Monday, October 6, 2014

Maps: The Galaxy Edition

So when I first started writing, I had no desire to place my stories on earth. So I would create maps (See previous posts) of places, and then make a planet for that map. And then came the big question;
Where is this planet?
That was when I decided that all of the planets that are home to all of my stories were in a Galaxy together, The Galaxy of Wonders.
Very cliche, very predictable, but still it sticks. It is a galaxy teeming with life and marvels. And then I mapped it out. It was a simple process.
All I did was take a piece of paper, gel pens, a pencil (outline everything so I could organize it), and a little bit of time.
Add a few special things, notable stars or what-have-you and you have a galaxy.
So, if you find yourself in the same boat as me, try it out. Map out a galaxy and remember, you make the rules for this.
In one of the galaxies I made their sun is a blue star!
There is no sky to limit you. Just the endlessness of space.
You aren't held back by science, or history, or even math! You get to create whatever you want.

Also, you can totally rewrite what science says. Don't be daunted by it! Put life on Mars! Or Uranus! Say that Pluto isn't nearly as cold as what scientists believe! Say there's a planet that nobody has ever seen because it is always exactly opposite of Earth!
Have fun.
Be Creative.
Let me know what you think!
A bientot!