{"id":4529,"date":"2015-02-12T13:31:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T02:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=4529"},"modified":"2020-08-17T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T02:07:36","slug":"lets-talk-about-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2015\/02\/lets-talk-about-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s talk about maps"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am currently in the process of sketching out a version of Quinn’s map. By which I mean, I am making an absolutely awful job of putting the world from The Mapmaker Chronicles<\/a> down on paper. When I am writing, it all makes perfect sense – I can see the Libertas<\/em> ploughing through the waves, can see a complete image of each place Quinn visits, and I can see, with singular clarity, every detail of Quinn’s beautiful map.<\/p>\n

When it comes to getting all that imagery out of my head and onto the page, however, it’s a little different. Imagine the Mona Lisa. Now imagine the stick figures your kids drew when they were younger. The difference is that marked.<\/p>\n

I’ve been having fun with it, however, deciding where everything goes, and how to draw a large, white narwhal, and where, precisely, Kurt’s village needs to lie. But I’m sadly aware that my efforts are NOTHING like they should be.<\/p>\n

This is the style of\u00a0the maps I had in my mind as I wrote The Mapmaker Chronicles<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"africa\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"mapsoftheimagination\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"old_map_1872\"<\/a><\/p>\n

You’ll notice the use of drawings of ships and sea monsters and angels and the like – mostly to fill in the gaps where the mapmaker’s actual knowledge ran out and swathes of ocean needed livening up. The middle map (above) is from a book called Maps of The Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer<\/a> (Peter Turchi) – which is possibly one I should read before I go too much further…<\/p>\n

The fact is that my pencil sketch of Quinn’s map will never see the light of day. It will be sent to a talented illustrator who will bring it to life and make the reality match up to that wondrous picture in my mind.<\/p>\n

I’m pretty sure that Nammu* will be happy with that.<\/p>\n

If you (or the kids) are interested in learning more about maps and mapmaking, I’ve put together a list of resources<\/a> to get you started.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Quinn’s favourite mythical beast, which may bear a striking resemblance to a large, white narwhal<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Allison<\/a>Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! I\u2019m Allison Tait, aka A.L. Tait, and I\u2019m the author of two epic middle-grade adventure series, The Mapmaker Chronicles and The Ateban Cipher. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0THE FIRE STAR<\/a>, the first book in my new Maven & Reeve Mystery series, is out on 1 September 2020.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find out <\/em><\/strong>more about me here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and <\/em><\/strong>more about my books here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am currently in the process of sketching out a version of Quinn’s map. By which I mean, I am making an absolutely awful job of putting the world from The Mapmaker Chronicles down on paper. 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