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A J Hartley

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Finding Real Magic in Writing

The magic system in my first series — the LonTobyn Chronicle — had three elements:  the mage, his or her familiar (usually a bird of prey), and a crystal or ceryll, as I called it, that focused the power sourced in the psychic connection between bird and mage.  Each person’s crystal, and by extension, each [...]

Creating Magic

Today’s post comes to us thanks to my good friend Stuart Jaffe (of “The Eclectic Review” fame) who emailed me a few days ago to discuss the creation of magic systems.  This is something I’ve done quite a bit, and it’s one of the things I enjoy most about writing fantasy.  Magic is, in many [...]