Fantasy

I've recently engaged in two different conversations with groups of writers that said they didn't read or write fantasy because of the magic. It's against their religion to have anything to do with witchcraft.

I asked one of the participants if they saw the movie Freaky Friday. She said yes, that she enjoyed the cute movie. And I reminded her that when the mother and daughter switched places--that was the magic that made that storyline fantasy. The funny thing is that she didn't look at it as magic. That in her mind "just happens."

The magic of fantasy does not have to include witches and warlocks. It's an extraordinary element that works as the agent of change within the story line. For example the life of the character Molly Jenson, palyed by Demi Moore, in Ghost changed when her husband died. That's the ordinary word--the magic is when Sam shows up because he promised to protect her forever--and she needed protecting. Only she can't see him. It builds into a love story filled with suspense, commedy and yes fantasy.

So for writers who want to write fantasy--it doesn't have to include witches and wizards, but it can.

Donna Sundblad
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