The Essence of Magic is finally out! And to celebrate, I decided to talk a little bit about the book
and writing in general. Because writing is such an incredible thing.
How it started
I was on vacation in Canada during December and January (before covid), visiting my sister, when I saw a black and white masquerade mask in a store and I thought to myself: I could see a mysterious guy wearing that mask make a cool character.
I went on with my day, but I couldn't really let go of that character. Before I knew it, I'd already made him too real in my head. Suddenly, he wasn't just some cool, mysterious guy, he had a name, and feelings, and a background, and a purpose.
And that's how my new series Magic's Source was born.
The MC
Now, the funny thing is that this masked character didn't actually end up being the main character in the book. That ended up being Thera Moralis. Strong, kind, hot-headed, sometimes a little insecure Thera.
And along with Thera immediately came Fionn, Mori, and Nayana, her younger brother, sister, and mother.
I decided from the very start that Thera, unlike in most young adult series, was going to stay close to her family.
It has always bothered me that, just like in most Disney movies by the way, the family of the main character has to either be dead or be very cold to them. (Not that I'm not guilty of doing this in most of my other books too, of course, don't call me out on it.) So, I decided that in this series, Thera will be fighting for her family, she will do whatever it takes to protect them and keep them close.
The writing process
In the next several months, the first two books practically wrote themselves. That's the fastest I've ever written any book (until I wrote book five and six, but more on that later). That's how much the story wanted to come out.
The rewriting and editing was honestly a much bigger task than writing the book, I practically wrote the entire book again, although I have to say that to me, it was so worth it.
And more coming...
Now, I don't want to spoil anything, so I can't talk about the series too much yet, but here are some things I can tell:
- The series will have six books.
- The second book is actually book 1,5. It's a prequel that perfectly ties in with the first book and leads the way for the second.
- The major theme throughout this series will be 'loyalty'.
- There's a lot of amazing magic!
- Although it's not the main focus of the book, there is some great romance to be found, involving some very handsome gentlemen.
That's all for now!
Book one hasn't been out yet for long, but I honestly can't believe the reactions I've gotten about it, it's almost enough to make me cry, that's how positive they are.
So, if you decide to read it, I really hope that you'll be as excited about it when you read it too!
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