Creating a Believable System of Magic for Fiction - #Guest post by Vanessa Finaughty

Thank you for having me on your blog today, Pippa.
In order to create a believable system of magic for fiction, I believe it’s vital to suspend the reader’s belief. This tends to work best when the line between fact and fiction is blurred to the point where the impossible seems possible. When creating a magic system, the first thing you need to consider is that mysteryis the only thing that distinguishes magic from science – because magic in the real world is merely science that is not yet und...