tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post5765734124593144203..comments2023-12-11T20:04:16.370-08:00Comments on Allie's Musings: So What's With the Weather, Anyway??Allie Bonifacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334745422433097012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-72801227835676506752007-04-26T06:04:00.000-07:002007-04-26T06:04:00.000-07:00Weather hasn't been a big factor in the novels I'v...Weather hasn't been a big factor in the novels I've written that take place in our time because it's largely irrelevant to how we live our air-conditioned, supermarket lives.<BR/><BR/>But my series set in a post-peak oil future required some thinking about time of year because weather matters so much more in that world. When you've got no air conditioning, no central heat, no guarantee of fresh water, and the availble food depends on the growing season, you can't help but factor the seasons into the plot.Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-31721314963305280762007-04-26T03:27:00.000-07:002007-04-26T03:27:00.000-07:00Weather does play a factor when I start a new book...Weather does play a factor when I start a new book. In NO GREATER LOSS I wanted it to start in November and have the weather suddenly turn colder. I knew I wanted Jennifer to feel an urgency to get an improved heating system in her farmhouse. She'd need to hire a contractor so she wouldn't freeze in the winter.<BR/><BR/>In A FIERY SECRET I started it in October because a Halloween party was important to the story line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-55459704956601660082007-04-26T03:16:00.000-07:002007-04-26T03:16:00.000-07:00I use holiday's a lot... so that does determine th...I use holiday's a lot... so that does determine the weather. I have Christmas in one (Playing House), and Memorial Day in my current WIP. Honestly, though, I don't think much about the weather unless it directly impacts the action (they're caught in a snowstorm or whatever)... <BR/><BR/>Food for thought.Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.com