Ah! La Belle France! Paris! I read a blog yesterday that was talking about stories set in Foreign locals. It got me thinking about how much I love books that are set in far away places. I love learning about the cultures and the people that live there. I would love to see more books like this. I understand that the location needs to be integral to the storyline of the book, but I think there's a market out there for these types of books. What do y'all say? Books set in Paris or Cannes or Nice or wherever? Are they for you?
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Absolutely! Those are the best kinds of places--those that let you explore a new world. The world could be in America--I don't know much about Hollywood, for example--but I do prefer a good global setting. Have you read the 39 Clues?
I agree! I love books that take place in exotic places because the writing takes you there!
Oh completely. I loved FRENCH BY HEART, just loved it. Maybe that's why most of my favourite authors are from overseas - London, Dublin, and the U.S.
Beth, I haven't read 39 Clues. Where is it set?
I love being immersed in a foreign local like in The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Those are areas I've never traveled, and, with the unrest there, it's likely I will never get the chance to go there in the future, so a book taking me there is like gold.
(Kristen, don't you like all my commas? haha!)
I wish I knew enough about another culture to set a story in a faraway place!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. :)
I think if I had traveled somewhere, I'd love to write a story set there!
Of course I LOVE these books--but I'm a little biased. :)
And spinregina, I want to hug you!
I prefer more fantastic settings: distant planets, parallel universes, etc.
Thanks y'all!! I knew I wasn't the only one. I loved French by Heart too! It's such a charming book. In fact, I recommended it to spinregina. I may have to include it in my book reviews.
Hmm, Monarch is set in Brazil for some of the time. Does that count? Sao Paul, specifically. :)
Lady G, I'd say that definitely counts! I'm looking forward to reading it. As you know, I love the beginning.
Oh my stars, there'd BETTER be a market for this! The YA I'm agenting right now just-so-happens to be set in Paris :)
I'm so totally your market for that. Good luck finding a publisher for it. (That's assuming it still needs one.) I especially think teens will like books set in places like Paris, London, Rome, Zurich, Tokyo, etc.: Cities they've heard of and think they'd like but have never been to.
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