WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 30 -- Tuesday

[linaewen]

Hello on Tuesday!  What kind of writing day has it been for you?

For Discussion: A quote from J.R.R. Tolkien says, “When you are writing a complicated story, you have got to have a map.” Do you use maps when writing?  Are they your own creation or one that someone else has made?

Comments

[sharpiefan]

Most of my stuff is historical fiction (whether I'm writing fanfic or original stuff). I find 'borrowing' my parents' Reader's Digest Atlas of the World (from the late 1970's) to be a fantastic help. It even opens at my most-frequently consulted pages these days.

I think having maps is always good; there's nothing worse than saying in one place that it takes three weeks to get from A to B, and elsewhere the same journey takes four days, using the same means of transport!

[lilly_c]

I'm using my free time today to get a few half finished fics done and posted.

I don't think I've ever used maps for writing.

[samuraiter]

I'll have a little time to write tomorrow morning, but it looks like I'll be doing a last-minute January rush anyway to get this story done. *sigh* Which is what I hoped to avoid! But that's the holidays for you.

I'm quite fond of mapmaking, actually, and I do like having one on hand when I'm writing any originals in the same universe.