The settings are so important to the story they become characters in their own right. They evoke a strong and specific response from readers, and the stories would not be the same if the settings were changed. This does not require page after page of description. Overall versus specific settings. Your overall setting is the locale in which the majority of the book s action occurs.
Specific settings are the places where individual scenes take place.
Research, research, research. If you get it wrong, somebody will know and tell you so. Write for you, not them. When you ve written a book that thrills you, it shows. Chances are, if it thrills you, it will thrill editors and readers, too.