I'm trying to create a dark, sinister tone in what I'm currently working on. I want my protagonist to be made to appear alone. I decided to use the geography and climate as part of what I'm doing in portraying a gloomy, dank and lonely atmosphere. Thus the setting is desolate, rocky, cold, rainy and occasionally foggy (think the Scottish highlands in October/November, without central heating).
So I was wondering: does anyone else use their worlds to create more than just a setting, a place for things to happen? How do you adapt the world to create the tone you want to portray? And in what other ways do you use the world to add to the story?
So I was wondering: does anyone else use their worlds to create more than just a setting, a place for things to happen? How do you adapt the world to create the tone you want to portray? And in what other ways do you use the world to add to the story?