Hi guys.... I need your help. I've been writing a novel on fantasy and fiction. I've written down 200 pages. But what i need to know is whether it is compulsory to add a place in it to describe a character's whereabouts or its not important. I mean i don't find any place suiting my character's fight i.e, climax where she jumps down from a cliff to sacrifice herself and falls in the sea. But she is partially dead. So guys please tell me is it important to add a place or I can just continue with my story. The story takes place in a partial real and partial fantasy world. If its a yes and its important then please suggest some places where there is a cliff and sea. Thanks in advance.
Well, there needs to be a definite sense of setting there. Otherwise, the reader will be lost as to where anything is happening. As to the question about a cliff over the sea... I just think of places on the East Coast here in America.
If there has to be a cliff and a sea I would imagine it would have to be somewhere either on the east or west coast (Canada or US) by the ocean. I mean, you're not going to find the ocean in Saskatchewan, Canada -- more wheat fields and nothingness, but there's tons of ocean and cliffs in Newfoundland, PEI, Nova Scotia etc. Is your question more related to naming a "real world" location? (i.e. New York City?) In my story the "real world" is obviously placed in North America, but I haven't specified a city, province/state, or country. I haven't decided if I want to make it a particularly Canadian location or if that is alienating to American readers. Regardless, my inspiration was the suburban city and its surroundings that I mostly grew up in as my inspiration for the city the MC lives in. I hope this helps?
