One of the challenges in writing the beginning section of the book was trying to balance the lead-up to the reveal in this chapter with marketing the book.
I think I did a pretty good job in that respect. My log line when describing this book is "What if the quests in World of Warcraft or Dungeons & Dragons were in the real world?" and that doesn't really reveal the concept of the magic system.
The other challenge was describing the magic system while still leaving more for the reader to discover/uncover in future chapters/books. Brandon Sanderson is a master at doing this, revealing layers and layers of depth in his magic systems as his books progress. I hope I succeeded on this front as well, but time will tell.
[[AUTHOR'S NOTE]]
One of the challenges in writing the beginning section of the book was trying to balance the lead-up to the reveal in this chapter with marketing the book.
I think I did a pretty good job in that respect. My log line when describing this book is "What if the quests in World of Warcraft or Dungeons & Dragons were in the real world?" and that doesn't really reveal the concept of the magic system.
The other challenge was describing the magic system while still leaving more for the reader to discover/uncover in future chapters/books. Brandon Sanderson is a master at doing this, revealing layers and layers of depth in his magic systems as his books progress. I hope I succeeded on this front as well, but time will tell.