Some writing courses will advise you to write what you know. I've always thought this is very odd advice ... because it means, for example, that I should not be writing about Nicholas Flamel, because I didn't live in France in the 15th Century, I was not an alchemyst, am not immortal (despite the rumours) and do not know magic.

The fifth force was the magic of Time, the greatest of all the magics.

I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.

But magic is really only the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses.

Knowledge itself is never dangerous, it is how that knowledge is used that is dangerous

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He came to a decision and looked at Dagon before climbing into the car. "Find the Disir." Dagon stiffened, showing a rare sign of emotion. "Is that wise?" he asked. "It is neccessary.