I Had Amazing Powers

Jun 30

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Joseph Minart Author Interview

The Tale of the Young Witch follows a teenage girl in a small village who discovers she has magical abilities that were long thought lost from the world. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

When I first thought about the concept, I was watching a Game of Thrones episode and I thought to myself, What would happen to that world if it underwent an industrial revolution? Then I thought to myself, What if our alternate history of the real world turned out differently based on a magic interwined with history? Different movies and television shows, especially Japanese animation, also inspired me with making sure imagery and world building was a first.

Amelia struggles with believing she has magical abilities and how to wield them while dealing with the loss of her home and father.

What were some driving ideals behind your character’s development?

I tried putting myself in her shoes. I would have been struggling to believe I had amazing powers at first, just like her. She had to grow up over the course of the story to meet challenges and overcome them.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

History, science, philosopical concepts, cinematography.

Will this novel be the start of a series or are you working on a different story?

I am actually thinking about making a follow-up book to explore some remaining concepts that were mentioned but went unanswered from this book.

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When the age of witchcraft and sorcery died out, the world moved on, and most people believed they would never see its magical influences ever again. But it wasn’t so. The past has an uncanny habit of reinventing itself in the present, and the magic surrounding witchcraft cannot easily be undone.

Now in 1901, 450 years after the perceived death of witchcraft, an unsuspecting teenager, Amelia Twigg, is about to discover that not only does magic and witchcraft still exist, but it has found in her a vessel in which to manifest itself.

When a floating broom in her cellar makes it clear that magic is still around, Amelia is initially skeptical. But when it becomes apparent that she is indeed a witch, with powers that she could scarcely believe, she is hesitant to use them, fearful of the consequences and the future.

All that, however, is quickly put aside when she becomes the target of a secretive cabal who are intent on unlocking the secrets of witchcraft for their own uses once more.

Now, relentlessly hunted by this group, Amelia must find a way to stay one step ahead as she comes to terms with her abilities. But can she evade them long enough to learn how to use the powers she has been granted? Or will they find her before the magic inside of her can truly become effective?
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