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Others have already said it, but I will reiterate. Read. Read often. Read works from professional authors, from aspiring writers, and from fanfic authors. See what they do. See how they did it. And then reverse-engineer it for yourself. Don't plagiarize, but definitely learn and adapt to your...

I feel rules are very important to magic systems. You need a clearly defined limit of what your magic can and cannot do, for one simple reason. So the audience understands the limits of your character(s). If the audience doesn't have an idea of a limit of what your character can do, there's no...

Redemption arcs are great. Everyone loves it when Darth Vader turns back to the light side. There's nothing more badass than a villain fighting on the side of the good guys. However, it takes a bold writer to have their 'redeemed' character backslide into old habits. Change is difficult. Most...