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Liwanag Lit Fest
October 22, 2022
Long Beach, CA
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Happy paperback book birthday to me! 🥳 🎊 #Te

Happy paperback book birthday to me! 🥳 🎊 #TeamJess #theendlessskies #bookstagram

🌅 #HowToBuildAWorld Day 14: Putting it All Toge

🌅 #HowToBuildAWorld Day 14: Putting it All Together 🌅

We made it!! You've done your research, you've taken notes, and you've built yourself a world that you're eager to share with others. Today is about the next steps: about putting everything we've discussed together into one, seamless, immersive world. Below are a few key "takeaways" for writers as you revise, as well as tips on the #1 question that I get from writers, which is I "I've written it, now what?" Let me know if you have your own questions and I'm more than happy to weigh in!

Day 14 Advice for Writers:
-Remember: no aspect of your world is 100% independent from the other aspects (e.g. setting affects food and affects jobs. Time & technology affect weapons, etc.)
-Do you need lists, diagrams, or maps to keep track of elements in your world? How can you share those with your reader, either directly or indirectly?
-Finish your manuscript? Congrats! Now let it rest.
-Not sure what else to change? Call in a critique partner, and tell them what you need.

As I mentioned at the start of this series, my goal was to thank all the readers who've picked up THE ENDLESS SKIES and loved being lost in that story for a while. The world of TES is the nearest, dearest thing I've ever written, and I take it as a huge compliment when I see reviews (even the lower ones) where readers wished they could have seen more of it. I get that, and I'm grateful for the feedback. I hope you stick with me for my next fantasy adventure, what I've dubbed the "magical pears" book (it'll make sense when you see it, I promise) THANK YOU everyone! Now go build some worlds. I can't wait to get lost in them. ❤️

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✨ #HowToBuildAWorld Day 13: Magic pt.2! ✨ As

✨ #HowToBuildAWorld Day 13: Magic pt.2! ✨

As promised, Day 13 is all about the "what" of magic. If you take nothing else from this series, remember that the rules of your magic should be clear to your readers, and magic has to have limits. You can stretch the rules over the course of a story, but no magic should be randomly granted without a logical way for your readers to follow your thinking—foreshadowing and prophesies are great for this. Your magic should also have limits. For example, an all-powerful genie can grant three wishes. Three is a limit. Or, say the use of magic demands a price to be violently exacted by a magical creature—that price, often a physical one, is a limit. Without limits, magic is boring, because everyone would get what they want. Adding some sort of constraint will keep the plot interesting and keeps your readers hooked.

Day 13 Questions for Writers:
-What does magic do in your world?
-Is it used for practical tasks like cooking, or is it for battle and defense?
-What does magic visually look like in your world? Is it visible at all?
-What tools are needed to use magic? Think: wands, spell books, ancient relics, etc.
-What are the rules of your magic?
-What are the limits of magic? Does it exhaust the user? Are there certain spells that are more difficult to cast?

Today’s book rec is THESE FEATHERED FLAMES by @allywritesandstuff! I LOVE this book. Full stop. The magic of Tourin is genuinely one of my favorite magic systems I’ve read in a long time: the Firebird is a mythical, all-powerful force that needs to be controlled. Yet, at the same time, magic is fading in other parts of the realm for reasons the characters are trying desperately to understand. It’s an outstanding example of well-thought-out magic, and I cannot WAIT for the sequel THIS CURSED CROWN coming out in December 2022.

What are your favorite magic systems?

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✨ #HowToBuildAWorld Day 12: Magic pt. 1 ✨ The

✨ #HowToBuildAWorld Day 12: Magic pt. 1 ✨

The topic you've all been waiting for!! Magic is such a critical part of fantasy world building that I split it into two parts. The first part is the "who, where, when and how" of magic. Day 2 will be all about the "what". I recommend you use both sets of questions to rein in magic systems that are getting complicated, or to expand on early ideas. Magic doesn't have to be simple, but it should be clear. You don't want readers constantly flipping back and forth between chapters to remember how it all works.

✨ Day 12 Questions for Writers: ✨
-Who or what has magic in your world?
-Is magic commonplace, or rare?
-Is magic used freely? If used in secret, why?
-If people possess magic, when does it appear in a person's lifetime? Are characters born with it, or is it acquired later?
-Can magic be taught? Why or why not?
-How does your character feel about magic?
-Do all realms in your world possess magic?
-Is your world built with magic as part of society, or is it a new concept?

Today's book rec is HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE by Diana Wynne Jones! If you've seen the film and never read the book, I recommend you pick it up ASAP. Both versions are fun, gorgeously told stories. Though there are differences between the two, I love each for what they are. Both book and film are perfect examples of worlds where magic is intertwined into every day life, but still not fully understood. In both versions, magic is both practical and a skill to be exploited. If that sounds like the kind of book you want to write, give HOWL'S a read.

Have you read HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE? Do you prefer the book or film?

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