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C. R. Rowenson

Helping Authors Build Marvelous Magic Systems One Stage at a Time

Archive

  • 2019

    • November

      • 13: It’s Time to End Your Magic Limitation Struggles
    • October

      • 02: Limitations are Essential for a Powerful Magic System
    • September

      • 04: Life Is Tough Right Now and My Best Might Not Be Enough
    • August

      • 21: No Magic Today; I’ve Got Something Better
      • 07: 7 Big Reasons You Need a Rational Magic System
    • July

      • 24: How I Built Powerful Viral Magic Boundary Conditions
      • 10: 7 Signs You Need a Soft Magic System
    • June

      • 26: How I Selected the Viral Magic System Variables
      • 12: 7 Signs You Need a Hard Magic System
    • May

      • 29: Why My Viral Magic Must be a Soft-Rational System
      • 15: 5 More Reasons to Use Subject Matter Expertise in Your System
      • 01: How I Generated More Ideas for Our Viral Magic
    • April

      • 17: The True Strength of Compounding in the Metallic Arts
      • 03: The How and Why of My Viral Magic Research
    • March

      • 20: Why is the Parasitic Nature of Hemalurgy so Fascinating?
      • 06: Aligning The Viral Magic System
    • February

      • 20: I Love Mistborn’s Blending of Worldbuilding and Magic
      • 06: Generating Deadly Ideas for Our Viral Magic System
    • January

      • 23: Sanderson’s Exploration of the Metallic Arts and Why I Love It
      • 09: A New Series on How to Build a Virus-Based Magic System
  • 2018

    • December

      • 26: 20 Underused Subjects for Your Magic System
      • 12: Disturbing Body Horror Delivered Courtesy of Hemalurgy
    • November

      • 28: How to Find a Subject-Matter Expert for Your Magic
      • 14: Feruchemy: Making Boring Objects Awesome Again
    • October

      • 31: 3 Big Reasons to Use Subject Matter Expertise in Your Magic
      • 17: The Metallic Fuel of Allomancy is Just Awesome
      • 03: Types of Magic Part 2: An Analysis of 7 Popular Magic Systems
    • September

      • 19: Types of Magic Part 1: Hard Magic, Soft Magic, and In-Between
      • 05: How to Create Magic Systems
    • August

      • 22: Non-Magical Counters in the Mistborn Trilogy
      • 08: How to Make Building Magic Easy with Subject Matter Expertise
    • July

      • 25: Hemalurgy and Entropy are Peas in a Scary Pod
      • 11: Stage 0 of Building Marvelous Magic: Where to Start Building
    • June

      • 27: The True Power of Feruchemy is the Ability to Save It
      • 13: 5 Resources to Help You Make A Novel Worthy of Your Magic
    • May

      • 30: Allomancy is the Perfect Blend of Physics and Imagination
      • 16: 7 Helpful Ways to Verify You Have a Complete Magic System
      • 02: The Magic of the Mistborn Trilogy: Simple Yet Versatile
    • April

      • 18: Exploring the Outstanding Magic from “Passage to Avalon”
      • 04: 7 Global Variables You Need for a Marvelous Magic System
    • March

      • 21: 3 Quick Steps to Fix Your Broken Magic System
      • 07: You Should Break Your Magic System Right Now
    • February

      • 07: 3 Types of Magic System Variables
    • January

      • 24: Speed-Dating Your Magic System in 9 Minutes
      • 10: 9 Brainstorming Tips and Tricks
  • 2017

    • December

      • 27: What Is a Magic System?
      • 13: Theories on the Force and Predictions for The Last Jedi
    • November

      • 15: Stage 4 of Building Marvelous Magic: Iterate the Process
    • October

      • 04: Stage 1 of Building Marvelous Magic: Generating ideas
    • September

      • 20: Stage 2 of Building Marvelous Magic: Aligning Your System
    • August

      • 23: The 4 Stages of Building Marvelous Magic
    • July

      • 07: 3 Resources You Need to Start Your Magic Now
      • 03: 5 Killer Book Series with Awesome Magic
    • June

      • 29: Stage 3 of Building Marvelous Magic: Defining Your Magic
    • May

      • 30: Three Vital Questions for Trimming Your Magic System
    • April

      • 16: Do I REALLY Need to Trim My Magic System?
    • March

      • 05: Sanderson’s 1st Law of Magic is Broken
  • 2016

    • November

      • 13: Brainstorming Your Magic: 4 Important Questions You Need to Ask
    • October

      • 02: 4 Reasons Planned Magic is Better Magic

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C. R. Rowenson: Author, Literary Sadist, and Power Junkie

I want to see more and better magic in our media with every passing year.

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Recent Posts

  • It’s Time to End Your Magic Limitation Struggles
  • Limitations are Essential for a Powerful Magic System
  • Life Is Tough Right Now and My Best Might Not Be Enough
  • No Magic Today; I’ve Got Something Better
  • 7 Big Reasons You Need a Rational Magic System

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