Making Magic Real with Leone Ross

How do we make magic in stories feel like it could actually happen? How do we suspend readers’ disbelief and help them roll with the weird?
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Ever picked up a fantasy novel or work of magic realism and found yourself lost in another world? Wished you could go visit? From Narnia to Game of Thrones’ Westeros, from Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Macondo to Tolkien’s iconic Middle Earth, worlds with magic can inspire connection, satirise reality and offer important ideas about humanity. So how do we make magic in stories feel like it could actually happen? How do we suspend readers’ disbelief and help them roll with the weird?

Leone Ross created a magical land called Popisho (This One Sky Day) that makes people want to live there and you can, too.

What you’ll learn

  • How to choose an authentic setting that is a vehicle for your magic ideas
  • Utilise the senses for vivid detail
  • Begin to build a culture

In you pop. Lots of lovely writerly stuff awaits.

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