Any Quote by Chris Pavone

Setting is a major aspect in writing all of my books, both in terms of natural and cultural environments.

— Nicholas Sparks

I think a setting is hugely important. I look at setting as a character with its own look, sound, history, quirks, goofy temperaments and…

— Deb Caletti

I like to know the places I write about. I feel like it helps me ground the novel. My novels are 'realistic novels,' but…

— John Green

I always try to make the setting fit the story I have in mind.

— Tony Hillerman

With most of my books, I'll actually go out and look at the setting. If you describe things carefully, it kind of makes the…

— John Sandford

Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are…

— Lauren Myracle

I write the kinds of novels I like to read, where the setting is rendered with love and care.

— Elizabeth George

I'm never interested in writing a kind of neutral, universal novel that could be set anywhere. To me, the novel is a local thing.

— Zadie Smith

Settings are obviously important - and as a writer, you have to respect what was real at the time of the story you're writing.…

— Joan Lingard

About writing I learned that always, always, always it's necessary to haunt your settings. I'm a big researcher. All my fiction is based on…

— Lucy Jane Bledsoe

The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind of security, but especially…

— Paul Theroux

I'm always interested in the way people speak and move in their environment, in a very particular environment. I'm never interested in writing a…

— Zadie Smith