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Interview #836: Orem Signing Report - Zas, Entry #14

Question

So is there a third law of magic?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes there is. I don’t have a pithy way to say it yet.

Question

Do you want to try to describe it anyways?

Brandon

Yeah, the best magic systems are interconnected with the world, with society, with culture, and the development of the setting of a book. The next level you want to think about is how does your magic affect your gender roles, how does it affect your government, your religions, all these things.

Question

They all have to be interconnected.

Brandon

Yes. But I don’t have a pithy way to say it, so once I come up with a good pithy way to say it, then I can actually write it.

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