Amaris

#WIPSnips select

Subbing in "choice" for this snippet.

#Febchantment day 9

No tools are required to use magic, but some kinds of magic need a focus object in order to have any kind of affect. For instance, a user with plant-based magic can't do anything if there are no plants around (unless their magic allows them to grow plants out of nothing).

Coloured sketch commission gift of Lavi, a character belonging to Arukonoda (Apex). A large blue purple wingless dragon adorned with large 'fins'. Water and bubbles swirl around the dragon with some in the foreground and blurred where the tail tip is.

✧ Lavi ✧
#art #oc #dragon

#Febchantment day 8

Depends on what era of Fife's history we're in. Early on, the origin of magic is a complete mystery, leading to any number of theories. Later, Fifeans will learn that their magic is the result of an accident during experiments Pure Magic Beings were conducting in another land.

#WIPSnips redeem

Going with ✨vibes✨ for today's mildly spoilery snippet. In this scene, the protagonist and the other youngs have learned something that redeems the actions of the growns, which until now have seemed needlessly cruel.

#Febchantment day 7

Both of my favorite scenes showcasing Bellwethr'y are kind of spoilery for my novel Sacred Bell. One is darker in nature, taking place after Keria has been pushed to her limit. The other shows her that her magic can be used for good and sets up the future of Bellwethr'y in Fife.

''Not all those who wander are lost.''

#art #lotr

#WIPSnips sixth

No sixes in either if my #WIPs, so have a "one" instead, and some contemplation from the unnamed protagonist of SoS.

#Febchantment day 6

I started developing this world and its magic over 10 years ago, so if there was a specific initial inspiration it's lost to time 😂 However, what I want out of this system is to be able to have fun, so it's a system where anything can happen within the loose boundaries I've set.

#Febchantment day 5

Everyone has magic to some degree, but most can only do one or two simple things. It's common to discover your magic by accident. It can be honed through training, but because of the variety of types and power, there are few official ways to study magic; most learn on their own.

#WIPSnips except

Back to Signs of Spring! I've actually shared this snippet here before lol. This comes from the beginning of the story. Can you guess the word being described here? 🤔

#Febchangment day 4

Focusing on one specific use of magic since there are so many kinds in Fife.

Bellwethr'y magic allows users (Bells) to resurrect the dead, at the cost of the two being connected for the life of the Bell. Whether this is natural or unnatural magic has been debated for centuries.

#WIPSnips position

From my novel "Sacred Bell"

Keria has just overhead a conversation between her father (Kal) and the local healer, who admits that he can't do anything more to help Isel, Keria's mother, who is dying.

In conclusion: read this book.

And also House of Leaves because it is also excellent, compelling, and utterly confusing. I've read that one at least 3-4 times and still can't describe the plot coherently.

Picture of the novel Tom's Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski. His novel House of Leaves peeks out from the background.

This book is an absolute 10/10 experience. Did I understand everything that went down? Nope. Did it take me a month to read because of both the pacing (slow but compelling) and the fact that it's a 1200+ page behemoth? Yes. Will it live rent free in my brain for months or years to come? Absolutely.

#Febchantment day 3

Natural magic draws energy from nature (e.g. water magic is fueled by water). It can't do anything that nature itself can't do.

Unnatural magic draws energy from the user, making it riskier by nature. As the name implies, it can be used to do things outside the laws of nature.

#WipSnips perish

No context snippet of my #WIP short story "Signs of Spring"

#Febchantment day 2

Magic in Fife leans soft, but with enough structure to make it easier to write and to help me avoid a "why don't they just magic all their problems away" situation. All magic falls broadly under either natural (elemental) or unnatural (everything else) magic.

I *love fantasy religions and cults 😅

I live fantasy religion/cults, they're so fun to play with. Really like that only the King can use magic at will. I hope we'll get to learn more about what exactly that means!

Interested to hear more about this! I like the idea of society changing from one magic system to another, like adopting a new technology almost.

#Febchantment day 1

I'm Amaris! I have lots of magic systems but I'll probably mostly focus on the one in Fife (which is part of my larger fantasy world) because it's easily the funnest one, and also the most fleshed out. For now, all I'll say is that Fife did not always have magic.

Hey, all! News has broken. Rather than post on all the threads, I made a brief post on reddit.
www.reddit.com/r/Cosmere/co...

It's gonna be fun to write whenever I get around to it 😂

My favorite gods I've written are the 13 gods of the Sea Kingdom from my main fantasy world. They were all regular people before magic came to their world and transformed them. I'm planning to write a book of short stories explaining their backstories and a how they adjusted to being gods.

Happy launch day! Terraria 1.4.5 is out now on all platforms! Visit our official forums for the update notes, changelog, any hotfix info, and more 🔗 forums.terraria.org/index.php?th...

📣 We’re counting down to the official 1.4.5 trailer! Check back tomorrow for the big reveal and stay tuned for the full changelog on launch day, January 27th!

So this isn't happening. I got about halfway to my goal but ended up more focused on a particular section of the story I'm not happy with. I'll have to rewrite that section and then see what I can do about the word count. Not the progress I hoped for but the story will be better for these revisions.

I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays