Landscapes

Landscapes can set a tone for a story like nothing else. If you can imagine where your characters are, you can feel what it might feel like there. I found this great website that has photo's, and the landscape photo's are amazing.

The website is....

www.outdoor-photos.com

Here are some examples

ENGLAND

I just got back from an amazing trip to England and it made me think of all kinds of stories to write. The locations there are amazing and there was another story around every corner.

The manor homes were especially cool. They completely give you an idea of location in a period piece. Look up Blenheim Palace and Lyme Park for some ides of location. Better yet, check out The National Trust and look through all of the manor homes they have. You'll be ready to write a story in no time.


Walking through the homes also gives you an idea of how people lived back then. This picture is from the Sir John Sloane Museum. It's an upstairs sitting room.



In the Tower of London, there was a Suite of Armor exhibit for Henry the VIII. Full suits of armor for men and horses were set up for everyone to see. It's hard to be able to describe armor sometimes because none of us really know what goes where unless you've studied it. But actually looking at them back a huge difference.



I took a journal while I was there and write down every single story idea if got while walking around. There are probably a hundred. You get ideas from places you see, people you hear about and just how you feel while you're in the place. I have all kinds of stories about princes and princess's just waiting to be written!