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Composing Magic

Author : Elizabeth Barrette
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1601639899
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Composing Magic written by Elizabeth Barrette and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2007-06-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Like a modern Saraswati [the author] leads us through the brainstorming for a topic, rhythm, meter, poetic form, self-editing, and ritual literature.” —Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D., author of Pagan Every Day You’ve attended rituals that took your breath away. You’ve borrowed spells out of books. You’ve read splendid Pagan poetry in magazines. Now learn to compose all these types of magical writing yourself! Composing Magic guides you through the exciting realm of magical and spiritual writing. You’ll explore the process of writing, its tools and techniques, individual types of composition, and ways of sharing your work with other people. The book shows you how to write: • Basic and advanced forms of poetry • Spells • Chants and rounds • Prayers • Blessings • Solitary and group rituals Each type of writing includes its history and uses, which cover diverse traditions. Step-by-step instructions lead you through the creative process. Examples demonstrate finished compositions of each type, while exercises help you develop your skills by practicing what you’ve just read. You’ll discover that magical writing has more impact when it comes from the heart. Anyone can develop the skills needed to create effective compositions, but the most successful writers reveal their souls. Composing Magic will also show you ways of deepening your craft through performance and publication. Whether you practice solitary or in a group, this book will help you write with more power, more beauty, and less effort. “A smart, well-crafted book.” —Kenaz Filan, managing editor of newWitch “Composing Magic blends the craft of poetry and the Craft of magic in one dish.” —Chas S. Clifton, author of Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America

Write Your Own Magic

Author : Richard Webster
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9780738700014
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Write Your Own Magic written by Richard Webster and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2001 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Write Your Own Magicshows you how you can use the incredible magical power of words to make your dreams a reality. This guidebook presents the three magic steps essential to manifesting exactly what you want, for dreams both big and small. There is no limit to what you can ask for as long as your requests hurt no one. For instance, you might want: ·vibrant health ·a fulfilling relationship ·greater happiness ·more money ·a better job ·stronger faith ·increased creativity and intuition All of this, and much more, can be brought into your life when you follow the step-by-step instructions in this magical guidebook. Write Your Own Magic will show you how to create original white magic spells that make your hopes and dreams come true. First, you'll learn how to determine your life's purpose. Next, you'll find out how to write magic that makes your dreams come true in six important areas-physical, spiritual, mental, financial, social, and intuitive. Finally, you'll discover how to use the hidden power of words-sacred names and secret writings, magic diaries and dissolving ink, along with other simple white magic techniques-to make your desires, hopes, and wishes come true!

Writing Magic

Author : Gail Carson Levine
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062253557
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Writing Magic written by Gail Carson Levine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairy-tale master Gail Carson, the bestselling author of Ella Enchanted, guides writers of all ages on how to develop their craft, with practical advice and heartfelt encouragement. In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her tricks of the trade. She shows how you can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters—and much, much more. She advises you about what to do when you feel stuck—and how to use helpful criticism. Best of all, she offers writing exercises that will set your imagination on fire. With humor, honesty, and wisdom, Gail Carson Levine shows you that you, too, can make magic with your writing.

Fight Write

Author : Carla Hoch
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440300739
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Fight Write written by Carla Hoch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether a side-street skirmish or an all-out war, fight scenes bring action to the pages of every kind of fiction. But a poorly done or unbelievable fight scene can ruin a great book in an instant. In Fight Write you'll learn practical tips, terminology, and the science behind crafting realistic fight scenes for your fiction. Broken up into "Rounds," trained fighter and writer Carla Hoch guides you through the many factors you'll need to consider when developing battles and brawls. • In Round 1, you will consider how the Who, When, Where, and Why questions affect what type of fight scene you want to craft. • Round 2 delves into the human factors of biology (think fight or flight and adrenaline) and psychology (aggression and response to injuring or killing another person). • Round 3 explores different fighting styles that are appropriate for different situations: How would a character fight from a prone position versus being attacked in the street? What is the vocabulary used to describe these styles? • Round 4 considers weaponry and will guide you to select the best weapon for your characters, including nontraditional weapons of opportunity, while also thinking about the nitty-gritty details of using them. • In Round 5, you'll learn how to accurately describe realistic injuries sustained from the fights and certain weapons, and what kind of injuries will kill a character or render them unable to fight further. By taking into account where your character is in the world, when in history the fight is happening, what the character's motivation for fighting is, and much more, you'll be able write fight scenes unique to your plot and characters, all while satisfying your reader's discerning eye.

