The Writing Cards: Writer Restraint

I'm sure no one here is a stranger to the many contradictions in Naruto. Despite this, many people still hold out believing that the magic system somehow isn't that bad. I've encountered many excuses and lies meant at justifying this, but nearly none of them are true. So lets talk about them.

Sometimes we take side character development too far. When is that? when we forget what the main character was supposed to be doing.

Sometimes we take side character development too far. When is that? when we forget what the main character was supposed to be doing

It's been over a year on Magic System Monday, and I have had plenty of time to think about how I feel about my original claims in the key qualities of a magic system. Do I still agree with them? Well yeah, but I suppose I have some additions to make for the sake of being clear.

No matter what you plans areas a writer, you have to actually refrain form taking part in things that are bad for your work. If you can't do this, no amount of writing advice can help you.

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Works of fiction are generally considered to be separate. We all know this to be true, however there are occasions where our own opinions, preferences, or bias affect our ability to apply this notion in practice. Today's episode is a matter of recognizing this degree of separation, the ramifications of neglecting this premise, and making a distinction regarding how works can affect each other to some limited degree.

"As it turns out, low hanging fruit doesn't always go down so smooth." -- Isaiah, probably.

Today we talk about the principal of "The ship of Theseus" and how it pertains to some aspects of world building as I have seen recently. We continue on and ask a serious question that the ship of theseus forced me to ask, in what may or may not be a tangent that doubles the length of the episode.

On this episode of magic system Monday we will discuss my takeaway from specific aspects of the magic system in Little Witch Academia, specifically as they pertain to how the series addresses limits. It wasn't the most unique thing every, but the goal isn't always to make something completely new. Often, the way we structure a thing itself if the determining factor of it's success.