February 18, 2013

First Map of Vokhtah

By acflory

Another hot day, more bushfires and non-stop radio killed my concentration, so I updated this old vector map of the Northern Trade Route described in Vokhtah. Left click on the image to see it at full size.

About acflory

I am the kind of person who always has to know why things are the way they are so my interests range from genetics and biology to politics and what makes people tick. For fun I play online mmorpgs, read, listen to a music, dance when I get the chance and landscape my rather large block. Work is writing. When a story I am working on is going well I'm on cloud nine. On bad days I go out and dig big holes... View all posts by acflory

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20 responses to “First Map of Vokhtah”

littlemissobsessivesanatomy
February 20th, 2013 at 4:59 am

you have a map… 🙂 how cool are you?

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- acflory
  February 20th, 2013 at 11:07 am
  
  lol – Maps are great to work on while you’re distracted by other things. 😀
  
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anneb54
February 19th, 2013 at 1:42 pm

Maps just add so much, don’t they? This one is a beauty.

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- acflory
  February 19th, 2013 at 4:10 pm
  
  -blush- Thank you!
  
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Candy Korman
February 19th, 2013 at 3:15 am

I love the map as your writing tool — to keep the important geography in your mind as you wrote. Great idea!

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- acflory
  February 19th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
  
  Thanks. 🙂 On my bad days I think I mess with maps to avoid writing but hey….
  
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medmcn
February 19th, 2013 at 2:14 am

Nifty, I loves me some maps. 🙂

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- acflory
  February 19th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
  
  You inspired me to get an app called CC3. It is very powerful but… I haven’t worked out how to do even the basics in it yet. -sigh- For now, Corel Draw will have to do.
  
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Ilil Arbel
February 19th, 2013 at 12:20 am

This is a fantastic map and a great aid to visualizing the heroic quest. Sorry about the heat… I know how difficult it must be, but I think your harsh environment made Vokhtah so real. These summers and the fear of fire fed your vision with realizm. Can’t wait for Book II… you’ll have to incorporate the map somehow.

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- acflory
  February 19th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
  
  Thanks Ilil. I’m slowly gathering the courage to think about Createspace and publishing a POD print version. When I do I’ll definitely include the map and the Bestiary.
  
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Jennifer
February 18th, 2013 at 8:51 pm

Thank you. Still having the book fresh in mind, this has helped. 🙂

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- acflory
  February 18th, 2013 at 11:42 pm
  
  I’m so glad. And thank you for motivating me to revisit it.
  I wish we could get the Kindle Fire here as I’d love to show the map in colour. Don’t think shades of grey will work too well.
  
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  - Jennifer
    February 19th, 2013 at 7:01 am
    
    Lol, how many shades… (I just had to, sorry)
    
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    - acflory
      February 19th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
      
      LMAO – 49?
      
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lorddavidprosser
February 18th, 2013 at 8:36 pm

I’m crossing my fingers for rain. The map is beautifully drawn. Is this one your daughter did? If so, she’s a great little artist. Hugs xx

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- acflory
  February 18th, 2013 at 8:43 pm
  
  -blush- No, actually I did the map. I needed a visual reference when I was writing Vokhtah so I have a couple of them. They’re still pretty rough but I’m hoping this one will be ok to include with the print version [one fine day].
  -hugs- You’ve made my day.
  
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  - metan
    February 18th, 2013 at 11:33 pm
    
    I was going to ask the same question! Well done Meeks 😀
    
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    - acflory
      February 18th, 2013 at 11:50 pm
      
      -bows- Thank you. 😀
      
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alexlaybourne
February 18th, 2013 at 8:26 pm

Very nice.

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- acflory
  February 18th, 2013 at 8:40 pm
  
  Thank you. 🙂
  
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