Welcome to my stop of the Illicit Magic Blog Tour! You can read my review of Illicit Magic HERE. Today, we have a awesome guest post and giveaway from Author Camilla Chafer.
Creating Magic:
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Hands up – who would love to have a magical power? I know I would! What I wanted to show in Illicit Magic was a very “real” kind of magic. I didn’t want it to be cartoonish with puffs of smoke or bubbling cauldrons and flying broomsticks. Instead I wanted to create a realism to the magic by describing fantastical acts in a way that would make the reader think “yeah, that could happen”. Of course I still wanted to have fun with it so there’s some cool dialogue between the characters when one dips into the mind of another, or when describing the kind of career you could have when you’re a magical being – “Are you saying I have a future career as a supernatural Fed Ex?” asks our heroine Stella, after using her mind to not only move a small object but, accidentally, a table too. (Oops.)
My witches are all imbued with magical traits; not all of them have the same powers but their magic does fall into two very clear distinctions. One is of an innate magic, where the character, such as the heroine Stella, can simply feel the magic and use it to do extraordinary things like teleport and move things with her mind. The second path is that of spell craft where the character does not have an innate magic but instead uses tools such as spells and potions to create magic. There is, of course, some cross over between the two, so the innate magic group could use spell craft, and those that are stronger with spell craft might have some limited innate magical abilities. So why have two different types of magic? Something we see in Illicit Magic is the struggle of witches to support each other, unite and also protect themselves from the mysterious, and very dangerous, witch hunters, the Brotherhood – not to mention the fight for supremacy amongst themselves. Like in real life, just because you seem to belong to a certain group of people, it doesn’t mean you all get along and here the witches are no different. There’s infighting, heirarchies to deal with and the cross over between innate magic and spell craft to contend. Throw in the rising power of a novice witch and you’ve got a bubbling mix of magical intrigue.
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Camilla Chafer Bio:
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Hi, I’m Camilla and I’m the author of Illicit Magic and Unruly Magic, the first two books in the Stella Mayweather Paranormal Series. The series starts with a lonely young woman, Stella, who has been caught up in a terrifying witch hunt and is whisked thousands of miles away to what she thinks is safety to learn her craft. The series is a blend of magic, mystery and romance with a splash of humour – and while the girls really do go all out to save themselves, there’s always a hunky guy or two on hand to help them out.
I live in London, UK, but I try to travel as often as I can – lately I’ve been to Paris, all over Denmark, Luxembourg, and several US states. In my day job I’m a journalist and editor so I write for magazines, newspapers and websites throughout the world (my favourite assignment was spending a week riding rollercoasters – if you listen carefully you can probably still hear me screaming).
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Be sure to visit tomorrow’s stop on the blog tour:
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Deea’s Journal http://deeas-journal.blogspot.
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Big Thank You to Camilla for stopping by today! Illicit Magic is a fun, really good read and I can’t wait to see what’s next for Stella! Now, on to the:
GIVEAWAY
I have the opportunity to host an e-copy giveaway of Illicit Magic! This giveaway will run from Today July 30- Sunday, August 7 at midnight. The winner will be chosen randomly by number. Here’s how to enter:
- Leave a comment, with your answer to Camilla’s question (from the guest post)
- Leave your email address so the winner can be contacted (ex. booksavvybabe at gmail dot com)
Thank you for stopping by today! Be sure to continue on the tour for more chances to win!
July 30, 2011 at 2:49 am
I’d keep it sweet and simple – I’d like to be able to cast spells!
danaan at gmx dot at
July 30, 2011 at 10:05 am
Seems like a wonderful book, Camilla!!
Well, I’d love to be able to control elements, hehe, that will make me quite powerful =)
Lissette_125(AT)hotmail(DOT)com
Thank you so much!
July 30, 2011 at 10:49 am
I would love to have the power to heal and read minds. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. Tore923@aol.com
July 30, 2011 at 11:24 am
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July 30, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Oh, that’s a real good question but way too hard! I’d love something like telepathy or teleportation. Can you pick the magical power Stella is described to have? In that case I definitely would. Sounds like a good fit!
July 30, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Good question. I think I’d want teleportation and invisibility! Yup. definitely.
This book sounds soo good and I can’t wait to read it!
ruby95660@yahoo.com
July 30, 2011 at 3:34 pm
I would love to have healing powers and powers of persuasion ^^ The first would come in hand, I’m premed. The second would be amazing and I promise not to abuse it! edysicecreamlover18ATgmailDOTcom
July 30, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Teleportation would be a lot of fun, but healing powers would be very helpful, so if I could have both of those I would be a very happy little witch indeed!
jwitt33 at live dot com
July 30, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Hmmm. not sure. Maybe healing? That’d be pretty badass I think.
July 31, 2011 at 12:45 am
Defenetly teleportation! You can see so many plases. And you can study in any university you want and still live home))))
July 31, 2011 at 11:21 am
Well, I would love to move things with my mind or maybe healing would be really great too.
biasprof at gmail dot com
July 31, 2011 at 5:48 pm
I would love to be a shapeshifter.
Thank you for the fun guest post and giveaway, I am going to have to give this book a try!
liedermadchen(at)hotmail(dot)com
July 31, 2011 at 5:48 pm
I’d like to have some sort of mind power. Telekinesis maybe? Healing power would be cool too!
August 1, 2011 at 6:40 am
I’d love to be able to teleport!
mk261274 at gmail dot com
August 4, 2011 at 11:16 am
Illicit Magic sounds like it will be a good read. If I could have a power, I would want the power of healing.
mom1248(at)att(dot)net
August 4, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Super speed for me.
lillieblue613(at)gmail(dot)com
August 6, 2011 at 9:05 am
Wow. There’s some fabulous powers picked out here. I’m putting my hand up for teleportation too, but healing would be an awesome gift!
Camilla x
August 6, 2011 at 7:32 pm
I’d love to have the power of teleportation. I could leave my house at the last minute and arrive to my destination on time, and I could easily get out of tight situations
Kris
elfdrop at gmail dot com
August 9, 2011 at 2:36 pm
Would love to be able to teleport so I don’t have to spend so much time in traffic
smaccall AT comcast.net
September 21, 2011 at 11:35 am
excellent! looks good, I’ll try to read this book.