Maps as you like, but you won't be able to talk about Special Data America like an American. The problem is that any American setting is not only made up of streets and roads and historical names and places, but also and above all of subcultures that are completely unknown to us. Find yourself an American editor if you really want to write novels set in America. A question of exoticism Foreign names give a certain tone to the story. The many American films and TV series that we have seen since we were children are to blame. They have entered our heads and we delude ourselves that they belong to us.
But in reality, when writing about them, we parrot those names. That's all. Or perhaps writing a story set in New York, perhaps a thriller, makes us appear as writers of a certain caliber, worthy of parading on the shelves together with the great authors from overseas. But it is not the setting that guarantees success, but the story and the quality of the writing. JK Rowling's stories I really like this writer. I read, of course, the entire Harry drugster series, known before it exploded into the masses – otherwise, in all likelihood, I would have stayed away from it. I then read The Vacant Seat , curious to see how it would fare in a different context and it was one of the best novels I've read.
But why is there this love for the United States? Francesca is right: you can read up as much as you want, use Google Maps as you like, but you won't be able to talk about Special Data America like an American. The problem is that any American setting is not only made up of streets and roads and historical names and places, but also and above all of subcultures that are completely unknown to us. Find yourself an American editor if you really want to write novels set in America. A question of exoticism Foreign names give a certain tone to the story. The many American films and TV series that we have seen since we were children are to blame. They have entered our heads and we delude ourselves that they belong to us.
But in reality, when writing about them, we parrot those names. That's all. Or perhaps writing a story set in New York, perhaps a thriller, makes us appear as writers of a certain caliber, worthy of parading on the shelves together with the great authors from overseas. But it is not the setting that guarantees success, but the story and the quality of the writing. JK Rowling's stories I really like this writer. I read, of course, the entire Harry drugster series, known before it exploded into the masses – otherwise, in all likelihood, I would have stayed away from it. I then read The Vacant Seat , curious to see how it would fare in a different context and it was one of the best novels I've read.