Thanks, EruditeFool. And, imo and ymmv, i prefer having a map like shown above instead of no map at all (even if that example is pretty...basic. But in our present internet-age, it is trivially easy to get a well-done map. Sure, if you can't do it yourself, you have to hand over some cash but there are a lot of talented mappers out there at your disposal. For example here: www.cartographersguild.com). But then i'm a visual person and i just love maps of fictional places ;) The setting sounds fun (who doesn't love magic swords, eh ;) ). I'm not a big fan of guns in my fantasy but i think i will download your free sample and see where it takes me. Thanks again for the info. And all the best with your books!