By: Alex Limberg
You want to pull your reader out of his everyday life and
draw him into your fantastic world? Want to wow her with things she would have
never imagined possible?
Then you need to introduce magic into your stories!
Here are a couple of hints on how to create a special
experience with magic:
Clearly Set the Rules Upfront
First things first: To make your readers go along with your
action and feel suspense, you have to set the rules of what magic can do in
your world and, more importantly, what it can’t do.
Imagine if your wizard would just have to snap his finger and
could achieve anything he wanted. The story would have no serious obstacle
anymore and it would become boring quickly. To prevent that, you have to define
the limits for your magically skilled characters and for their spells.
Maybe a spell only works for objects your magician touches.
Maybe its effect only lasts for three minutes, maybe it doesn’t work in windy
places. If at a later point you don’t want your magician to use their skill in
a certain situation, because your plot has other plans, you then have a very
plausible deniability.
If possible, make it clear what magic can and cannot do early
on in your story. Then your reader will not feel tricked by you, the author,
and by a sudden “deus ex machina.” And when a powerful spell lets the magician
take off into the air to save himself, your reader will willingly accept it.
After all, the magician already used his skill in scene one to get a book from
the high shelf.
Because I know keeping a story realistic and engaging at the
same time is a delicate tight rope act, you can download my free e-book
about 44 Key Questions to test your story. It will help you make every
single part of your fantasy tale tight and unforgettable.
Magic Is Tied
to the Magician
. . .
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