These are notes I swapped with another note taker at life the universe and everything. That way, we get notes from other panels we may not have attended. This was presented by Charlie Pulsipher
- Some magic systems are very loose.
- This creates a lack of intensity in the story because literally, anything can happen.
- Soft and even medium magic systems can create too many unanswered questions that can keep a reader from becoming fully engaged. I.E. Harry Potter and the wand system. Where do they come from? How does a unicorn hair make a wand? Why do some potions not need a wand to make? How are muggles not accidentally making potions in the microwave?
- You can lend your magic a sense of credibility by giving it a language, build in costs to your magic, and be thinking of how your magic might be used by economic and political elements in your book.
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