tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post967148758801129798..comments2023-06-03T04:26:20.850-04:00Comments on J.B. Chicoine—Novelist & Practicing Writer: When Amityville Is Your Hometown J.B. Chicoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-7052491501726486592013-12-05T22:27:55.144-05:002013-12-05T22:27:55.144-05:00One day I'm going to write a novel based in my...One day I'm going to write a novel based in my hometown. I think it will be odd and awesome and frightening at the same time. :) I've never seen The Amityville Horror either.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-17783555945349287582013-12-05T10:34:59.158-05:002013-12-05T10:34:59.158-05:00Doh!!!!Doh!!!!J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-5501050055169754262013-12-05T09:36:15.099-05:002013-12-05T09:36:15.099-05:00Yes, I'm in NE, but my hometown isn't dull...Yes, I'm in NE, but my hometown isn't dull because it's quiet or sleepy. It's dull because it's just like every other northeastern suburban town. Sorry, but I think you'll have to find your inspiration elsewhere.Nate Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690171790664252309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-7327765732470274382013-12-03T15:45:30.352-05:002013-12-03T15:45:30.352-05:00Well, I haven't decided on a name for the town...Well, I haven't decided on a name for the town of my setting, but it's definitely New England--aren't you in New England? I need a quiet, sort of sleepy (maybe even dull) little town. Perhaps your hometown would suit my needs quite nicely! :)J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-8643291789502525322013-12-03T13:29:22.073-05:002013-12-03T13:29:22.073-05:00I always go fictional with my settings, albeit one...I always go fictional with my settings, albeit ones often flavored by places I've been. Even when I set scenes in actual cities, that's more to help set the mood -- I've yet to use actual known locations. But I can certainly understand the draw of pulling from your own life, and the disappointment of not being able to represent it fully.<br /><br />So, have you decided which route you're taking this time? (If you do go real, I suggest not using my hometown. It's pretty dull.)Nate Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690171790664252309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-70357433739963003732013-12-02T18:08:44.544-05:002013-12-02T18:08:44.544-05:00I've written both ways, but familiar takes a l...I've written both ways, but familiar takes a lot of inconsistencies out of building a setting. Yeah, it's easier.J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177429925358614298.post-57032051948223715642013-12-01T18:50:51.015-05:002013-12-01T18:50:51.015-05:00I never used to think of "setting" as &q...I never used to think of "setting" as "world building", but the longer I write, the more I come to rely on places I used to know. It seems easier, as you say, to write the town that we grew up in instead of making up our own. Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com