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Inkling
A while back there was a thread about Stephen King where one poster disliked King's use of Maine in several of his stories.
Does it bother you to see authors returning to the same setting for different books and stories?
I've never had this problem as a reader. How common is it? In some subgenres, like urban fantasy, it's expected that you return to the same place (Jim Butcher's Chicago, Ilona Andrews' Atlanta, Holly Black's NYC, etc). I used to be a big fan of Christopher Pike as a kid, and while I have no interest in California it didn't bother me that he wrote about SoCal in different books. Entire worlds seem to be acceptable, or there'd be fewer fans of Discworld, Pern, or Shannara.
It surprises me that returning to a setting could be a problem, and I hope readers bothered by the it are in the minority. I'm already writing myself into a niche. By returning to New Mexico for multiple short stories, I hope the stories don't become more exclusive (or boring).
I believe most readers won't see this as a big deal, but I don't really know. What do you guys think?
Does it bother you to see authors returning to the same setting for different books and stories?
I've never had this problem as a reader. How common is it? In some subgenres, like urban fantasy, it's expected that you return to the same place (Jim Butcher's Chicago, Ilona Andrews' Atlanta, Holly Black's NYC, etc). I used to be a big fan of Christopher Pike as a kid, and while I have no interest in California it didn't bother me that he wrote about SoCal in different books. Entire worlds seem to be acceptable, or there'd be fewer fans of Discworld, Pern, or Shannara.
It surprises me that returning to a setting could be a problem, and I hope readers bothered by the it are in the minority. I'm already writing myself into a niche. By returning to New Mexico for multiple short stories, I hope the stories don't become more exclusive (or boring).
I believe most readers won't see this as a big deal, but I don't really know. What do you guys think?