Claire
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Charles Todd:
I like to learn about the novel’s locations & will Google Map them to see where in England we are & distances traveled between towns. The locations are either real (Padstow - No Shred of Evidence) or created (Heyl) that sound similar to existing names (Hayle?), but the real named town can be nowhere near the novel’s setting. How do you choose location names, especially the fictional names modelled after a real name?
Charles Todd
Dear Claire:
We usually use a real town and then take liscenses with the town to fit our use. The other issue is that we know and have visted. As a result out of courtesy to the people we know, we change the name. The county is always correct, using the county name as it was in that time period.
I hope that answers your question,
All the Best,
Charles
We usually use a real town and then take liscenses with the town to fit our use. The other issue is that we know and have visted. As a result out of courtesy to the people we know, we change the name. The county is always correct, using the county name as it was in that time period.
I hope that answers your question,
All the Best,
Charles
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