Author Archives: Benedict

Editing

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Benedict

Currently taking a break from Inheritance of Magic #5 to work on the edits for Inheritance of Magic #4.  I’m actually enjoying it; edits are hard work (significantly harder than a first draft) but they also make an enormous difference.  … Continue reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #46: Sigl Fashion (Body/Torso)

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Benedict

Essentia channelling is very short-ranged.  To channel through a sigl, a drucrafter needs that sigl to be very close – preferably, touching their skin.  This means that if you plan to make a habit of using sigls, you’re either going … Continue reading →

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Edits At Last

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Benedict

Well, the edits for Book #4 in the Inheritance of Magic series are finally in!  I read through them on Wednesday and started work on them on Thursday. The good news is that none of the suggested changes are all … Continue reading →

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Halfway

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Benedict

Inheritance of Magic #5 is halfway done!  I usually divide my books up into six sections, each of around 15,000 words or a little more.  As of this week, the third section of Book #5 is now finished, and the … Continue reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #45:  Life Sigls (II)

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Benedict

A handful of the vast quantity of medical Life sigls in current use. Mending Type:  Triggered Appearance: Pale green, sphere Rank: C to B+ Although all medical sigls are inherently specialised, the Mending sigl is the closest thing there is … Continue reading →

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Still Waiting

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Benedict

I’d originally saved an empty draft version of this post titled ‘Edits’, since this week’s post was bracketed by my Part 1 and Part 2 articles on Life sigls, so I thought that this Friday would be a good point … Continue reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #44:  Life Sigls (I)

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Benedict

Life sigls are generally divided into ‘medical’ and ‘other’ categories.  This article will look at a small sampling of the latter. Strength Type:  Continuous Appearance: Deep green, teardrop shape Rank: D+ to B (rarely higher) The most basic of all … Continue reading →

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Book #5 and Long-Term Plans

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Benedict

A brief break from the Life posts to talk about my long-term plans for the Inheritance of Magic series.  The blog posts next week (March 27th) and three weeks from now (April 10th) will be Life Sigls 1 and Life … Continue reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #43:  Life Essentia

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Benedict

The fourth of the branches, Life essentia gives drucrafters the ability to affect living biological systems. Capabilities Life effects work quite differently to Motion, Matter, or Light.  While Light and Motion effects tend to operate on a straightforward conversion basis … Continue reading →

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One-Third

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Benedict

Inheritance of Magic #5 is one-third of the way done.  I usually divide my new books into six sections, each of which is around 15,000 words or a bit over, and as of today I’ve just finished the second section … Continue reading →

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