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Mar. 15th, 2010
97,500 Words
Mar. 15th, 2010 12:52 pmFantasy novel excerpt:
"Most traditional wizard training institutions are more like old-style guilds than schools," said Llewellyn, with a bit of heat. "They feel the student has to earn the secrets of the trade. However, magic is not shoemaking. An ignorant cobbler is unlikely to accidentally make a shoe which will devour the wearer's foot. Or the cobbler's soul."
"Most traditional wizard training institutions are more like old-style guilds than schools," said Llewellyn, with a bit of heat. "They feel the student has to earn the secrets of the trade. However, magic is not shoemaking. An ignorant cobbler is unlikely to accidentally make a shoe which will devour the wearer's foot. Or the cobbler's soul."
