Mapping a Fictional Place

Jun 30, 2024
1 min read

At some point in the process of writing Agony Hill, I started thinking about a map. In order to create the fictional town of Bethany, I had already filled my notebook with sketches of where everyone's houses were in relation to each other so I could figure out how long it would take to drive or walk between houses and who might be in a position to see something they shouldn't have seen across the green. I also love literary maps, so imagine my excitement when I suggested the idea of a map of the Bethany Green to my publisher and they agreed! The map above, which will be in Agony Hill when it's published on August 6th, is by the talented artist Maggie Vicknair. I sent Maggie some photos of actual Vermont village and town greens, along with my (very poorly drawn) sketches and she came up with this wonderful map of a place that, until now, had existed only in my head. Thank you, Maggie! I love the map!

Here are some photos of the village green in Woodstock, Vermont, one of my sources of inspiration as I was inventing Bethany.

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toootaa1210

Jun 01

Mình có lần lướt đọc mấy trao đổi trên mạng شيخ روحاني thì thấy nhắc nên cũng tò mò mở ra xem thử cho biết. Mình không tìm hiểu sâu جلب الحبيب chỉ xem qua trong thời gian ngắn để quan sát bố cục جلب الحبيب cách sắp xếp شيخ روحاني các mục và trình bày nội شيخ روحاني dung tổng thể. Cảm giác là các phần được trình bày khá gọn, các Berlinintim mục rõ ràng nên đọc lướt cũng không bị rối Berlinintim, với mình như شيخ روحاني vậy là đủ để nắm tin cơ bản rồi. جلب الحبيب

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