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Everything Else / Re: Cool Stuff Found on the Internet, again
« on: February 08, 2011, 11:03:26 PM »
A perfect Valentine's gift for the nerd in your life.
"Magic is what makes fantasy fantastic," someone says, "you can't apply rules to them or else it loses wonder!" I respond, "Sure, but if you want to write them you will certainly want to know how they work." Writing is all about execution, and I find applying some basic laws of physics to magic systems make them more understandable and realistic. Here, I'm going to outline my basic method for developing a magic system.
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I'm reading Pegasus by Robin McKinley. Her structure is so interesting.
Finally into Way of Kings. I'm a bit slow. Or maybe just broke.
Most of Guy Gavriel Kay's books are set in a different cultural background. His newest, which I believe is called Under Heaven, is set in China.
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