A Birthday Party Business Plan
There’s more than one way to be a kid magician
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Practical how-to guides and tutorials from contributors.
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Classical Misdirection
From the book Conover, here’s a guide to using misdirection in planning your magic
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The Nauseous Limit
Creating a trick often comes with trade-offs; something simpler may also be less convincing… or not.
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Cultivating Character
The unpredictable path to an authentic voice
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Lost and Found, Part 2
Finding stuff that really shouldn’t be there
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The Warped Deck
Not a real fake, a fake fake: that is, something that simply can’t be—but there it is.
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Ten Thousand Shows
Some experience, earned the hard way. What does 10,000 hours actually earn you?
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Negotiating
Establishing agreement, avoiding adversity. We learn this age-old skill from a seasoned pro
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Lost and Found
Kid show magicians are constantly leaving props behind. David Kaye (aka Silly Billy) has some theories about why.
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Mirror, Mirror
Maybe you need to look closer. Is the reflection in the mirror what we’re actually looking at?
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The Process of Listening
A psychotherapist explains the right way to actually listen to people.