Location, location, location
You’ve heard the phrase: location, location, location ? It’s a real estate mantra meant to emphasize the location of the house can ultimately be the most important element in the decision to buy. And if you watch any of those real estate shows on cable television with any type of regularity, you’re nodding your head right now in agreement. For an author, location is a completely different ball of wax altogether. We’re talking about where the story is set. In science fiction it’s often a brand new world of the author’s design or a hypothetical version of one we all recognize. Historical romance takes a great deal of time, trouble and research to guarantee the setting is accurate to the era the author or her characters chose. Westerns… well, you get the idea. And sometimes the location/setting becomes its own character. Daphne DeMaurier's Rebecca wouldn't be Rebecca with Manderley. Can you imagine Harry's adventures anywhere except w...