Build a Believable World How essential is setting to a story? How much description is too much? In what ways do details and setting tie into plot and character development? How can you use setting and description to add depth to your story? You can find all the answers you need in Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting by author and instructor Ron Rozelle. This nuts-and-bolts guide - complete with practical exercises at the end of each chapter - gives you all the tips and techniques you need to: Establish a realistic sense of time and place Use description and setting to drive your story Craft effective description and setting for different genres Skillfully master showing vs. telling With dozens of excerpts from some of today's most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting gives you all the information you need to create a sharp and believable world of people, places, events, and actions.

罗恩·罗泽尔，斯蒂芬·F. 奥斯汀得州之父奖和《影像》杂志创意奖获得者，在得克萨斯州墨西哥湾沿岸地区教授创意写作。他创作的回忆录《走进那个良夜》（Into That Good Night）入选全美笔会奖和得克萨斯州文学研究所卡尔·P. 柯林斯奖的决赛名单，并被《圣安东尼奥快报》评为1998年全美非虚构类最佳作品第二名。他曾经多次指导写作研讨会，两次在密西西比大学纽曼全国会议上作为回忆录创作导师。著有小说《天堂之窗》（The Windows of Heaven）、《一个与众不同的地方》（A Place Apart）等。

杨梦媛，湖南邵阳人，中南林业科技大学翻译硕士，曾译校多部图书。