Map Research
Laura Spence-Ash expresses her love of maps, especially digital tools like Google and Apple Maps, which allow exploration of familiar and new places through satellite and street views. Spence-Ash shares a vivid personal anecdote of discovering a funeral procession in a satellite image of a cemetery, which then inspired their fiction. Additionally, street view allows writers to explore interiors like restaurants, offering sensory details—such as candlelight or window views—that enrich storytelling. Includes several writing exercises.