Submitted by Kitty_Fuchs t3_125ryvp in WritingPrompts
cocoagiant t1_je7g1wh wrote
Reply to comment by NextEstablishment856 in [WP] You are a budget mage. While most of your colleagues use costly ingredients, rituals that take weeks to prepare and use a new spell for every problem, you only know a few spells, use common household ingredients and prepare rituals within minutes. They unjustly deride your work as shoddy. by Kitty_Fuchs
This has a lot of potential.
I could see it being kind of like the Fred, the Vampire Accountant Series by Drew Hayes.
It might be niche but I really like stories which go into the logistical issues of magic.
NextEstablishment856 t1_je7gh0k wrote
I may have to check that out.
cocoagiant t1_je7gzbs wrote
The writing isn't great but the concept is a good one.
MLockeTM t1_jea20kq wrote
In scale of Discworld to the trashfire which is Dresden files, just how bad is the writing? If it's at least readable, might give it a shot, the series sounds fun as all hell.
cocoagiant t1_jearv97 wrote
I would consider Dresden (at least books 4 onward) perfectly decent writing. Butcher is also a very good worldbuilder.
Hayes' prose is fine but his world building is not super consistent. His characters also aren't super well fleshed out.
It doesn't take away from enjoyment if you aren't an overthinker like me.
MLockeTM t1_jeb3vla wrote
Oh, I commented on another reply - I agree on the world building part. The world Butcher created is absolutely amazing, and I've bought and read every single book on the series, despite of hating the style he writes in. I can't describe it, and I know it's just me, but something about the way he writes is just grating to me.
FawksyBoxes t1_jeaqrkn wrote
O.o if Dresden files is a trash fire... What does that make Twilight on your scale?
MLockeTM t1_jeb3es3 wrote
An affront to literature?
Nah, to be fair, there's something about Butchers writing style, that makes Dresden files just god awful to read to me, personally. But I buy every single one anyhow, because I absolutely love the world he's built.
razorfloss t1_je8xr7b wrote
It's a fun series.
SirShartington t1_je8hrby wrote
Trudi Canavan's Age of the Five really scratched that itch for me.
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