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Fantasy author Nathan Barham tells about his inspiration for the locations of his series "Alora's Tear Vol. III - The Voice Like Water" - is coming for sale this 9th August! The paperback and e-book versions will be available on popular book retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and so on. Check www.barhamink.com for more info.
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* * * Locations - A Guest Post by Nathan Barham * * *
Click on the links to see pictures and more info about the real life places.

I’ve always hoped the places my characters visit feel real and lived-in. Often, I tell my students that their characters shouldn’t simply be disembodied heads floating around empty rooms. But more so than having the places feel inhabited, I want Vladvir, Tolarenz, Grafmark, and the rest to be characters that readers know and understand in the way they understand John or Brâghda, Thomas or Askon.

If Tolarenz is empty, we should feel not just Askon’s loneliness, but the loneliness of the valley itself. Grafmark should threaten and glower, irritated that our heroes dare set foot within its bounds. King’s City should go on without taking notice, bustling and busying itself with the mundane, the everyday, even as fleeting moments of the fantastic pass through its streets. --

>>>>>>> Continue reading on Illustrating Words and discover which real locations inspired the beautiful places of Fragments!



I painted this cover and the previous two of the series as well as the map :D Isn't that cool? :)