Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by! As you may know, Romancing the Genres is all about seasons this month. We’ve been posting about seasons in our lives. Let’s talk about the seasons in the books we read and write.
People often notice the seasons around them, in real life or in fiction. A book scene can take place on a soft summer day, or a cold winter night. The character might enjoy the season, or hate it with a passion. Those moods or attitudes can show a lot about the character or what they’re going through. Here’s an example:
In my novel Golden Days, Elizabeth feels claustrophobic in winter:
Elizabeth sighed as she wiped down the store counter. While March in Seattle was warm and green, Fairbanks was still frigid and white. Elizabeth stared out the window of the Northern Commercial Company’s general store and frowned at the frost coating the glass. Her Alaskan adventure was not as much fun as she’d expected. The cold kept her indoors most of the time. She had different things to sketch, but most of them involved snow and ice. She sighed again as she recalled Uncle Stephen’s tales of the territories in the Southwest, where it was warm. Why couldn’t they have gone there?
We learn a lot about Elizabeth by hearing what she thinks about Fairbanks in the winter.
Now it’s your turn. Do you have favorite seasons, or times of year you like or dislike? Or have you noticed characters reacting to the season in any books you’re read (or written) lately? Leave a comment!
