![]() It can mean the difference between a realistic environment and The Theme Park Version. It might seem unlikely for one place to be the focus of so much activity, but setting it in a place the author is familiar with can help to make the setting appear more full-bodied and believable. Of course, this is often a case of global realism being sacrificed for local realism. In this case, lack of imagination or assuming one's audience is unreceptive to anything remotely foreign may play a role. ![]() However, sometimes this happens even in contexts where such settings seem unlikely. Even when the actual place names are disguised, they can still be identified as the author's home territory. Because most authors write about what they know, creators of fictional works tend to set stories in their home city/province/country, making for well developed, colorful settings.
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