A while ago my sister came up with the good idea to create a large map of Axis so that I can clearly track my characters as they move across the world. I finally got around to actually creating it and I think it turned out pretty well if I do say so myself 😂😁.

It’s pinned to some cork boards so that I can attach wool string to indicate my characters’ movements and the sun paths to help me keep everything straight in my head 😊.

I plan to set this up on the wall over a desk in my room and create a small study area where I can more easily focus on writing.

Recently I’ve been working on a different novel that I started back at the same time as Axis. I will upload it to my blog once I’m satisfied that it no longer reads as completely childish 😂.

Maps

Posted in Blog, World Building

Months and Seasons in Axis

Unlike Earth, Axis’ sun actually does orbit the planet. As such, this makes the seasons work slightly differently. As a result I have renamed the seasons so that it causes less confusion.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the seasons’ order changes depending on the country. For instance, Sheol only has the one season, and Arcadia, only has two.

Furthermore, depending on the time of year the sun’s path changes. In fact the only constant is that it always sets in the south (over Sheol). This change in the sun’s path is exactly what causes the change in the season, which is why the order of the seasons is different for every country.

The featured image for this post depicts my notes on how the sun’s path changes, and below outlines the months and the seasons for each country.

Months:

  • Unlun
  • Dulun
  • Tribulun
  • Quattulun
  • Quinlun
  • Senilun
  • Seplun
  • Octolun
  • Novelun
  • Declun

Seasons:

  • Aer – warm and mild weather
  • Aestas – hot and dry weather
  • Pluvius – rainy season
  • Bruma – cold and snowy weather

Avalon:

  • Aestas
  • Aer
  • Pluvius
  • Bruma

Agartha:

  • Bruma
  • Pluvius
  • Aer
  • Aestas

Sheol:

  • Aestas
  • Aestas
  • Aestas
  • Aestas

Arcadia:

  • Bruma
  • Aestas
  • Aestas
  • Bruma

Kuk:

  • Aer
  • Aestas
  • Pluvius
  • Bruma

Alfheim:

  • Bruma
  • Pluvius
  • Aestas
  • Aer
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New Axis Images

I have just added featured images to Axis’ version 2 chapters. I drew them by hand on my iPad, so I’m sorry that they look a bit rough 🙈. I’m not yet used to drawing on my tablet so my hand was shaking quite a bit 🤦‍♀️. Hopefully I’ll get better as I practice more with each chapter.

There is a secret to these images that I will reveal later, but it’s probably already obvious to most people 😂. Feel free to comment and guess if you want to.

I hope people enjoy my writing as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it 😊.