Extending his senses, Lorkin tried again to hear his mother’s surface thoughts. What he picked up seemed too out of character, however. He must be imagining it. Though…it was also odd that he would imagine his mother thinking such a string of curse words.
Trudi CanavanThe first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a fantasy element that doesnt obey the laws of physics, make sure that it has a fantasy explanation.
Trudi CanavanThe Magicians Apprentice was about someone from the low end of society manifesting magical power and how that completely messes up the balance of the whole system.
Trudi CanavanHow am I going to make friends with these people if all I can think of is how easy it would be to rob them?
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