Setting Up The Setting Workbook

If you want to create the best settings in your books, buy our Setting Up The Setting Workbook to make your stories come to life.

Setting Up The Setting – The Setting Workbook

Bring your stories to life by mastering one of the most powerful tools in fiction: setting.

Setting Up The Setting is a practical, inspiring 41-page workbook designed to help you understand how setting shapes story, mood, character, and plot. More than just a backdrop, setting becomes the world your readers step into. It is the place where your story breathes, unfolds, and becomes unforgettable.

When setting is done well, readers don’t just read your story — they inhabit it. They walk through the Shire with hobbits, drift along the Seine, or step into glittering royal courts. A strong setting grounds your story and makes everything else — character, conflict, and plot — more powerful.

While you still need compelling characters, a strong plot, and a clear story goal, it is setting that holds everything together and makes your fictional world feel real.

This 41-page workbook, filled with lessons, examples, and hands-on exercises, will guide you step by step through everything you need to know about writing vivid, immersive settings.

About The Workbook

This easy-to-download workbook is a companion resource to the Writers Write – How to write a book course.

It is designed for writers who want to strengthen their understanding of setting and apply it directly to their fiction. If you want to develop your novel-writing skills more broadly, we recommend joining the full course.

The Objectives Of This Workbook

This workbook will help you:

1. Understand what setting is and why it matters in fiction.
2. Break down the key elements that make up a strong setting.
3. Learn how to apply setting effectively in your own stories.
4. Create immersive worlds that support character and plot.

What you get:

1. A downloadable 41-page PDF workbook with all lessons included.
2. Space to complete exercises directly in the workbook.

The lessons include:

Each lesson combines theory, examples, techniques, and writing exercises designed to help you apply what you learn.

What materials do I need?

1. All you need is a device such as a phone, tablet, or computer with internet access.
2. If you prefer, you can print the workbook for easier use. A printer or print shop may be required.
3. We encourage you to complete exercises by hand where possible, as this often strengthens creativity and retention — but you are free to use whichever method suits you best. Every writer works differently, and there is no single ‘right’ way to create.

How do I complete the workbook?

1. Download and print the workbook.(If you want to.)
2. Set aside a time to read the lesson every day.
3. Work from the workbook.
4. Read the lessons, absorb the theory, and take note of the examples.
5. Complete the exercises.

How much is it?

$20

How to access your workbook:

1. Go to the shop.
2. Choose Setting Up The Setting.
3. Add to basket.
4. Click on basket at top right hand side of the page.
5. Pay: $20
6. Create an account. Make sure to check this option.
   
7. Your purchase and details will be confirmed.
8. If you want to download the course content online go to: My Account

You will be able to access the workbook from there. Click on its name and it will begin to download.

Have fun and happy writing!

Refund Policy: Our workbooks are non-refundable. Once the workbook is accessed/downloaded, no refund will be granted regardless of the reason.

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