Don’t yell at me, I’m an artist – Part I

 

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There exist many stereotypes about creative types. Just the typifying of people as creative types is itself a corralling of certain individuals who exhibit certain traits into a certain group. A commenting along the lines of: “Oh, you’re a one of those…” or a: “Yes, I’m an it…”

The Perils of Diction

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Let's take a step into the world of word choice, or diction. For a brief interlude into the elements of style (tone and diction), look here, and read up on how diction fits into a writing piece as a whole. Otherwise—all our readings up—let's dive in...

Magic in the Making

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Do we, as writers, need to plan out the Magic in our stories? Does it have to have a pattern or be consistent? Does it have to follow a rigid Dungeons & Dragons-type system, or can it be free-wheeling like Beagle's The Last Unicorn?

In another post, I talked about the difference between fairy tale magic and systematized magic, that every magic "system" — for lack of a better word — encompassed a bit of both.