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Tag: urban planing

Where the Streets Have No Name: Writing the Fictional City

Chances are pretty good that if you’re writing a novel, things have to happen somewhere, right? Maybe your protagonists never leave the building. Maybe it’s some unnamed location, simply The Town, or The City. But inevitably, most writers will be faced with a decision: use a real town/city, or make one up. I’ve used both techniques in […]

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