Writer's Block: The Fifth Dimension

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Depends on the rules for entry, so to speak. Do I have to be purely myself with no special additions/consideration for the fact that I'm not really suited for travelling? Or do I, like the usual story-version of this, have some kind of special talent or ability, or get kicked up a notch to be able to deal with things?

Leaving aside the most direct consideration -- I wouldn't go to any realm where I have to leave my family behind -- I'd say my own world of Zarathan. There, even as "just me" I have... rather clear behind-the-scenes knowledge that I could use to great effect.

Other than that... maybe Oz. There's plenty I might like to visit if I had the right powers or backup, but without that I'd want to play things safe.

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I was thinking that there are alternate Earths, lots of them, and some were much better than ours (possibly based on the naivete of the author?) and others were more exciting, and not necessarily in the proverbial Chinese sense. Take this one:

The Thirteenth Child by Pat Wrede. Here's the blurb for it: "Eff was born a thirteenth child. Her twin brother, Lan, is the seventh son of a seventh son. This means he's supposed to possess amazing talent -- and she's supposed to bring only bad things to her family and her town. Undeterred, her family moves to the frontier, where her father will be a professor of magic at a school perilously close to the magical divide that separates settlers from the beasts of the wild."

They have magic. Not just magic, but standardized magic systems. Any- and everyone can do "simple household magic" like preserving fresh food and keeping out insects and stuff to maintain your health. I could do that. And if I couldn't, there's a group that doesn't believe in doing magic. They get by doing things the hard way. I could be a harmless crackpot like that if I had to.