m. c. de marco: To invent new life and new civilizations...

In preparation for the upcoming month of procrastination and cat-vacuuming, I skimmed through my favorite NaNoWriMo forum last night, NaNo Technology, and found the usual topics—including how to make a map for your fantasy novel on your Mac. Eager to help young cat-vacuumers, I linked my list from two years back and even dug up two new cross-platform map-making options:

• Hexographer, a Java-based program online
• GrumbleMapper, an AIR-based donationware download that lets you add your own tiles

Just remember, the map does not count towards your word count!