Why can some characters wield magic in the outer world?

Who can wield word magic in the outer word?

In Book 1 The Battle for the Peacekeepers, Janine Vickers first demonstrates the ability when she saves Yas and Sam from mythological lions with human heads attacking them in Ancient Alexandria. She’s able to tidy up the magic that’s dropped onto the library floor and push it back into the book that the words came from. There are other examples too, but for those of you who have not read all the books yet (please do 😊), I don’t want to spoil the fun. It will be worth your time!

How can word magic be wielded in the outer world?

The next question I hear you asking is how can magic be wielded in the outer world? Well, we know that when we read, we imagine the scene happening in our mind’s eye. And as I’ve written about in The Worlds of the Word Guardians, the imagination powers the magical ink that enables the creation of the realm, in which the reader then views the story playing out in their mind’s eye. But the magic doesn’t just stop there.

We know when we tell other people about a good book we’re reading, we see that book play out in our mind’s eye again. So, in the same way, the Word Guardians characters can ‘pull’ on the same magic in the outer world. It takes much more focus and effort, but for those practiced in wielding word magic in the realms, it’s possible and boy do they do it well.

So, is it a plot hole, or a twist then?

Well, yes, you got me, it’s not a plot hole. It was an intentional twist that I wanted to include because it’s unexpected. Magic should stay where it’s created right? In a realm. But is the magic there to be drawn on by the reader’s imagination or does the reader’s imagination create the magic? Ultimately, it’s both.

To see what I mean, you’re just going to have to read the books in the series. Buy Book 1 The Battle for the Peacekeepers using the link below and start watching for the characters that can wield word magic in the outer world. It might surprise you who can and who can’t. Happy reading!