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Playing God: Climate & weather in your fantasy world
Climate and weather plays a significant part in shaping the world, which is an excellent reason to incorporate it when world-building for a fantasy WIP. In today’s Playing God post, I explore the differences between weather and climate, some important considerations, and give a sneak peek at the system in my own fantasy world! →
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Playing God: Establishing your WIP world’s geography
When conducting world-building for your fantasy WIP, it is absolutely essential that you understand the world’s geography. It’s different from ours, after all! In today’s Playing God post, I explore the reasons for establishing geographical features, some important considerations, and give a sneak peek at the geography in my own fantasy world! →
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How to make a fantasy city map with Illustrator
Drawing maps is a key part of many fantasy writers’ process, but it can be hard to find the right program to get your ideas down on paper. I recently created a city map using Adobe Illustrator, and wish to share how you can too. →
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MONTHLY UPDATE: November 2018
I think I'm still alive after this insanely busy November!! Between my university exams, NaNoWriMo, and preparing for some big things at work, there's been so much to do! Find out what I've been up to, how I went in NaNo, and what books I've read, and share with me your accomplishments!! >>
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How to make a fantasy map with GIMP
At the end of September, I put up online a map I had created for my WIP fantasy series Graceborn. I was touched by everyone's enthusiasm and I received a LOAD of questions about how I made it. So here it is—the post I promised on how to make a fantasy map using GIMP!! >>
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MONTHLY UPDATE: October 2018
I am UTTERLY EXHAUSTED after this October! It's been a month of uni assignments from hell, so my writing and reading progress hasn't been great, but here I talk about what I HAVE managed to accomplish. Also: my thoughts on Kingdom of Ash and my favourite quote, so come and fangirl with me!! >>
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MONTHLY UPDATE: September 2018
This September, I mastered the art of procrastination—from my uni assignments, that is. I read a ton of excellent books and made some great progress on my WIPs. Find out all the details, including my new Graceborn map, in this month's update post! >>
