: Re: Troubles with unfamiliar locations and settings based in the real world I have a question: is it hard to write about a foreign country/place? I know that Dostoevsky was Russian, his themes and

What is your purpose in writing about a foreign country or place? Do you intend the setting to be integral to your story? If so, and you have never been there, then you are probably facing a considerable challenge. You simply do not have the background to inject the elements of authentic detail that will be required.

On the other hand, if your aim is simply to have an "exotic" backdrop to a tale that is driven by the characters and their interactions, then you may be able to blur the detail to a level that you can manage by drawing on guidebooks and the writing of others.

In either case, you should not be so determined about "going wrong". The only way to learn from your mistakes is to make some. Start writing and see what happens.

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