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Building a believable fantasy map

Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

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Is There a Map in the Book?

Sometimes i leave things out of maps, like particular locations off the map, because i want to be surprise that the characters go there or something. Thinking about whatwha, doesn't go on the map is just as important as thing about what does go on. And a trying to edit down the unnecessary locations, focusing in on what's really relevant. Because te simple map, i think it's a lot more accessible to readers. Y, you'll see this, like, ieon just alj stick li deal of time. You'll see how throughout the book, sometimes you'll turn a page and they'll have focus in a map on just like tarvalin, or a different

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