That is, particulary in fantasy type novels she likes to be able to 'see' where the various places are in relation to one another.
I'm writing a story for her and a map is going to be an essential requirement

I'm wondering if anyone else creates maps as part of their writing, and what tips/tricks/suggestions people have in this regard. One challenge I can envisage is getting the scale of the map to match the travel times stated, or implied, in the story.
Further I wonder if there's a way of creating a map easily in some sort of software which can then be modified as required. ( as opposed to having to hand draw a map each time)
Discuss.
