Author Archives: Benedict

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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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #42:  Attunement

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Benedict

Attunement is a measurement of compatibility between a drucrafter and a sigl.  Higher attunement means a sigl will function better, lower attunement means a sigl will function worse, and below a certain minimum a sigl will not function at all. … Continue reading →

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End of Winter Update

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Benedict

February’s almost done, spring’s nearly here, and here’s a brief overview of how things are going with the Inheritance of Magic series! Inheritance of Magic #5 is coming along well.  It’s currently sitting at around 25,000 words and making good … Continue reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #41:  Country Affinities

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Benedict

‘Affinity’ can mean two things in a drucraft context.  Usually people use it to mean an affinity with one or other of the branches;  the same thing that makes it so much easier for a drucrafter to shape a sigl … Continue reading →

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First Section

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Benedict

First three chapters of Book #5 in the Inheritance of Magic series are done.  This is much faster than usual for me (I only sent off the manuscript for book #4 three months ago), so I’m quite happy! No other … Continue reading →

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Moving Along

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Benedict

Things are continuing as before.  Book #5 is making good progress. Still haven’t heard from my publishers.  I think this might be the longest I’ve waited for a set of edits.

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