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Just want to say that I liked this blog entry. It's raises some good questions about fantasy writing and what an author should look at when writing in their worlds. Magic is one of the reasons that it is taking soooo long for the Green Sword series to finish itself. Damn all the magical mayhem that world creates. Just when I think I have it flushed out another little loop appears, and I'm like..."Dammit where the hell did you come from? And why are you doing this now? Why couldn't you have shown up earlier?"
ReplyDeleteThank you! (I didn't know you were still working on The Green Sword series! Awesome!) Yeah, I encounter similar problems, but not as many as I'd feared since I plan out my plots more than I used to.
DeleteTotally agree with ctongyai. I've been working on fleshing out one particular series on and off for the better part of seven years now, and little loop holes are still rearing thier ugly little heads. Makes me wonder if I'll ever get it totally smoothed out...
ReplyDeleteThese questions are a great way for me to start really trying to trap those loopholes, though, so thanks, Kat! I tend to focus so overmuch on character that little else gets developed. These questions are a great way for me to start addressing the areas I've been neglecting.
I'm glad that this was helpful to you! I just love magic systems; I could talk about them all day...
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