Inside houses
At Viable Paradise, Jim MacDonald told us of making model submarines with his father. His dad would always put a fridge in the sub, and in the fridge were little hams. Once the submarine was finished, it would be sealed. No one would ever see the fridge or eat the hams. But Jim and his dad knew they were there. (I found that story very endearing, and Jim's family very endearing, too)
Jim's point (the way I take it) is that a writer must also have a stash of vivid, real details inside a story. The reader may never see them, but their presence gives the story depth and context.
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