Tag: AtLA

• Five Branches of Magic Systems (Revisited)

  Half a year ago, I wrote a blog post about different kinds of magic systems, hoping to be informative, not expecting it to continue garnering views in the way that it has. I certainly wouldn’t call it a throwaway post, but in the months since I’ve published it, I’ve come to realize that, although I…

  Katie Bachelder

  January 22, 2021

  For Writers: Builder’s Theory

  AtLA, epic fantasy, Fantasy, Graceling Realm, hard magic, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, magic, magic systems, soft magic, urban fantasy, Wheel of Time

• AtLA Book Tag!

  As an avid lover of Avatar the Last Airbender, I was super excited to see there was a book tag connected to the absolutely stunning animated TV show. If you haven’t seen it, I would certainly recommend watching it; although the first season is aimed more at younger kids, it gets better with each passing…

  Katie Bachelder

  July 17, 2020

  Blog-Tag posts, For Fun :)

  AtLA, Avatar, book blogger, book tag, books, Fantasy, George Martin, Graceling, Leigh Bardugo, Tess of the Road, Tolkien, Wheel of Time

• On Magic and Writing

  Recently I watched a video by Daniel Greene called “Dear Authors: Writing Magic Systems,” in which he discussed hard magic versus soft magic, and why one isn’t necessarily better than the other. If you aren’t familiar with his videos, I would check them out as Daniel posts fantasy-related content, like me, but better. If you…

  Katie Bachelder

  March 13, 2020

  For Writers: Builder’s Theory

  AtLA, daniel greene, epic fantasy, Fantasy, Grishaverse, hard magic, J. R. R. Tolkien, Leigh Bardugo, magic, Sarah J. Maas, soft magic, the hobbit, Throne of Glass