Bird by Bird- Set Design

I really found the chapter on Set Design interesting because often times I've found myself trying to write about something that I have no personal first hand experience on. I think it's pretty impossible to write about something when I've no idea what it really is like, so the advice on going to someone who does have the actual experience and getting them to describe it to you is awesome. I've been many cool places, for instance Spain, so I am able to envision a lot from that experience myself. However, had I never been there, writing about it would have been a lot more difficult and I would have needed to do research and ask someone who does have that experience.