I had never heard of this past president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. If not for his effort, the I.B.M. may not have survived.

As much as it hurts, Ryan watches his own live performance on video and picks all the nits in an ongoing progress to develop a new routine.

A fun, totally impromptu, idea for a disappearing napkin from Robert Hamilton in the pages of the GEN.

Take a peek in my case as I entertained a room full of people with only a handful of props.

Assuming there are a dozen ways to do any magic trick, how do you pick the method that is right for you?

A complete walkthrough of making a 5-layer custom jumbo card. This allows you to create your own custom themed tricks limited only by your imagination, and clip-art library.

A magician wears many hats when producing their own show. This shares some advice on how you can better prepare in advance to have your show day run more smoothly.

Printable calculator cards you can brand with your business info. A great giveaway and magic class lesson all done for you and ready to print at home.

Ryan offers some creative updates on a trick called 'Spot Weld' from 1961 on this edition of Lost In Print.

Inspired by Robert Harbin, this close-up production box packs flat as a pancake.

In this episode of the Theory & Thoughts for Magicians podcast Ryan takes a critical look at the prominence of self-working tricks in magic.

Ryan shows you how he sets up a home studio to take "good enough" promo photos so you can keep your image up to date.