Essay request forum

exodus · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:15 pm

I'm a big fan of this forum, but have noticed their is a lack of participation from forum members. My opinion is that people don't post here because they don't have anything to write essays about. This is a place to post ideas or topics you would like to see essays on. The only thing that I ask is that you keep this thread for essay requests, not comments about requests. I know it sounds a little harsh, but I hate sifting through request threads to actually find the requests.

davidcon · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:48 pm

A request? Okay, I am not good with making up patter. Can someone write an essay for me on this? Thanks a bunch!

xmas · **Joined:** 02 Dec 2005 **Posts:** 315

can someone write an essay about restaraunt work for me please??? thanks a bunch

exodus · **Posted:** Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:28 pm

exodus wrote:

It gets killer reactions, if done right. It's like any other magic. The trick doesn't get the reactions, the effect does. Ooh, that sounds like the topic of an essay.

Get the hint? I'll try to do one when I get time, but I would really like to get other opinions on this.

Ctorj · **Joined:** 10 Mar 2006 **Posts:** 51

Trick versus effect

Hmmm...I'm actually having a tough time correctly defining that concept.
I will gladly accept corrections about my notions of this:

Trick: the actual mechanics of what you do
Effect: What the people see, what you present and what they perceive should be happening by your actions

Is this correct? Actuality vs. perception? Clarification please...I'm in a writing mood.

exodus · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:12 pm

A trick is "here pick a card. Look I found it." An effect is the motivation for finding a card. It's the psychological part that draws you in. It's what seperates a professional from an amateur.

jw174176 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:36 pm

I think that an essay on magic for the "next generation" is well overdue.

Cigam_Eno · **Posted:** Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:38 pm

davidcon wrote:

A request? Okay, I am not good with making up patter. Can someone write an essay for me on this? Thanks a bunch!

Ya I want one too, and about the history of cups and balls

exodus · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:21 am

Cigam_Eno wrote:

davidcon wrote:

A request? Okay, I am not good with making up patter. Can someone write an essay for me on this? Thanks a bunch!

Ya I want one too, and about the history of cups and balls

Develop your characters (#2)

As for the cups, you really don't need a story, but there are plenty out there to start with.

Cigam_Eno · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:22 am

exodus wrote:

Cigam_Eno wrote:

davidcon wrote:

A request? Okay, I am not good with making up patter. Can someone write an essay for me on this? Thanks a bunch!

Ya I want one too, and about the history of cups and balls

Develop your characters (#2)

As for the cups, you really don't need a story, but there are plenty out there to start with.

Thanks exodus, your the best!

thangdeu · **Joined:** 16 Aug 2006 **Posts:** 212

Are there any essays on a magic club, what to share there and what not to ?

google521 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:27 pm

I read one essay on practice but I would like to hear another person's view of when you know you've practiced enough.

DavidTheCryptic · **Joined:** 22 Mar 2004 **Posts:** 7253 **Location:** Texas

google521 wrote:

I read one essay on practice but I would like to hear another person's view of when you know you've practiced enough.

If I havent written one on that yet, I will write one on it.

KyletheGreat · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:54 am

I'll take care of the one about making up patter...

povallsky · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:50 pm

I've got one on the backburner regards scripting and its importance in magic, and I'll definately be covering the techniques I know and use for coming up with original scrpits and patter. Look out for an essay titled "If You've Nothing Nice to Say..."

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