Writing Meme, Day 14

[valarltd]

14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?

I often start with real locations. Sometimes I rely on memory, but sometimes I will visit the places. Google Earth and Yahoo are also helpful. I didn't know the Valley of the Kings was 400 miles from Cairo, until I looked it up. My road atlas helps too. (Do you know, I can find Arkham MA? Even though it doesn't actually exist)

And sometimes, I do my own maps

The Disunited States of America, as featured in Nikolai, Niko-Chan and Glad Hands:


Revenant Territory in Memphis


Am working on one for the post-apoc novel.

Comments

[bittermint.livejournal.com]

I didn't know Glad Hands was part of the Nikolai universe...

*runs over to EC and downloads*

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

It uses the same world. And it references Nikolai once, and we see a couple of glimpses (the limo, Nick on his motorcycle) but no interaction.

Nikolai is at the top of the power scale. Glad Hands takes place lower on the scale. Chuck has some modestly powerful family, but he himself is just a trucker.

I tried talking EC into putting the map in the front of Glad Hands, but they didn't.