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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Why Do Some Fantasy Worlds Breathe?."Why Do Some Fantasy Worlds Breathe?" Because if they don't, they pass out and don't get any ice cream, anyway. -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread how can you operate a witch coven as a pyramid scheme?.Money. It makes all the difference.
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread When is the 'best time' to bring back a minor character? with
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One thing to consider is if you can merge two or more side characters into one. It creates a tighter narative and fleshes out the world... -
I am 100% a map guy. I don't write books but screenplays for my film ideas, loads of them in the Fantasy realm, however the concept of...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread To map, or not to map?.That is very cool. Definitely something to keep in a pocket for later.
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One of the 'art pieces' that I wanted to include in 'Exiles' but didn't was a necklace that was actually a map of the Strand.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread To map, or not to map?.I'd have to put it all together just to see it whole. Reminds me of Heinlein's office. He had the whole timeline of his connected books...
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In my worlds... The Solarian Empire sent out waves of explorers to map much of the known world... which amounts to about a 200-degree...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread To map, or not to map?.Mapping Seahaven is on my list of projects coming right up. Finally found a good mapping program that will handle modern metropolitan...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread To map, or not to map?.That's a bloody super weapon, too. Information where information is sometimes scarce or distorted.
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You've got it upside down though. With the way the sun moves across the landscape, the top of the map should be labelled South, not...
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We've discussed artwork dpi before (here: Book cover artwork DPI) and the general rule is that you should be using as high a resolution...
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I agree with the last three lines, but I'm pretty sure that print requires better than 600x800. Scale to a larger size for print; you...
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Also, this, from STONELANDS, which you can find in the book. It's a military SF/fantasy crossover, and having been an intelligence...
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I keep a framed 36x48 wall map above my desk for quick reference. I also sell copies at signings. Readers seem to think it's nifty.