Monthly Archives: November 2012

Encyclopaedia Arcana #39: Other Worlds (Part Four)

Although shadow realms are very handy things, they do come with associated problems. Paying the Utility Bills The most basic issue with a shadow realm is logistics.  Being a fully isolated pocket reality means that the only way something is … Continue reading

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Alex Verus #4

The next book in the Alex Verus series is done!  I finished the first draft at the end of September, but now the first major edit is complete too, and the book’s all but finished – the final version that … Continue reading

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #38: Other Worlds (Part Three)

Shadow realms get a lot of use in mage society.  There’s a lot of things you can do with a pocket world, and over the millennia mages have come up with some very creative uses for them.  Here’s a brief … Continue reading

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Wikipedia

Another author was telling me a few weeks back that I ought to get a Wikipedia entry – fast forward a few weeks, and it turns out someone made me one. Amusingly, about 50% of what it says in the … Continue reading

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #37: Other Worlds (Part Two)

While the first part of this article covered bubbles, this second part will deal with the more commonly-used shadow realms. Shadows and Bubbles To an outsider, a shadow realm looks pretty much the same as a bubble.  They’re inaccessible except … Continue reading

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #36: Other Worlds (Part One)

Mages don’t spend all their time on Earth, and their gate magic can be adapted to allow for dimensional travel.  Out of the other worlds that mages visit, the two most common types are bubbles and shadow realms. Bubble Bubble … Continue reading

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DangerousRomance interview

I’ve got a new interview up, this one with Laurie of DangerousRomance – you can read it here!

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #35: Air Magic

Air is the element of movement and freedom, and most of its effects revolve around motion in some way.  Air mages are good at moving quickly and avoiding danger, but tend to have less brute destructive power than other elementalists. … Continue reading

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