The Savior's Champion

Author : Jenna Moreci
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999735206
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Savior's Champion written by Jenna Moreci and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hoping to save his family, one man enters his realm's most glorious tournament and finds himself in the middle of a political chess game, unthinkable bloodshed, and an unexpected romance with a woman he's not supposed to want.

Magic, Rhetoric, and Literacy

Author : William A. Covino
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791420843
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis Magic, Rhetoric, and Literacy by : William A. Covino

Download or read book Magic, Rhetoric, and Literacy written by William A. Covino and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-07-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a selective, introductory reading of key texts in the history of magic from antiquity forward, in order to construct a suggestive conceptual framework for disrupting our conventional notions about rhetoric and literacy. Offering an overarching, pointed synthesis of the interpenetration of magic, rhetoric, and literacy, William A. Covino draws from theorists ranging from Plato and Cornelius Agrippa to Paulo Freire and Mary Daly, and analyzes the different magics that operate in Renaissance occult philosophy and Romantic literature, as well as in popular indicators of mass literacy such as The Oprah Winfrey Show and The National Enquirer. Magic, Rhetoric, and Literacy distinguishes two kinds of magic-rhetoric that continue to affect our psychological and cultural life today. Generative magic-rhetoric creates novel possibilities for action, within a broad sympathetic universe of signs and symbols. Arresting magic-rhetoric attempts to induce automatistic behavior, by inculcating rules and maxims that function like magic ritual formulas: JUST SAY NO. In this connection, the literate individual is one who can interrogate arresting language, and generate counter-spells.

The Magic of Writing

Author : Taylor Ellwood
Publisher : Taylor Ellwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book The Magic of Writing written by Taylor Ellwood and published by Taylor Ellwood. This book was released on 2020-05-13 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to apply practical magic and writing techniques together to achieve consistent results that transform your life. In the Magic of Writing, I show you how writing can become a potent magical tool that you can use to achieve consistent results. Best of all you don't need to be a an author or writer to use writing magic. All you need to do is pick up the pen, paper, or keyboard, and start creating writing that allows you to embody your magic and generate real results that change your life. In this book you'll learn the following: How to create definitions that you can use to program your magical workings How to change time and space using writing How the design of writing can help you influence the way people read your writing. How to create enchantments with metaphors. How to use the power of story to rewrite your life and experiences How to get results with your writing magic that transforms your life. The Magic of writing will introduce a whole new set of techniques and tools to your magical practice that will enable you to get amazing results that change your life.

Capture the Magic

Author : Jack Dykinga
Publisher : Rocky Nook, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492000264
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Capture the Magic written by Jack Dykinga and published by Rocky Nook, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses a structured approach to teach the art of creating interesting, well-composed images. It provides solutions to problems that often get in the way of producing great photographs and emphasizes the importance of training the eye to exclude the extraneous. Examples of strong images are juxtaposed against flawed images, illustrating how to create a successful composition. Topics covered include light and shadow, lens choice, framing, negative space, and many more. In this book, author Jack Dykinga encourages us to look at photography as a way to communicate. Dykinga says, "Photography is a marvelous language that crosses linguistic borders as a universal, powerful, and direct communication. As photographers, we see something we find interesting and simply want to share it." Readers will learn new ways to create interesting and powerful compositions that communicate their intended messages. Filled with beautiful color images throughout, the book is sure to inspire, teach, and motivate photographers of all levels.

