Settings As Characters

Part of an author’s job is to transport readers to new locales–or offer a new perspective on a locale with which they’re familiar. Lots of little details can add a lot of authenticity to a story…or they can bore the crap out of a reader. My friend Dave loves rich settings, but loathes exposition and cascading streams of adjectives. A dash of flavor works wonders.

InApotheosis, everyone’s favorite hoodie-wearing vortex of chaos arrives in Japan. Not only is it her first time out of the US, but...