11/6/13

A new blog, a new book

I'm writing a book. Actually, I've written a book, in manuscript form, and I'm in the process of publishing it. I'll be chronicling the process on my new blog. I'm just as intrigued in the process of book design as I am in the development of the story, so I'm doing everything. Everything. The manuscript has been sent to the editors, so I'm working on the cover and ordering the ISBNs. I'm not really interested in marketing the book at this time, but just to go through the process and feel the finished book in hand.

Stop on by my new blog to read the story behind the story. I've also posted the first chapter, for the curious. :) Read it below:

Swamp Monster—Chapter One

2/6/13

MapBuild - making maps is fun (and looks nice)

There are many ways to create an online map, too many to even start counting. If you are looking for the ability to copy and paste a bunch of addresses into a webpage and somehow end up with a map, however, the pickings are a little slim. Most of the websites in the past that offered this service don't give you options to style your map, but MapBuild.net does now.

Here's an example map I made to show some of the features. Yes, I'm using those beautiful watercolor map tiles again :) Go ahead and click on a marker, it gives some information as well as a picture of the item. Enjoy and happy mapping!

New Hampshire Places of Interest

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