You guys! So I was making my fantasy map for my story about lesbian selkies and pirates and I wanted to find a brush for the topography (mountains, trees, etc) and I found this incredible FREE site where you are able to choose from a ton of map brushes that were vectorized from actual maps old maps!!
These are just tiny samples but there are SO many options to choose from. And again. It’s free!
To all my fantasy writers who hate world building (me): I get really stressed out when I have to do world building as it’s one of my weakest writing traits HOWEVER years ago I saw this fantastic exercise. Get a piece of paper and some coffee. Splash the coffee onto the paper and let it dry. Then, with a sharpie or pen, begin tracing the outlines of the splash marks. Soon, you’ll be able to make out continents and islands, bays and rivers and BOOM you got yourself a map and a whole new world! Easy as that and super original :D
Sometimes I remember I have a degree in creative writing, specifically fiction, and I remember I’m capable of writing poetry when the mood moves me. Like spring days that are so beautiful 🌸🍃
