can you tell me more about the setting of seven tears at high tide? it looks so cool! is it based on a real place or is it a fictional one?

Hi there, anon! I’d love to talk about this with you. The fun thing about Seven Tears at High Tide is that the setting– is both!Seven Tears is set in the fictional town of Piedras Blancas, neighboring the real town of San Simeon.

From a writing perspective, deciding what kind of setting– real or fictional– to place your novel, is a key part of building your world. I wanted to place the heart of the story in a place that was my own imagining– a little seaside tourist town, with diners and beach...