Over the weekend I teased you with promises of something exciting coming soon. Well, now I can reveal what that something is! Fantasy Mapmaking Fantasy Mapmaking is a brand new sister blog to Fantasy In Motion, that celebrates everything to…
Fantasy In Motion
The personal blog of fantasy writer J W Shortland. Thoughts on writing & worldbuilding, interviews with authors and genre news.
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May I Present… Fantasy Mapmaking!
Tagged with: blog, cartography, fantasy, fiction, Map, Mapmaking, worldbuilding, writing
Posted in General, Worldbuilding
Posted in General, Worldbuilding
Making Perfect Rivers in GIMP
I put this tutorial over on the Cartographer’s Guild forums the other day and thought I’d share it here too. Now is also a good time to mention my new website, Digital Fantasy Cartography, which I’ve created to offer my…
Tagged with: fantasy, fiction, GIMP, Map, river, World, worldbuilding, writing
Posted in Worldbuilding
Posted in Worldbuilding
Worldbuilder’s Workout – Transport
In our last Worldbuilder’s Workout, we talked about Distance. Well, today we’re going to look at Transport. By Land By their very nature, fantasy worlds are usually medieval, in technological terms. What did people use back then to get around?…
Tagged with: book, dragon, fantasy, Fantasy World, fiction, horse, magic, novel, story, transport, World, worldbuilding, writing
Posted in Worldbuilding
Posted in Worldbuilding
Worldbuilder’s Workout – Distance
It’s Wednesday, it’s time for a brand new Champion Post! I figured I’d kick off the new Worldbuilder’s Workout feature with the topic of Distance. When you’re creating a fantasy world, one of the most important things you need to…
Tagged with: book, distance, fantasy, Fantasy World, fiction, km, league, mile, novel, story, World, worldbuilding, writing
Posted in Worldbuilding
Posted in Worldbuilding
Presenting… The Fantasy In Motion Worldbuilder’s Toolkit!
Roll up! Roll up! Fantasy In Motion’s latest project is in town! You won’t believe your eyes! You won’t believe the eyes of everyone around you! You won’t believe– well, you get the idea. If you’ve stumbled across this post,…
Tagged with: advice, Dragoneers, fantasy, fiction, help, M. R. Mathias, Map, Mapmaking, race, scifi, tips, toolkit, World, worldbuilding, writing
Posted in Worldbuilding
Posted in Worldbuilding
Welcome to Fantasy In Motion, the personal blog of J W Shortland. I blog about writing, the fantasy genre and other geek-related stuff.
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