Free Post Tutorial Fantasy cartography using the Stockholm method To kickstart a fantasy map, I look to the islands of Stockholm for inspiration, then apply a little magic with Pixelmator Pro, my favourite raster image editor.
Free Post world-building Colfrick Located in the Cae Valley, Colfrick is an important setting in both The Weaver's Boy and The Prince's Bastard.
Free Post world-building WWB #8: Medieval Houses On day 8 of my 30 days of world-building, I look at two medieval houses and use them as models for my fantasy setting.
Free Post world-building WWB #7: A world-builder’s library On day 7 of my 30 days of world-building, I review the ten books and primary sources that helped shape my fantasy world.
Free Post world-building WWB #6: Don't be afraid to learn new skills On day 6 of my 30 days of world-building, I take a breather and extol the virtues of learning new skills.
Free Post world-building WWB #5: Creating Timelines in Markdown On day 5 of my 30 days of world-building, I share my hack for creating timelines in pure markdown, HTML and CSS.
Free Post world-building WWB #4: Mapping dungeons with Pixelmator On day 4 of my 30 days of world-building, I wrangle Pixelmator into a quick and dirty dungeon map creator for D&D or fantasy novel locales.
Free Post world-building WWB #2: Creating gods, pantheons and religions On the second day of my 30 days of world-building, I explore various ways to create a pantheon of gods. I also reveal a little of my setting's religions, and promise my subscribes a new template.
Free Post world-building WWB #1: Mapping Ilza Kranneg On the first day of my 30 days of world-building, I set myself the task of mapping my fantasy setting in only one hour.
Free Post world-building Winter world-building #0 On the eve of Australia's winter, I undertake 30 days of world-building to create maps, locations, organisations and more. Throughout the month I'll also share my templates and tips for world-building in Scrivener.
Free Post review Affinity Photo review: Can it create Atlas-style fantasy maps? I review Affinity Photo as an Adobe Photoshop replacement, by putting the app through its pace using Ascension's Atlas Style fantasy map tutorial.
Free Post world-building Building Hafran I do a spot of world-building with my iPad, Apple Pencil and Procreate to map and flesh out an important setting in my current fantasy novel.
Free Post review WorldAnvil Review (2019) I review World Anvil, a very promising and comprehensive app for world-builders, table-top gamers and novelists.
