Christine ~ Settings

SUNSET AT BEVERLY BEACH

Settings are so important to the development of a novel. We derive a variety of elements from the location: weather, scenery, flora and fauna, type of secondary characters and the list goes on.

I like to set novels in locations I’m familiar with, places I’ve visited and places I’ve lived. One of my favorite places in Oregon is the Pacific Ocean where we can see gorgeous sunsets, blinding bright sunny days, occasionally  see snow on the beach and experience storms battering the coastline.

Beverly Beach is popular for a reason! Like magic, a well-known walkway goes under the highway and emerges to the long expanse of sandy beach extending from Yaquina Head (you can see the lighthouse from here) to the headlands of Otter Rock. When the weather cooperates, kites color the air and whip in the wind. Bring a bucket and build a sand castle! Surfers often head to the north beach, while folks looking for fossils head south.