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I'm trying hard with this series to use new magics. Inventing them or rather re-inventing them - because I'm sure everything possible has gone before me - is such a major challenge but very necessary to keep the readership entertained.
My main one, upon which the whole tale is based, is a fresh spin on something we know. I like its name although I still have to fully work out its potential and I also really like what can get in its way. That is intriguing me more because it's probably a tougher challenge to make this counteraction work.
But today, by chance, I stumbled across a new magic. i was just rattling away at the keys, as I do. I have always believed in just sitting down and writing and seeing what comes out. Last night I remember thinking to myself "I have absolutely no idea where this story is going or what to do with it." I forbade myself to worry and the inner voice said go to sleep, tomorrow it will write itself.
Today I said good morning to the characters and hoped they knew what they were doing and suddenly my villain took great joy in announcing his discovery of a new skill. And even as he said this I had little idea of what it was going to be. I just let it go and it built itself beneath my fingers. When it was done I just sat back at stared at the screen. The mind is a funny old thing. That must have been festering somewhere for me to dredge it up. It's a scary one too and I don't know yet how to use it but I love that it's arrived and I hope some more, innovative spins on the old will come and tap me on the shoulder for this series.
133,600 words to go on book 2!
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sounds nifty.
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New magics are always fun. A new toy to play with. Plus there are always strings attached that are always always interesting to discover as the character does.
I'm excited now. 
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I always enjoy magic in my books. I've read hundreds if not thousands of books with magic incorporated ( Ha! that was a Heinlein story, Magic, Inc). Many of the great Sci-Fi/Fantasy authors have included magic in their books; Andre Norton, Piers Anthony, Robin Hobb, Terry Pratchett, and Anne McCaffrey come to mind, but those only scratch the surface. Terry Brook's books would be three pages long if you removed the magic! And you can't ignore Rowling's novels; they're on practically everyone's bookshelf.
You've always included magic in your books, Fiona; magic is often the lynchpin of your stories, so have at it. It's always fun to see a character become aware of a magical ability and learn to (or not) control it.
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Rowling... eep not on my bookshelf, never could get into them. But magic on the other hand, I love. Especially when its something a bit different. I've got to say, I love I've loved the magic in your trilogies so far, as it hasn't been drenched in it, but has incorporated it nicely into the plot. In ways I think magic lightens up the story.
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Thanks, Clove. Hoping to achieve same with Valisar. I love magic too but I think it's heightened if used, not necessarily carefully, but not with abandon. I guess it really depends on the tale. My stories suit less magic rather than more.
