Map for a Novel in Progress (Please!)

[mrjane]

Hello Everyone,

I've been visiting this site for a few years and I've seen a lot of great work. I've mostly been coming here to collect maps for roleplaying games and the like (personal use only, of course!) This is the first time I've posted.

I'm just curious if anyone out there is up for a bit of a challenge (and my undying gratitude!). A buddy and I are working on a novel together and it's getting close to being finished. One of the things we'd really like to see is a decent version of the map we drew up.

So, if anyone out there would like to do a mock up of this, that'd be really cool. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, but anything would be better than what we have. I'll attach the image I took of the map we drew out. If anyone wants to give it a go, that'd be awesome! Just let me know if you have any questions.

If no one goes for it, nothing lost, right? Thanks for taking a look anyways. Take care!

Those that are interested, a couple notes. The southern end, the Daebra, is a giant desert. The dual peninsula at the bottom (with the very close island) is lush greenery and is called Modir's Cradle (it is split between native-like tribes). The Stars are capital cities (with no names yet). The dotted areas with "F" are forests. The black dotted lines are borders. Also, the southern tip has changed a fair bit (separate image attached for changes) If you need clarification on anything else, just ask. Thanks again.

Alenhold Rough Map.jpg
southern tip of Alenhold.jpg

[ladiestorm]

I actually have three questions for you.

1 - do you want black and white, or color? Or does it matter?

2 - how close do you want the landmass to be to the original? For example, in my cc3+ program, I can draw so.ething similar, but it isn't going to have the EXACT outline your landmass has. So I guess my question is, do you want something that's similar if it looks good? Or exact, whether it looks good or not?

3 - what kind of a deadline are you looking at?

[mrjane]

Thanks for your interest!

1 - I have no preference. We did it like we did because that was what we had available to us.
2 - We've actually discussed how we'd like the entire continent turned about 15 degrees to the right... Haha. Well, what I mean by that is that we don't actually like the way the continent is shaped as it is. It's a bit boxy and even reminds us of the map of Westeros a bit too much. The only important details are the big bay/inlet that leads to Ashtburg (in Cinolton, in the north), the Daebra desert taking up a very large portion of the south, and the peninsula at the southern tip. The rest isn't too important really.
3 - No deadline. It's mainly to help us focus and have a bird's eye view of what we're working on. I thought having some better looking than we can manage would be some help.

[ladiestorm]

Well, I have a map.that I'm working on that have a deadline... The rest of my maps I'm doing for myself, so there's no rush on them. So I could get started once I'm finished with it.

I have maps posted all over the guild, us I have a couple of albums here that you can look at. I don't claim to be a professional, but I have done work by request before. Feel free to take a look at my albums, and check out my challenge maps. I use cc3+, but I think I can accommodate you. If you like what I do, you can always email me at sdmcdaniel1967--at--gmail(substitute--at-- for@ and add the .com)

[mrjane]

Hey, you stuff looks really great! I'd be honoured if you'd take our map. I just sent you an e-mail as per your request. Thanks!

[mrjane]

This request has been taken. Thank you ladiestorm!