Stepladders & Demon Traps by Nicolaj Christensen

Build magic routines with a clearer creative purpose. In Stepladders & Demon Traps, Nicolaj Christensen explores how each choice in a routine can support its central idea, helping you shape magic that feels more considered and coherent.

• Seven routine case studies: Explore close-up and stand-up magic, with and without playing cards.
• Five creative essays: Consider brainstorming, theme and premise, and how individual changes affect a larger vision.
• Purpose-led approach: Christensen examines how to choose ideas that fit a routine’s vision and remove elements that clutter it.
• Illustrated book: 218 pages include 57 hand-drawn illustrations.

Whether you tend to analyze your creative choices or follow instinct, this book offers perspectives and tools to help you develop routines with intention—and make each element serve the magic you want to create.