THE WINNER IS! plus WHAT IS MAGIC?

 

All of you who posted about my contest and

VICTOR STANDISH MUST DIE!

were entered.

 

JEREMY HAWKINS

has won!

 

Send me your address, Jeremy!

 

NOW ...

 

DO YOU KNOW WHAT MAGIC IS IN FICTION?

 

http://www.amazon.com/UNDER-VOODOO-MOON-Standish-ebook/dp/B0064CKPJ4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1363651101&sr=8-2&keywords=the+legend+of+victor+standish

 

Is Voodoo magic in fiction?

 

http://www.magicappreciationtour.com/Default.aspx

 

I was confronted with that question

when I submitted THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH

to these fine people,

 

and they emailed me back saying,

"Ah, where exactly is the magic?"

 

In Meilori's, I sat at Marie Laveau's table and asked,

"Ma'am, is Voodoo considered magic?"

 

And death was on the air like the smell of ashes as she said,

"Child, you be wanting to spend da rest of yer life as a

bedbug?"

 

Samuel carefully escorted me away, saying,

"Magic in fiction is the endowing of fictional characters or objects with magical powers."

 

The Necronomicon was invented as fiction by H. P. Lovecraft;

 other authors such as August Derleth and Clark Ashton Smith also cited

it in their works, with Lovecraft's approval,

as he believed such common allusions built up "a background of evil verisimilitude."

 

{This work is in the public domain in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 90 years or less.}

 

There are many forms or styles of magic:

 

Magic as an innate talent

 

Magic acquired through studying

 

Magic bestowed by another

 

Magic via enchanted objects

 

{This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.}

 

But Beware!

 

Without puting limits to the magic in your tales,

you will make of your character a Mary Sue.

 

So?

What do you think?

 

Is magic in fiction confined to magic wands and spells?

 

What kinds of magic do you use in your novels

or

in the novels you prefer to read?

Oh, they accepted Victor as magical.
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This is a reversal of my experience as a teacher

in the inner city.

 Caution!

Colorful metaphors ensue