SETTINGS IN THIS BOOK

The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places spans 102 locations, listing the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures associated with each. Entries also provide descriptive examples of the setting, possible conflict scenarios tied to the location, and more.

  • AT HOME
    Attic
    Backyard
    Basement
    Bathroom
    Birthday Party
    Block Party
    Bomb Shelter
    Chicken Coop
    Child’s Bedroom
    Flower Garden
    Garage
    Greenhouse
    Group Foster Home
    Halloween Party
    House Fire
    House Party
    Kitchen
    Living Room
    Man Cave
    Mansion
    Motor Home
    Nursery
    Outhouse
    Patio Deck
    Root Cellar
    Secret Passageway
    Teenager’s Bedroom
    Tool Shed
    Trailer Park
    Tree House
    Underground Storm Shelter
    Vegetable Patch
    Wake
    Wine Cellar
    Workshop

  • AT SCHOOL
    Boarding School
    Custodial Supply Room
    Dorm Room
    Elementary School Classroom
    Gymnasium
    High School Cafeteria
    High School Hallway
    Locker Room
    Playground
    Preschool
    Principal’s Office
    Prom
    School Bus
    Science Lab
    Teacher’s Lounge
    University Lecture Hall
    University Quad

    RURAL SIGHTS
    Abandoned Mine
    Ancient Ruins
    Archery Range
    Barn
    Beach Party
    Campsite
    Church
    Country Road
    County Fair
    Farm
    Farmer’s Market
    Graveyard
    Hunting Cabin
    Landfill
    Lighthouse
    Mausoleum

  • Orchard
    Pasture
    Quarry
    Ranch
    Rodeo
    Salvage Yard
    Slaughterhouse
    Summer Camp
    Taxidermist
    Wedding Reception
    Winery

    NATURE AND LANDFORMS
    Arctic Tundra
    Badlands
    Beach
    Canyon
    Cave
    Creek
    Desert
    Forest
    Grotto
    Hiking Trail
    Hot Springs
    Lake
    Marsh
    Meadow
    Moors
    Mountains
    Ocean
    Pond
    Rainforest
    River
    Swamp
    Tropical Island
    Waterfall