tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post8250579023612871564..comments2023-09-07T07:16:10.305-04:00Comments on Flights of Fantasy: Mirrors in fantasyMarian Pererahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-1094978711598443192011-03-04T23:10:27.317-05:002011-03-04T23:10:27.317-05:00Well, I've actually developed the idea for a r...Well, I've actually developed the idea for a role playing game I'm going to be running. When a mirror is used individually then the copy is obviously made of the same material as the mirror it came from (I've got glass, Silver, bronze, and polished stone). They break in the same way the materials of the mirror would.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-53071754830243882052011-02-28T20:00:11.756-05:002011-02-28T20:00:11.756-05:00Dominique - I like the idea of a mirror replicatin...<b>Dominique</b> - I like the idea of a mirror replicating something, but I wonder if copies would be flawed in some way? Like photocopies, perhaps they don't match the original exactly.<br /><br />And are they tied to the mirror in some way? If it breaks, will they shatter too?<br /><br /><b>Brittany</b>, thanks for the award. :)<br /><br /><b>Angela</b> - another use could be a mirror that's a window to another world, allowing its owner to look and listen but not actively interact. <br /><br />Might be equal parts fun and frustration, to watch events happening without being able to participate at all. <br /><br /><b>Paula</b> - I repeated the line to a friend of mine and it had the same effect on her. :DMarian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-15317943920902922722011-02-26T10:23:36.811-05:002011-02-26T10:23:36.811-05:00I loved the magic mirror with a sense of humor in ...I loved the magic mirror with a sense of humor in Shrek.<br /><br />Did anyone else have a hard time getting past the 'Speculum, speculum" part of the Tanith Lee quote? I had instant flashbacks to my annual GYN checkups.Diane Dooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885069013563088280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-10719238056202611952011-02-24T20:53:57.639-05:002011-02-24T20:53:57.639-05:00What a great post on mirrors. Like you, I've a...What a great post on mirrors. Like you, I've always love the 'possibility' of what they represent. I loved facing two and imagining each refraction as a doorway to somewhere else. <br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-87186676320006808812011-02-24T08:34:20.636-05:002011-02-24T08:34:20.636-05:00Ah, forgot to tell you the idea that popped into m...Ah, forgot to tell you the idea that popped into my head when I read this post last night. <br />Mirrors as a duplication device. Take two or more enchanted mirrors, put them together (My original thought was a five sided box) put something in the middle, mutter the words or spell reach into the box and pull out the infinite reflections of the original item. Great way to build a quick army.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-22199275641320174162011-02-24T08:31:30.948-05:002011-02-24T08:31:30.948-05:00I don't use a mirror, but a mirror substitute ...I don't use a mirror, but a mirror substitute as a gateway to the faerie world in my novel. The changelings in my world keep faerie-gardens where they grow mushrooms and ferns and shade-loving plants. To communicate with the faerie world they have to eat a particular kind of mushroom and look into the wide shallow pool of water in the center of the garden.<br /><br />I liked Lewis Carol's use of mirrors with Alice in wonderland, and incidentally, I'm going to be running a role playing game where I pull heavily on the influence of Through The Looking Glass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-50311183699100855382011-02-23T22:42:04.311-05:002011-02-23T22:42:04.311-05:00Maria - And it's better than a wormhole in at ...<b>Maria</b> - And it's better than a wormhole in at least one way. <br /><br />A wormhole is evidently a means of transportation. A mirror? Looks like an ordinary part of the furnishings. I love it when something apparently commonplace turns out to be anything but. <br /><br /><b>Mary</b> - There are so many ways to use mirrors... for instance, what if a person died but their soul was trapped in a nearby mirror that hadn't been covered? <br /><br />And I picked up <i>Neuromancer</i> because the heroine was "a mirror-eyed street samurai".<br /><br /><b>Sara</b> - I missed that! There was a copy of <i>Fully Dark, No Stars</i> in the library, so I sat down right there and read three of the stories, but none of them were the one you mentioned. I'll look for that next time I'm at the library.Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-59689702351085610342011-02-23T15:00:03.188-05:002011-02-23T15:00:03.188-05:00In Stephen King's collection Full Dark No Star...In Stephen King's collection Full Dark No Stars there's a short story where one of the character's believes there's an alternate reality in her mirror. It was well done and felt more psychological than fantastical.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398802177166008567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-64012848145304461222011-02-23T10:13:43.940-05:002011-02-23T10:13:43.940-05:00I love the idea of using mirrors in fantasy; I hav...I love the idea of using mirrors in fantasy; I have a half-written ms with a mirror element. I thought JKR's Mirror of Erised was one of the cleverest things in her Harry Potter series. <br /><br />That viewing oneself from multiple mirror angles thing gets a little less pleasant as you get older, but the mirror infinity trick will continue to astonish and delight me forever.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-35434970180962194682011-02-23T09:40:28.548-05:002011-02-23T09:40:28.548-05:00I'm always cautious about using mirrors becaus...I'm always cautious about using mirrors because they can easily become trope-ish. But the book I'm working on now has a scene with mirrors. I'm using it as a means of transportation--much like a wormhole.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com