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  1. Great reminder! As a reader I don't always track those kind of details, and it makes them hard to track them as a writer. I do better with characters – body positions, expressions, background, etc. Managing the setting details is something readers do notice, at least subconsciously, and it can really help set a story apart.

    I'm going to try planning out Gabe's house this weekend!

  2. Thanks, Nikki! I look forward to hearing how it goes for you, whether it makes Gabe's house more "real" to you or not.

    Do you keep character sheets of your characters? (Sort of a "map" for the character?)

  3. Well, start small. You know that old saw, "write what you know"? Well, try it here. Pick the room you're sitting in right now. Draw a square on a piece of paper, and draw in the furniture. Use a rectangle for a couch, a small circle for a straight chair and an oval for a comfy chair, a square or rectangle for the desk, or table, etc. Draw in where the windows are, and the doors, etc. What do the doors lead to? (i.e. "door to outside, door to hall, door to bathroom") And there, you have your first map!