$10(1 review, 5 customer ratings) ★★★★★
So, you want to be a good magician? Get these performance, routining, and creativity notes, which detail step-by-step instructions to make your magic better. Packed with time saving tips and techniques that you can use to quickly elevate your routines to a professional level. Learn how to use the Triple-Trilogy Structure and the powerful Series of Three Principle to plan your entire show. Then, you'll learn how to fully script your routines (forget about "patter"), organize your props, practice and rehearse (yes, they are different!), and conduct your business professionally.
Plus, you'll find an entire section devoted to creating your own original magic. It's all here. Everything you need to know to become a better entertainer.
17 pages
word count: 10142 which is equivalent to 40 standard pages of text
Reviewed by Jim Short (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Monday 27 April, 2026Mr. Harlan is an experienced and accomplished performer and it shows in this manuscript. He gives incredibly solid advice on building an act. Performing and describing a performance are two different skill sets. Most performers aren't good writers. Fortunately for us, Mr. Harlan, in addition to his great performance skills, is also a very good writer. The material is described clearly, and he goes not only into the 'what, but also the 'why'.
Please note that there are no tricks explained. This is a how-to on taking the material you already know and organizing it into a solid show. Dan also requires you to do some homework. It's not at all difficult, and it is the driving force behind creating a good act.
