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Sourcethief Map Reveal

Sourcethief Map Reveal

by J.S. Morin | Oct 15, 2013 | Behind the Pages | 0 Comments

As the November release of Sourcethief approaches, I've been finishing up the bonus materials. All through the Twinborn Trilogy, there have been...

Completing a Trilogy

Completing a Trilogy

by J.S. Morin | Jul 2, 2013 | Behind the Pages, Prose and Cons | 0 Comments

Over the weekend, I finished the manuscript for Sourcethief, the final book of the Twinborn Trilogy. It finished at a svelte 188k words (only by...

City Mapping

City Mapping

by J.S. Morin | May 13, 2013 | Worldbuilding | 3 Comments

In my earlier blog on Amateur Cartography, I covered the basic concepts behind how to draw a map to go along with your fantasy story. Mainly I...

Amateur Cartography: the Duty of the Fantasy Author

Amateur Cartography: the Duty of the Fantasy Author

by J.S. Morin | Feb 12, 2013 | Worldbuilding | 6 Comments

View a larger version of the map From the Shire to Mordor, the Wall to King's Landing and every journey in between, readers have been dragged hither...