Not all readers are satisfied by the “And then the wizard saved the day!” plot point. Some want to understand the magic. They want to know its boundaries, see its limitations, and be able to anticipate the main character’s struggle. – Moriah Richard
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When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one! – Lewis Caroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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This is going to take a while. I’m a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity. – Brandon Sanderson
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Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. – Aristotle
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The more limitations you put on a character often times the better a character you’ll make them, the more interesting the story becomes because the character can’t simply wave a hand and make something happen. They have to work within the framework. – Brandon Sanderson
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One of my challenges [as a writer] is to make sure that I’m giving the reader details that the character cares about rather than details that I care about. I’d say that’s key to world-building. – Jessica Andersen
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Though in this genre we write about the fantastic, the stories work best when there is solid grounding in our world. – Brandon Sanderson
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If you don’t think there is magic in writing, you probably won’t write anything magical. – Terry Brooks
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