Writing For A Foreign Land

What should you do if you want to write for a foreign land. Ok, we all know about American land. The geography, the towns, the culture and slang. I want to write about something overseas. Where should I begin? You should really first start with the geography of the land. Is it a city, mountain, suburb or jungle. Next, what country is it placed? Now, use youtube they have everything. You can type in German cities or mountains and you can find videos showing a new land. Now its your job to imagine that land and describe it to the reader so they can get a mental image of the geography. Who are the people you are writing about? Again you can use youtube to look up the history of the country and people. Example, Japan is known for honor. You can see how these people interact with each other. That will tie back to my point of reference post. As you can see I like to use youtube for these things but there are many more resources available.

Soon I'll be getting into tactics and military history as examples.

Point Of Reference

Today I would like to talk about point of reference in relation to character depth.  A character should be based on someone, something or yourself that you know really well. This makes it easier for you write the characters dialogue. How will the character react to action? How will you react to action? You can see that a point of reference makes writing easier. Now let’s say you are writing for a fictional character. What qualities in people anger you the most? Do they have attitudes, know it alls, or are they cowards sending someone else to do the dirty work. This can be your point of reference. Once you find the point of reference character depth will flow.

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Military Fiction Writers Association 

 

This is a community for people who like write fictional military stories.  We can also review new military equipment and producers. We can use these tools to spark a thought and create grand.