Susannah: Not Quite Legendary, Some Notes On Magic
One of the things I've learned is that little excerpts can be used to very effectively set the scene for a chapter or to provide important pieces of information that would otherwise be difficult to introduce. I'm considering adopting a similar approach in Susannah: Not Quite Legendary, with excerpts woven in between the chapters to help flesh out the world involved.
Today, I'd like to provide you with a glimpse at what one such extract might look like. Keep in mind that this extract isn't in the context it will eventually have when the story is finished. Basically, I'm thinking of putting it in between two chapters after Susannah's grandmother orders her to study or face her wrath (and given what Susannah's grandmother is capable of, that's not exactly an idle threat).
So, here's the extract. The big thing to look out for is the reference to The Last Huntress. I plan on changing that once Susannah: Not Quite Legendary is closer to completion. What will probably stay the same is the tone of the excerpt and the system of magic (the two stories are basically siblings to one another). Susannah is reading what amounts to a textbook, and it shows. The final version will probably be interspersed with comments from her (suitably snarky) about the nature the text.
The Different Kinds of Magic
There are two major branches of magic: external magic and internal magic. External magic affects things other than the person casting the magic. Internal magic affects the person casting the magic. Although external and internal magic appear to be quite different, they can still be used to produce similar effects. For instance, magic that slows down everything around the caster would be external magic. However, a similar effect can be achieved using internal magic to vastly increase the speed of the caster.
Within each of these two major branches of magic, there are three main ways in which magic can be used: creation, transformation, and control.
Read more on my blog.
Today, I'd like to provide you with a glimpse at what one such extract might look like. Keep in mind that this extract isn't in the context it will eventually have when the story is finished. Basically, I'm thinking of putting it in between two chapters after Susannah's grandmother orders her to study or face her wrath (and given what Susannah's grandmother is capable of, that's not exactly an idle threat).
So, here's the extract. The big thing to look out for is the reference to The Last Huntress. I plan on changing that once Susannah: Not Quite Legendary is closer to completion. What will probably stay the same is the tone of the excerpt and the system of magic (the two stories are basically siblings to one another). Susannah is reading what amounts to a textbook, and it shows. The final version will probably be interspersed with comments from her (suitably snarky) about the nature the text.
The Different Kinds of Magic
There are two major branches of magic: external magic and internal magic. External magic affects things other than the person casting the magic. Internal magic affects the person casting the magic. Although external and internal magic appear to be quite different, they can still be used to produce similar effects. For instance, magic that slows down everything around the caster would be external magic. However, a similar effect can be achieved using internal magic to vastly increase the speed of the caster.
Within each of these two major branches of magic, there are three main ways in which magic can be used: creation, transformation, and control.
Read more on my blog.
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