tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post8196949279795417789..comments2024-03-07T03:54:50.068-08:00Comments on Tyrean Martinson - writer, daydreamer, teacher, believer.: Maps and World BuildingTyrean Martinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-68731797620162068332011-10-23T07:50:52.082-07:002011-10-23T07:50:52.082-07:00Murugi - Thanks! Nice to meet you!
Golden Eagle ...Murugi - Thanks! Nice to meet you! <br /><br />Golden Eagle - I've thought about creating sky charts for Sci-Fi, but never spent the time to do it. Let me know how it works out!Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-22787216897035993952011-10-22T16:06:23.819-07:002011-10-22T16:06:23.819-07:00I've actually thought about creating maps/sky ...I've actually thought about creating maps/sky charts for a Science Fiction novel I finished early this year, and I might just draw something for a story idea I've been thinking about.<br /><br />Great post!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-62699784249786455762011-10-22T01:57:24.806-07:002011-10-22T01:57:24.806-07:00Great read. I have not yet tried this but maybe i ...Great read. I have not yet tried this but maybe i will. I am new follower. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970598232649255008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-69903569909699135642011-10-21T11:56:22.947-07:002011-10-21T11:56:22.947-07:00This is amazing. I have never created a map, but I...This is amazing. I have never created a map, but I have also never created an entire new world. I can see how helpful this would be. You are quite creativeMelissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-28789933547440555832011-10-19T18:27:49.811-07:002011-10-19T18:27:49.811-07:00Karen - Glad it might be helpful! Happy Writing!
...Karen - Glad it might be helpful! Happy Writing!<br /><br />Carol - I think maps can help unless we have a very firm grasp of the area we are writing about.<br /><br />Angie - Cool! I agree - it is fun! It seems strange to me now that I disliked geography in school - I think if we could have just played with maps, or learned about them in historical context it would have worked better for me.<br /><br />Pam - You're welcome! I agree as a reader that it helps to see a map sometimes too.<br /><br />Alex - Isn't it amazing that we don't need maps when writing sci-fi? <br />I have a sci-fi novel lurking in one of my closets that has no maps worked out for it, because most of it took place on a space station, or at space ports. I didn't bother with knowing the geography of most of the planets they stopped at, unless they ventured out of the space port, and they only did that once, and of course half the team died - and they weren't even wearing red shirts.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-9853998204768540992011-10-19T13:54:08.568-07:002011-10-19T13:54:08.568-07:00If my characters ever venture far on land, I'l...If my characters ever venture far on land, I'll have to map.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-69213340433148727432011-10-19T13:07:42.377-07:002011-10-19T13:07:42.377-07:00This was very interesting Tyrean! My friend, Dawn ...This was very interesting Tyrean! My friend, Dawn is writing a novel that includes another world and she was just talking about this very same thing. I know Jan Karon's Mitford series (Father Tim) had a map of Mitford on the inside of the front cover and it was very helpful to me as a reader to be able to visualize how the diner was from the church and where the barber shop was located. It seems it would be especially helpful in a fantasy world. Thanks for tip!<br />Blessings!<br />PamPam Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430692684579547400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-22610848726098190702011-10-19T12:45:29.159-07:002011-10-19T12:45:29.159-07:00I didn't draw a map for my novel, since it tak...I didn't draw a map for my novel, since it takes place on Earth, but I did get a big world map to look at and mark up. It helps. And it's fun!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-87681524037835967842011-10-19T12:38:11.785-07:002011-10-19T12:38:11.785-07:00I've made a map before!! For a fantasy novel o...I've made a map before!! For a fantasy novel of mine years ago. For a lot of my other novels, I make a rough "map" of where things are just so I don't make writerly boo-boos in my manuscript.Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797583622244194866.post-73233743971881785942011-10-19T12:02:26.638-07:002011-10-19T12:02:26.638-07:00I have not considered this, but I can see where it...I have not considered this, but I can see where it would come in handy. I may try this with my historical WIP. Thanks Tyrean! :)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.com