Some Thoughts on Writing Fantasy: Minor Magical Ability?

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I am creating a world where magic is fairly prevalent but I have a couple of characters that I term having 'minor' magical ability. What would a minor magical ability be? Talking to animals seems pretty major to me. Reading mind would be major. I am just trying to get a few ideas of what you think would be considered minor magical ability?

Thanks!

I've actually never considered talking animals a magical ability at all!

I do not consider my *universe* to be high in magic, all minor only. I don't have any wand waving spell casters or mystical healers or stuff like that cause I think of it as to magical for my setting.

I do however have the following in my books (30 year series, to which each NaNo adds a new volume too... started in 1978, so 30 years this year, YAY!)

talking cats

a race of people who can absorb and redirect eletrical currents (kind of like shooting lightening bolts through their finger tips)

a race of people who can absorb and redirect ice-crystal-like substance (kind of like shooting ice through their finger tips)

a race of people who can absorb and redirect fire (kind of like shooting fire through their finger tips)

a race of shape shifters who turn into animals

their abilities are more like super hero x-men type powers rather than actual magic

hope that helps you out some

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This article originally published in April 2007, under the title Minor magical ability?is copyright to Wendy C. Allen and The Twighlight Manor Press, and is reprinted here with permission.