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Author Craft / Is there some River trope I am missing?
« on: March 30, 2011, 03:51:44 AM »
From what I know about rivers flow out of the mountains and down into the lake or ocean;
Mountain Water/Snow --> Gullies --> Streams --> Rivers --> Lake or Ocean.
But it seems in many fantasy series that all rivers start at the ocean and flow into the land. For example, George R. R. Martin's novel 'Game of Thrones' has a map in it. The map shows the rivers starting from the ocean. I have noticed this in a few other books as well.
Perhaps I am misreading the map but It looks this way to me.
Am I just missing something?
Mountain Water/Snow --> Gullies --> Streams --> Rivers --> Lake or Ocean.
But it seems in many fantasy series that all rivers start at the ocean and flow into the land. For example, George R. R. Martin's novel 'Game of Thrones' has a map in it. The map shows the rivers starting from the ocean. I have noticed this in a few other books as well.
Perhaps I am misreading the map but It looks this way to me.
Am I just missing something?