Map Maker

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Map Maker transforms your hand drawn world map into a polished, genre appropriate map that you can use in your book and on your author platforms.

Turn your messy world sketch into a beautiful map your readers will love.

Many authors know their world in their heads but feel stuck when they try to share it visually. Hand drawn maps often look crooked, cluttered, or amateur on a printed page or on a website. Map Maker takes the rough photo of your map and turns it into a clear, professional quality map that matches your genre and keeps your geography intact.  

You will walk away with a map that looks like it belongs in a real book and helps readers navigate and remember your story world.

Use It To

• Give your fantasy or science fiction series a consistent, professional world map
• Replace hard to read handwritten labels with clean, genre appropriate typography
• Test two visual styles for your world so you can pick the one that fits your brand
• Prepare maps for print interiors, ebooks, author websites, and Kickstarter pages

Readers bond with worlds they can see and navigate, not just worlds they can imagine. A clear map reduces confusion and increases immersion, which helps readers stay longer in your series and recommend it more confidently to friends. Map Maker lets you keep your creative control over geography while it handles the design work, which saves you time and money compared to commissioning multiple revisions. Because it produces two versions of the same map, you can choose the one that best matches your genre, cover art, and overall author brand.

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• Coloring Page Maker - Turn a scene from your book into a coloring page.

FAQ

• What is Map Maker? Map Maker is a Patron Toolbox tool that turns a photo of your hand drawn world map into a polished, genre appropriate maps you can use in your book and marketing.
• Who should use this tool? Fiction authors who write fantasy, science fiction, historical, or any story with a defined geography that readers need to understand will benefit the most. 
• What does it create or check for? It creates a cleaned up version of your original map with sharp lines, clearer geography, and readable labels that match your genre. It keeps your locations and distances consistent with your sketch while it improves the look.
• How does it help authors? It saves you from redrawing maps from scratch or hiring a cartographer for multiple rounds of revision. You get a map that looks like it belongs in a professionally produced book, which boosts reader trust and makes your world easier to follow.
• How much does it cost? Map Maker is available as part of the Patron Toolbox for supporters of Author Media. Patrons get ongoing access as long as their support level includes Toolbox tools.