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Injuries and Healing in Fantasy
After reading a stereotypical fantasy novel, then reading the first few chapters of Game of Thrones, I realized just how much authors are missing out on when they have characters who can simply make a...
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Multiple Magic Systems
In my list of a hundred fantasy writing prompts, I mentioned possibly using more than one magic system, or the magic system changing. I’d like to take this post to elaborate on those ideas. First of...
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Radius
As the oak toppled with cracks and snaps I pushed against it. It slowed. I pushed against it with both hands. It slowed further, nearly stopped. I tried to right it, but grass and daffodils withered at...
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Daily Writing Prompt #5
A magic system in which your protagonist and everyone s/he knows can only use magic at night. Elsewhere in the world, though, there’s a magic system that can only be used during the day.
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Daily Writing Prompt #139
A magic system that turns everything in the world into unlit wireframes for the user. This allows seeing through walls, finding weak points in structures, and most importantly, enhances architecture.
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Daily Writing Prompt #196
A magic system in which power increases with the user’s heart rate. The caveat is this: people only get a certain amount of heartbeats in their lives before the heart just gives out. Magic in this...
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Daily Writing Prompt #231
A magic system wherein sound can be made lethal, but can also be repelled by smell.
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