Because there are only so many stories you can write about unhappy people doing horrible things to each other, I’ve been trying to write a more upbeat faerie-based YA thing. I’ve been slacking a bit this week, partly because of playing too much Civ IV, partly because of a sticky plot point that wouldn’t resolve itself, until I realised that I am writing something with faeries so the obvious solution is magic.
So yes, I magicked away my problem. This is much easier than actually, logically solving anything. I can see why so many people want to write fantasy now.