Comments on: Too much magic

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:32:08 +0000

Heroes? This is like Season 5, and they’ve had numerous incredibly complex and confusing plots strewn together with loads of ‘magic’ almost to the point where almost everyone in the story has SOME ability.

I think it has all to do with how you present the magic and make it work in the story.

By: Rebecca Campbell

Rebecca Campbell — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:52:50 +0000

Exactly why “Dreamcatcher” was a terrible movie I regret seeing (I didn’t read the book of the same name by Stephen King, and have no desire to).

By: David

David — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:14:59 +0000

Hmmmm. Definitely something I need to think about. My story might have too much magic… I need to go do some re-reading.

By: Joshua Sandefur

Joshua Sandefur — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:35:06 +0000

This is very useful wisdom, especially in light of the fact that having just enough magic for one story leaves room for magic in other stories. I’ve been really pondering on that actually. Writing well, but writing for the long haul as well. I agree with you that there are alot of writers or potential writers out there who haven’t fully learned the rules of storytelling. I hope that my capacity to learn in that regard never falls short.

Thanks once again for a great, thought provoking post!