Sara Edmonds | When It Comes To Location How Much Detail Do You Need?

I was reading Janet Evanovich's Finger Lickin' Fifteen- and after the gut retching laughter- I realized that even though I have never been to New Jersey, Janet's descriptions make me feel like it is a place I have been to many times before. It also made me reflect on how much detail I need when it comes to location in the book I am reading.

I am not normally cognizant of the locations- or even the background description in general- when I am reading a book I really enjoy. When the author does a really good job of pulling me into the story, my mind tends to fill in any detail that isn't readily there, such a location, or even the general skin and eye description of the main characters. Those things I tend to pull from experience and fill in automatically. And I realize that for most authors there is not enough time, or money, to go to every place a book is set. But I realize that for some readers not having this information may be frustrating.

To read more of Sara's blog about location details please click here.