“Unlocking Imagination: How a Simple Prop Transformed Ordinary Lives into Extraordinary Tales”
Props
Often when we talk about setting, we forget an important element: props. These are the items that appear in the narrative and are part of the story world.
In real life, props are crucial. Think about how your day starts: Your alarm clock goes off, you use the toilet, start the coffeemaker, hop in the shower, then scarf down breakfast so you don’t miss the bus to work. But what if your story is set in the eighteenth century? They didn’t have alarm clocks, toilets, or coffeemakers. If you’re writing historical fiction, you need to know the details of everyday objects and how people used them, and you need to think about which ones are important to include in your story. You may never need to show how characters bathed in the eighteenth century; on the other hand, you might want to include a steamy bath scene in your narrative.
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