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.
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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