When I write my books, actually, I'm known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.
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Every book that you pick up takes you a step away from your real world, but if you read a book about magic, it takes you an extra two steps.
I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works.
The sad thing is that, for many writers of fantasy fiction, the inclusion of magic seems to mean that logical ramifications and real-world laws both go out the window.
What I think is interesting is that the more you do, you have to invent a book of rules of what you can do and what you can't do. And the very real danger is that if your book of rules becomes a book of cliches.
The tricks of magic follow the archetypes of narrative fiction - there are tales of creation and loss, death and resurrection, and obstacles that must be overcome.
I believe in magic, psychics and all that.
Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy.
People like rules, or at least the appearance of rules, even in fantasy.
I am a fan of magic and fantasy, particularly when it's grounded in reality.
I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow, I keep myself sane.
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