I try to draw maps but I'm not good at drawing so they are only for my own use. I plan out the major places in a world and any places that I have decided are important for the plot or where the MC is from. The rest I make up as I go along.
Sometimes it is trivia that does it. I remember reading a fantasy novel that was set in another world, and out of nowhere the author refers to the French doors leading from a room in the palace. That pulled me right out of the story for a minute. How can there be French doors in a world that...
I'm Tansy. That's not my real name, but I don't ever use my real name online. I guess I'm just shy.
I've been writing short stories for years, although I've never had any published. Sometimes I think about trying to self-publish a novel but I'm not sure if what I write is good enough. I'm...