Roughly 6,000 years ago the Mesopotamians built the first canals. These irrigation canals moved water from rivers to fields. The creation and management of their system sped the development of organized civilization and created the famed fertile crescent. Other river-based societies in India and Egypt also built extensive irrigation and… Read more“Map Monday, Canals Rise and Fall as Transportation Highways”
Tag: The Dragon’s Den
Warders – Redesign of the entire series of book covers
With the publishing rights for the Warders now mine, I decided it was time for a book cover redesign. Not because the old covers weren’t good, but like a Mamie Eisenhower bathroom, some things just need updating. While we all know it’s best not to judge a book by its… Read more“Warders – Redesign of the entire series of book covers”
Map Monday, Fantasy Map Making revisited
In a previous post I wrote about how I created a fantasy map using GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) a free program comparable to Photoshop. My publisher (Synergebooks) accepted the map for use in the first two books of The Warder series. Below is the published map and here’s a… Read more“Map Monday, Fantasy Map Making revisited”