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[How to Write Flash Fiction] Magic Systems without Rules | Slush Pile Don'ts | Flash Fiction Online Quite often in the slush pile, we run into stories set in unique magical worlds or featuring magical creatures. But these stories neglect to define the rules of their magical world. The hero can pull out any spell or magical power at a moment's notice. And the reader never knows quite how the magic works or what it costs to wield it. By making the magic too easy, too accessible, or too undefined, stories suffer. Why? There's no tension. No struggle. No try/fail cycles. The characters have no reason to sacrifice or grow. Avoid this slush pile don't and others like it by becoming a Patron of Flash Fiction Online! For manuscript critiques from Anna Yeatts, publisher of Flash Fiction Online: https://annayeatts.com/write-stories Follow Flash Fiction Online On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FlashFictionOnline On Twitter https://twitter.com/flashfictionmag On Instagram https://instagram.com/flashfictiononline