Twisdom from jameslsutter, January 20, 2019 at 02:02PM

If you're having trouble building a magic system for your story, try writing down four bullet points:

*Something magic can do.

*Something magic CAN'T do.

*A price/toll that using magic incurs.

*What it feels like to do magic.

Those four points are often all you need.

— James L. Sutter (@jameslsutter) January 20, 2019

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January 20, 2019 at 02:02PM