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Magical Shed

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            Imagine a world in which magic is accepted, not feared. Residents love dropping into magical situations, places, events. Celebrations feature magical acts with throngs of people gathered to witness the performance.

What if there are specific places imbued with magic? Anyone can go there. Anyone can walk through the doors and feel the hum of magical power.

Let’s take a backyard shed as an example. What happens when kids sneak in? Do they need to hold certain tools for the magic to work? Is it a simple walk through the door that sends them off to magical lands?

Your task is to write a story in which a specific place is imbued with accessible magic. After being there, are the people now endowed with certain magical powers? Does everyone get the same magic or does it change from person to person? Is all the magic good, or can it be used to cause harm?

Have fun  with this one.

A New Power

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            Your superhero character can fly carrying heavy cargo vehicles. Or maybe she can vaporize demons with a flick of her wrist. He summons kind spirits from the earth that overpower the evil that’s threatening his world.

            What would happen if she suddenly has a new power? How would she discover it and how would it manifest itself? Do the powers conflict or work together? Does she drop one in order to utilize the other?

            Your task is to write a story in which a new power appears. Readers will need to know what talents the character has, how he uses it, and at what personal cost. It would therefor be important to show that talent being used.

            The second talent shows up either after training or unexpectedly. Show the emotions as the character discovers that skill, as well as how others react when they see this new skill in action.

            Perhaps the first talent was sued for evil purposes, but the second can only do good. Or the other way around.

            Have fun with this one.