Apex Writers Group | Fantasy Cartography | Activity https://apex-writers.com/groups/fantasy-cartography/ Activity feed for the group, Fantasy Cartography. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:55:32 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.4.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 16bd9b968f2f770553d1e14adfe4a731 Barrett Hycner replied to the discussion Hello there fellow map lovers! in the forum Fantasy Cartography https://apex-writers.com/groups/fantasy-cartography/forum/topic/hello-there-fellow-map-lovers/#post-25092 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:27:19 -0600 Reply to Hello there fellow map lovers!

Sorry! I just noticed the question. I currently use Wonderdraft.

]]> 92043632f08ce9aed047cf085d0d8ab4 Scott Sands replied to the discussion Hello there fellow map lovers! in the forum Fantasy Cartography https://apex-writers.com/groups/fantasy-cartography/forum/topic/hello-there-fellow-map-lovers/#post-25048 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:42:24 -0700 Reply to Hello there fellow map lovers!

What program did you use to create the map?

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I have a map I created for my novel and it is one of the first things I created. I realized today I need to figure out the scale so I can determine how long it takes to get somewhere. I never put any distance marker on it. I love fooling with map software and creating maps.

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Wonderful idea! I love it!

I’m using computer programs to create my maps but only after first using graph paper to lay. Out. Basic distances and such. I hope to later take the time to sketch out then inks in my own map by hand.

One of my first jobs as an electronic technician was not as an ET at all. I drew electronic diagrams. Layers of…

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The map: https://readymaps.art/my-story-work-in-progress

The map is not finished yet but i have enough visual referance of the island to create an outline for my story. I will do it as if…

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I am having trouble to upload files. It does not save my post for some reason. Until that issue…

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Why am i making an island? Because i think it would be a better fit for writing a story for the first time, without drawning…

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