tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post2000105793465739807..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: The Romantic CartographerLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22526244807105228342015-05-27T21:28:34.510-04:002015-05-27T21:28:34.510-04:00Maos do have a way of making things come alive. I ...Maos do have a way of making things come alive. I love it when they are included in books. In fact as a kid, I spent hours copying the maps from The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. I always try to find maps of the setting for stories I'm writing. For example I have a street map from Washington DC in 1917 that I bought on eBay and used for my as yet unpublished suffragette story. It's Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63948518576571730652015-05-27T20:32:22.444-04:002015-05-27T20:32:22.444-04:00I helped my youngest with a school project this we...I helped my youngest with a school project this week. He needed images and a family timeline. I found a map of property owned by one of our ancestors in what was then the Colony of Connecticut in 1639. There's something so tangible about maps that makes history real. And fiction... one of my earliest and most pleasant memories is reviewing the map of The Hundred Acre Wood in the front of my Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-72827159531298239822015-05-27T15:34:27.616-04:002015-05-27T15:34:27.616-04:00You know DeAnna, I meant to add a map then forget ...You know DeAnna, I meant to add a map then forget to go back! C'est la vie!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-61089417504675215282015-05-27T15:05:33.230-04:002015-05-27T15:05:33.230-04:00OH, I love this. I always wondered why JUST Brazil...OH, I love this. I always wondered why JUST Brazil speaks Portuguese. Now I know!<br /><br />Lovely post! You need to add an antique map to it. :DDeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.com