Write Magic Systems Your Readers Won't Forget

Magic is the grammar you build into your fantasy world; spells are the vocabulary. Discover varied possibilities for the design of a magic system for your fictional world-and discover how different magic systems can reveal unexpected opportunities for your story.

"Magic always comes at a cost, dearie," Rumpelstiltskin glories in telling the heroines of Once Upon a Time. Like other lectures and handbooks that have addressed the topic of magic systems, Write Magic Systems Your Readers Won't Fo...