So... I think I'm in a similar situation to a number of people who have already posted where I have something I want to write about, but I'm not sure it's suitable. Or even if it was, how I would structure it.
I'm interested in writing about how magic functions in JSAMN. I'm not sure if I should contrast it with another world (story) or just delve into this book. For example, there doesn't seem to be any innate ability involved with magicians, merely study. So people aren't born with magical gifts but learn how to use them. This then brings up the subject of what are the limits of magic. In JSAMN it seems to be the amount of knowledge they have as opposed to some inner threshold. There's also the matter of how magic is performed. It seems with a couple of exceptions (silver bowl for locating) that JSAMN magic is based mostly on words. Even in Pan's Labyrinth the magic of the mandrake root was tied with blood and a physical object (the root). Those are just a couple of ideas, what do you all think? Does it seem weird because I wouldn't really be advocating any point merely defining magic as it is used in the book.
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