Dabbling in Magic Part 3: You Just Make Stuff Up, Right? A question I get asked fairly often is: Do you just make up the magic you use in your stories? The answer is: I never Read More »
Dabbling in Magic Part 2: Keeping It Real and Under Control Occasionally, I read a story in which the writer has lost control of the magic, often by creating unforeseen complications arising out of giving a Read More »
Dabbling in Magic Part 1: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Practical Magic or Tech? Arthur C. Clarke posited long ago that any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. I’d like to turn that aphorism Read More »