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@jared-williams Hello! Soo, I’m not much of a romance reader… or a fantasy reader for that matter (unless The Chronicles of Narnia and Nadine Brandes’ Fawkes count 😅).  Yes, I joined the group Romance Writers just so I could join the conversation (don’t hate on me please).  But anywaayyy…. I’ve been stalking  following this conversation because it was highly interesting, but I didn’t want to get involved right away because it was getting kinda intense 🤣.  But there were points made that I agree with from both sides about the use of “magic” in Christian fiction.  Personally, I don’t care what it’s called as long as it’s portrayed in a way that doesn’t resemble the occult. The magic of Narnia, the deep magic ruling the kingdom, is far different from the magic of Harry Potter.  The reason I have a problem with Harry Potter is that it resembles our world too closely.  They use cars, modern technology, etc. (Also, I haven’t actually read any of the books, so this is all from my superficial research xD).  I think Rowling also writes out her spells? whereas C.S. Lewis said something like, nothing will induce me to tell you what [the spell] is.  Narnia is not our world, and magic is an inherent part of it.  So my issue is with portrayal of the system not necessarily what you call it.

ANyway, with that being said, Mr. Williams, your story sounds very intriguing and I’d be interested in reading it! From what I saw on your website, I think I don’t have a problem with the “essence abilities” that your characters have, as it’s a natural part of their world.

I would prefer working on google docs, as it’s easy to leave comments that way.  Also, what kind of feedback are you looking for? I’m not sure how far I’ll get, but at least you can start getting some thoughts on what newbies to fantasy (me) might think! 😆