Can I make up a city for a novel? I know they do it in tv all time time (Neptune, CA in Veronica Mars is a made up city), but is this a common practice in books or do readers prefer the setting to be an actual place?
2007-03-15 07:59:01 · 7 answers · asked by Dasiavuu 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I think that it's very common practice for writer's to 'make up' the towns in which their novels are set. As a reader, it makes little difference to me, one way or the other. However, as a writer, I prefer to invent a town for my fiction because then I'm not limited by the "reality" of the town in which I've chosen to set my story.
2007-03-15 08:16:28 · answer #1 · answered by RMarcin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can make up a city for your novel. As the writer you can do whatever you want. In my opinion though, the best made up cities are similar to real places so readers can identify with them, like how Gotham City is really New York in The Batman Series.
2007-03-18 09:51:16 · answer #2 · answered by teena9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked a similar question last week and it seemed most people preferred real settings so that they could travel to the place and check it out.
But if your story is a fantasy or if the town is sort of a generic all-around small town, you could certainly make up the setting. Just make sure the details feel real to the reader, so they feel as if they are actually there when they read your story.
2007-03-15 08:02:42 · answer #3 · answered by §Sally§ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
honestly, it depends on how easy you want it to be when you write it, if you make it up, then it's all on you and you can manipulate it as you wish
but if you want it to be more real , i think you would wanna write about a place you've been in or live in because then you could just drive around and then you'll get a better feel of the city and what it has
but you haven't said the time, time also effects it, i mean if it's not modern, then you'll have to make up parts of it unless you plan on doing all the research
good luck writing!!
2007-03-15 08:06:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of places in books are made up, so I'm sure you can do that. Like the other answerer said, just make sure that you make the town seem real, and it won't matter if it actually exists or not.
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2016-10-18 11:21:07 · answer #6 · answered by croes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see no reason you can't make up a city. Like the other answerer said it's all on you that why you are in control but if you choose to use a real place please do research.
2007-03-15 15:09:12 · answer #7 · answered by Robin B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