Plate Tectonics Map

[David Lieder]

If you think of the plates as leaves on the surface of a stream they all have reason for moving in the directions the move.

First of all, thanks a lot for your suggestions, because these are really excellent. I am going to apply all your suggestions and update this.

The plate tectonics map does help, because with my lack of hard-core geology understanding, the original map mountains were lame. The improvements to this has had to my actual map (a separate WIP) are huge.

But for someone like you that has a good understanding of mountains, erosion, etc., you could probably do it all free-style (as we say in music "by ear") and be accurate. For me, this map is a huge help and saves a lot of time in the end.

One thing I learned as a writer is that when science fiction or fantasy authors apply real science to their worlds, it helps a lot towards believability and realism, even if it is incomplete or basic science.

--David