Setting

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Guest Author – Amanda Huggins on the Importance of location in fiction

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ July 15, 2020 ⋅ Leave a comment

Regular visitors to the Sofa will know that short fiction doesn’t often pop up here, so when it does, it’s something really special. Today’s guest Amanda Huggins is the first short fiction writer ever to appear twice on the blog and the timing is perfect to congratulate her on winning the 2020 Colm Tóibín International … Continue reading →

A World Away – Geographical Settings in Fiction

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ May 5, 2012 ⋅ 10 Comments

Every time I write a new piece for my blog I end up with ideas for two or three more! I’m now compiling my Top 10 Summer Reads listing (coming 18 May) and I’m aiming to include a wide variety of settings from Australia to England; coastal, city, country. This got me thinking about how important … Continue reading →