How to do magic tricks

Panels from my webcomic, “The Conjurers”, a companion piece to the upcoming novels.

So you want to learn how to do magic tricks? Or do you want to be a magician? There’s a difference. Learning the secret of how a trick is done is disappointing. Trust me on that. Wanting to become a magician is much more than learning secrets. In this post, I’ll give a streamlined list of tips on how to get started.

in later posts, I’ll focus on different aspects of performing magic and my philosophy on the...