by msk | Jul 30, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been thinking about the quiet ones. Not the brooding heroes or the villains with tragic pasts. I mean the background characters. The ones who don’t get the prophecy or the cool scar or the forbidden love interest. The ones who show up in a few scenes, say...
by msk | Jul 22, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been thinking about rituals. Not the spell-slinging, tower-shaking, lightning-crack-across-the-sky kind. I still love those, obviously. But I’ve been drawn more to the quiet ones. The human ones. Lighting a candle at dusk. Pressing a hand to a doorway...
by msk | Jul 16, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives
Let’s play a little game. Imagine you’ve got magic at your fingertips. Real, usable, no-wand-required magic. You can read minds, Or say you have magic. Not just card tricks or horoscope-level intuition. We’re talking memory spells, mind reading, bending fire, making...
by msk | Jul 2, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives
There’s something magical about a good map. Even before we meet the hero or learn what terrible thing is about to befall the kingdom, a map gives us a vibe. It whispers, this world is real. It has history. And you’re invited. That little compass rose in the corner?...
by msk | Jun 26, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives
I’ve been thinking about magical systems a lot lately as I mull over a new book, Leprechauns and Magic, Oh My! It’s a wild ride with enchanted shoelaces, a grumpy rain cloud that follows one character around, and a spellbook that refuses to be helpful unless bribed...
by msk | Apr 6, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Tropes & Worldbuilding
Let’s talk elves. Not the North Pole kind (that could be a whole other article, but best saved for Christmas). I’m talking about the tall, ethereal, flawless beings that strolled into pop culture via J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. They’ve since been...
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