Writing as Craft and Magic

Author : Carl Sessions Stepp
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Writing as Craft and Magic written by Carl Sessions Stepp and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing as Craft and Magic, Second Edition, outlines a compelling approach to conceiving, reporting, organizing, and writing articles for today's media. The book revolves around the central idea that writers improve most quickly by combining the powers of technique ("craft") with creativity ("magic"). Applying this method to news and feature writing--both print and online--it focuses on leads, organization, transition, clarity, drama, and other elements that drive good writing toward excellence. Aimed at students in upper-level undergraduate writing and reporting courses, Writing as Craft and Magic provides a clear and succinct instructional system--with practical models, a wealth of examples, and step-by-step guides--to help students understand and apply craft and magic to daily assignments. Author Carl Sessions Stepp, a seasoned journalist at the national level, structures his system in three parts. He first evokes the art of writing, then applies that art to standard journalistic writing, and concludes with a strong section on advanced writing techniques for features. He also offers advice and tips on how newsrooms currently operate in the age of multimedia journalism. This revised edition includes an expanded exercise section at the end of each chapter, more coverage of the demands of multimedia journalism (convergence), and updated chapters on incorporating the Internet into research and writing for the daily news cycle.

The Princess Tales

Author : Gail Carson Levine
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780060518417
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book The Princess Tales written by Gail Carson Levine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-11-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time... A kind sister and a cruel one. A charming prince. A spiteful fairy. A hundred-year snooze. A pea under a pile of mattresses. A kiss. All the familiar ingredients, but why is the punished sister happy? Where did that extra prince come from, and what does a flock of balding sheep or a fleck of tuna in a chocolate cake have to do with anything? Gail Carson Levine has waved her magic wand over three well-known fairy tales, and presto! They are transformed -- and sparklingly funny-in these delightful retellings: The Fairy's Mistake The Princess Test Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep Happily ever after has never been so hilarious!

Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits

Author : Anna Meriano
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062498517
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits written by Anna Meriano and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in this breakout series that's been called "charming and delectably sweet." (Zoraida Córdova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series) Leonora Logroño has finally been introduced to her family’s bakery bruja magic—but that doesn’t mean everything is all sugar and spice. Her special power hasn’t shown up yet, her family still won’t let her perform her own spells, and they now act rude every time Caroline comes by to help Leo with her magic training. She knows that the family magic should be kept secret, but Caroline is her best friend, and she’s been feeling lonely ever since her mom passed away. Why should Leo have to choose between being a good bruja and a good friend? In the midst of her confusion, Leo wakes up one morning to a startling sight: her dead grandmother, standing in her room, looking as alive as she ever was. Both Leo and her abuela realize this might mean trouble—especially once they discover that Abuela isn’t the only person in town who has been pulled back to life from the other side. Spirits are popping up all over town, causing all sorts of trouble! Is this Leo’s fault? And can she reverse the spell before it’s too late? Anna Meriano’s unforgettable family of brujas returns in a new story featuring a heaping helping of amor, azúcar, and magia.

The Book of Candle Magic

Author : Madame Pamita
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738765244
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Candle Magic written by Madame Pamita and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madame Pamita's Ultimate Guide to Candle Magic Success Featuring authentic candle magic that anyone can do, this joyous book encourages you to dance in the moonlight and rekindle your spark of magic with a little wick, wax, and flame. Renowned practitioner Madame Pamita guides you every step of the way as you perform spells and gain the confidence to create your own. The Book of Candle Magic empowers you to manifest more happiness, love, prosperity, and fulfillment. Learn to make candles from scratch, do candle readings, start your personal grimoire, add some pizzazz to your rituals, and much more. It's time to reclaim your birthright of using fire to reach your magical goals—this irresistible book shows you how. Includes a foreword by Judika Illes, author of Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells

The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults

Author : Cheryl Klein
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393292258
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults written by Cheryl Klein and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This master class in writing children’s and young adult novels will teach you everything you need to know to write and publish a great book. The best children’s and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl B. Klein guides writers on an enjoyable and practical-minded voyage of their own, from developing a saleable premise for a novel to finding a dream agent. She delves deep into the major elements of fiction—intention, character, plot, and voice—while addressing important topics like diversity, world-building, and the differences between middle-grade and YA novels. In addition, the book’s exercises, questions, and straightforward rules of thumb help writers apply these insights to their own creative works. With its generous tone and useful tools for story analysis and revision, The Magic Words is an essential handbook for writers of children’s and young adult fiction.

