Writing About Magic (Writer's Craft), by Rayne Hall
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Writing About Magic (Writer's Craft), by Rayne Hall
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Do you write fantasy fiction? This book is a resource for authors. Crammed with information, tips, and plot ideas, it helps you create stories about magic and magicians which are believable and exciting. Learn about power-raising, ritual, training, initiation, love spells, sex magic, costuming, equipment, correspondences, magical weapons, healing, protection, miracles, spells, amulets, talismans, curses, hexes, illusionists, charlatans, natural and ceremonial magic, witchcraft, shamanism, alchemy, necromancy, ethics, conflicts, secrecy and more. Draw up a psychological profile for your magician, invent fictional spells that work, avoid blunders, and create trouble for your characters.
Writing About Magic (Writer's Craft), by Rayne Hall- Amazon Sales Rank: #711831 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .41" w x 5.50" l, .47 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 180 pages
About the Author Rayne Hall is the author of sixty books in several genres (mostly fantasy, horror and non-fiction) published under several pen names in several languages. She is the editor of the Ten Tales series of fantasy anthologies.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Book to Begin Magic Research By Marlene Sowder This is not a book for beginners, Rayne says on her Twitter, and she’s right. This is not a book that will teach you how to write, however, if you understand the mechanics of writing fiction and know how to put a basic scene together you’ll be fine. The language is straight forward and the assignments are appropriate to the subject matter.This book was originally written as a series of lectures for a class on writing magic, and that is very apparent in Chapter 5 where she says “Today’s lecture…”, however, that is simply an error in editing that will no doubt be corrected in future editions and does not detract from the overall quality of the writing.If you’re looking to create a system of magic that is entirely new, this is not the book for you. However, should you want to create a believable system of magic based on magic as it has existed on Earth for most of recorded history, then you will greatly enjoy this work. It’s possible to create a new system of magic that is both unique and believable, but it’s a lot of very hard work and it’s entirely too easy to alienate readings by accidentally creating a “Mary Sue” magic system, in which nothing is impossible. A magic system that can do anything is flat and dull, this book reminds you that you need limitations in order for your readers to be able to suspend their disbelief.Hall covers a wide range of topics, from a personality profile of your typical magician, different types of magic systems, rituals, sex and love magic, how to phrase spells, healing, magical weapons, and more. At the end of several chapters, she lists books that you can read for further information on magic. She includes a fantastic short story and an excerpt from her book Storm Dancer, to help you see how to put her advice into practice.Nothing in this book is earth-shatteringly new or unique, nor is it an in-depth look into existing magic systems. It is, however, a good reference book suitable for sitting next to your computer for quick access. It is a quick read and will give you plenty of food for thought as you create your own magic system.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Indie Review - Writing About Magic By J. Potnick Writing About Magic, by Rayne Hall, is a part of a series of books Ms. Hall has written to help writers hone their craft. This book focuses on adding magic to fantasy fiction. I downloaded using the Amazon Prime Lending feature.I met Rayne Hall on Twitter, and she has quite the presence there. She tweets often, and is very helpful to other authors. I highly recommend following her and engaging her if you get a chance.Magic obviously is a big part of my fantasy writing, and many of the questions and criticisms of my early work focus on how I write magic. Magic in my writing comes across vague and confusing. I recognize this shortcoming, and so when I saw Ms. Hall had a book on the subject, I jumped at the chance to read it and learn something.I do not know what I expected from the book, but I was struck first that it reads like a textbook or reference manual. If I understand correctly, the author actually has taught this subject matter in a classroom setting, and the book feels as if it was pulled directly from that environment. Each chapter even ends with a number of "homework" style questions/activities so that the reader can go and practice what was just taught.At first read through, I was a little taken back by this style, but as I finished the book, I appreciate the way Ms. Hall tackled the subject. Ms. Hall is not concerned with changing your voice or telling you HOW to write. The book focuses more on what magic is and what role it plays in stories. She then breaks down many different forms of magic from which to build a magic system around for your own world.If magic is to be believable and serve a purpose in our writing, then we as writers must do our homework. An inconsistent magic system, or a system where magic immediately solves all problems can destroy the story I'm trying to tell.Ms. Hall has certainly done her homework in creating this resource. She draws heavily from real world systems of "magic" in order to explain the style, training, etc. of the various styles of magic. She then encourages the reader to take this information to create a new system that works for his world.For this reason, I highly recommend Rayne Hall's Writing About Magic. I consider it a vital resource in creating a magic system for my own work. Though I "borrowed" the book through Amazon Prime, I will add it to my permanent collection, as I expect to refer to it often. I also look forward to reading Ms. Hall's other books on the writing craft.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Writing About Magic by Rayne Hall By Renee Benzaim, Writer My current WIP is a book about Green Witches in Bakersfield, CA. I've read a lot of reference books and visited websites about Green Witchcraft because I want my story to be real - not a made-up fairy-tale about what I think a witch is and does. This book gave me more information and ideas than anything I have read to date. The information was well presented and easy to understand. The references she listed are very appropriate. I did the exercises in the book and that helped me fine-tune the direction my green witch would follow. Thank you Rayne Hall for this very helpful book!
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