Thanks for responding! I was worried that everyone would be too busy drawing to deal with an inexperienced newbie. It's so great to meet a fellow writer on here! And after browsing your maps, I have hope that I might one day be able to get the hang of map-making. If mine turn out half as good as some of yours, I'll be satisfied.

I'm currently attempting to download GIMP, but it's giving me issues. I posted a thread in Software Discussion hoping that someone can help me out. Hopefully my issue will get resolved and I can start map-making.