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Using fictional places within real places in Fiction?

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  • 29-03-2012 3:17pm
    #1
    ChewyLewey
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭


    Hi all

    Just wondering has anyone invented a town or city within a real country/city/region, and what the benefits/downsides are?

    Basically my story is a crime story (organised crime, drug dealing etc...) set in Dublin, but I'm not sure where in Dublin it should be set, so I'm considering using my own fake suburb/town within Dublin.

    The reasons for this being that I'm not sure I could accurately and convincingly describe the real places themselves, and it may seem lame and unconvincing to those who know these areas. Basically I think it would give me more scope and be easier for me to use my own fictional town/area, but do you think this could detract from the realism? Like someone from Dublin reading it thinking 'where the hell is that?'

    Thanks for any responses


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,319 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Works OK for Weatherfield.


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    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Works OK for Weatherfield.
    And Barrystown.

    Perhaps Roddy Doyle might be happy if you set your story there. It could, over time, become a generic location for works of fiction set in Dublin.


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    PurpleBee
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    Or you could follow the lead of Hardy's Wessex and create a whole new county!


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