Light Magic for Dark Times

Author : Lisa Marie Basile
Publisher : Fair Winds Press
ISBN 13 : 1631595873
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Light Magic for Dark Times written by Lisa Marie Basile and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the world around you turns dark, tap into the light. If you’re having a hard time finding that light, facing trauma and division, or want to send healing vibes to a friend, the inspired, easy-to-do spells of Light Magic for Dark Times can assist. Luna Luna magazine’s Lisa Marie Basile shares inspired spells, rituals, and practices, including: A new moon ritual for attracting a lover A spell to banish recurring nightmares A graveyard meditation for engaging with death A mermaid ritual for going with the flow A zodiac practice for tapping into celestial mojo A rose-quartz elixir for finding self-love A spell to recharge after a protest or social justice work These 100 spells are ideal for those inexperienced with self-care rituals, as well as experienced witches. They can be cast during a crisis or to help prevent one, to protect loved ones, to welcome new beginnings, to heal from grief, or to find strength. Whether you’re working with the earth, performing a cleanse with water or smoke, healing with tinctures or crystals, meditating through grief, brewing, enchanting, or communing with your coven, Light Magic for Dark Times will help you tap into your inner witch in times of need.

How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

Author : Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534448675
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe written by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her twin sister reaches social media stardom, Moon Fuentez accepts her fate to be nothing more than her sister's camerawoman. Then Moon takes a summer job as the "merch girl" on a tour bus full of beautiful influencers and her fate begins to shift in the best way possible. Most notable is her bunkmate and new nemesis, Santiago Phillips, who is grumpy, combative, and also the hottest guy Moon has ever seen. As chance, destiny, and proximity bring the two of them in each other's perpetual paths, Moon starts to question her destiny as the unnoticed, unloved wallflower she always thought she was. -- adapted from jacket

A Muse and a Maze

Author : Peter Turchi
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 1595341943
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book A Muse and a Maze written by Peter Turchi and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his characteristic genius for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle-making and its flip-side, puzzle-solving. As he teases out how mystery lies at the heart of all storytelling, he uncovers the magic—the creation of credible illusion—that writers share with the likes of Houdini and master magicians. In Turchi’s associative narrative, we learn about the history of puzzles, their obsessive quality, and that Benjamin Franklin was a devotee of an ancient precursor of sudoku called Magic Squares. Applying this rich backdrop to the requirements of writing, Turchi reveals as much about the human psyche as he does about the literary imagination and the creative process.

Magic: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Owen Davies
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191623881
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Magic: A Very Short Introduction written by Owen Davies and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defining 'magic' is a maddening task. Over the last century numerous philosophers, anthropologists, historians, and theologians have attempted to pin down its essential meaning, sometimes analysing it in such complex and abstruse depth that it all but loses its sense altogether. For this reason, many people often shy away from providing a detailed definition, assuming it is generally understood as the human control of supernatural forces. 'Magic' continues to pervade the popular imagination and idiom. People feel comfortable with its contemporary multiple meanings, unaware of the controversy, conflict, and debate its definition has caused over two and a half millennia. In common usage today 'magic' is uttered in reference to the supernatural, superstition, illusion, trickery, religious miracles, fantasies, and as a simple superlative. The literary confection known as 'magical realism' has considerable appeal and many modern scientists have ironically incorporated the word into their vocabulary, with their 'magic acid', 'magic bullets' and 'magic angles'. Since the so-called European Enlightenment magic has often been seen as a marker of primitivism, of a benighted earlier stage of human development. Yet across the modern globalized world hundreds of millions continue to resort to magic - and also to fear it. Magic provides explanations and remedies for those living in extreme poverty and without access to alternatives. In the industrial West, with its state welfare systems, religious fundamentalists decry the continued moral threat posed by magic. Under the guise of neo-Paganism, its practice has become a religion in itself. Magic continues to be a truly global issue. This Very Short Introduction does not attempt to provide a concluding definition of magic: it is beyond simple definition. Instead it explores the many ways in which magic, as an idea and a practice, has been understood and employed over the millennia. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.