Story Wizard Gifts

"Put a bit more expression into it..." "We can't tell the difference between the elephant and the mouse!"

'So you want an advance on your writer's block?'

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

Nerd tryouts.

"Baldo, you're a very good artist! You should put your talent to use."

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

'Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest algologist of all?'

'Technically, I was making fun of your writing ability.'

'It's nothing that a few stem cells and 75 years of research can't fix.'

Sorry, I've said all I can say in this medium.

Newton's Cradle Solar System

Tesseract of the D'Urbervilles.

"Just ignore it. It's a mirage."

"This realm isn't big enough for both of our killer outfits."

'31 years in graphic design eh, so I shouldn't be surprised you've retouched your photo on your CV.'

'My manuscript is available for download on the internet. I'll email the link to you.'

". . . so, all I really need to do is change one word."

"Fair's fair. I cooked the dinner, so you can clean the cauldron!"

'There are two types of alchemy - there's organic and there's inorganic.'

"Tom's writing has been going really well! He's written over 200,000 words. Now he just needs to work out what order to put them in!"

"I was doing well in school and planning to be a computer programmer - but somewhere along the way I must have taken a wrong turn."

"Just play the hit single, then you can do the experimental track."

"What a load of hocus-pocus!"

'You have received a grant from the king - his secret incantation to chant over your experiments.'

'He will observe your text now...'

Remember, honey, abracadabra doesn't work anymore. Now it's command, option, shift.

"Victims of out-sorcery."

'Gifted class, indeed. One is gifted in science, but he can't read - one is gifted in reading, but won't even try math...'

"Reading social media, I almost miss grammar, spelling and punctuation"

'Between you and me Wizard, is it true that you intellectuals have pointed heads?'