🪞 Writing About Magical Mirrors 🪞 #MondayBlogs

Mondays have become a lot more interesting for me now that I can share my writerly thoughts on cool topics like time loops, curses (future posts), and now, magical mirrors.

I need a magical mirror in my house. One that guarantees me a reflection where I look 10 years younger and two stone lighter – ha! Waking up and gazing at my reflection would be such a wonderful experience. There would be no more groans, sighs, counting of new wrinkles, grey hair spotting, gasps or screams (when I am in my allergy season).

Let’s talk about magical mirrors and adding them to your stories.

Mirrors can bring tension, symbolism and wonder to your tale. With a sprinkling of creative magic you can do all sorts of fun things using your magical mirror. It can distort reality, explore a mysterious part of the person gazing into it, reveal hidden truths or act as a doorway to another world.

If you looking at add a magical mirror here are some things to think about:

Decide the mirror’s primary function is: is it a portal or a doorway to another world? Does it reveal hidden truths about a person’s character, or does it show something about the future?Use it to explore interesting things: Shame or regret (oooooh!) or who I could have been? (Oh gosh!) Characters who are lying to themselves are so much fun to write. Use the mirror to show them things they don’t want to see or accept. Cracked mirror fun: Let the mirror crack to signal the end of something or someone – gasp! For me, as a romance writer, it could signal the end of a relationship. Cracked mirrors are so unsettling as well so you will be building tension. Shake things up a bit: Maybe it could show someone else? Or another place or time? This is a common theme amongst magic mirrors generally: mirrors don’t lie – well maybe your mirror could lie?

Now I do love a spoonful of romance so here’s some considerations:

Does the mirror show a future love?

Does it show a romantic betrayal (oh gosh!)

Does it show their wedding day but they are not marrying their love interest

A mirror that shows what your love interest dislikes about you (enjoy! )

It cracks to show the love is over

Get those magical mirrors in your stories

I am off to search for a magical mirror which makes me look like a supermodel – sigh!

I am going to add the link to a fascinating post from my friend Icy Sedgwick – called Spells & Scrying: Mirrors in Magic, Mythology & Folklore. The Mirror Superstitions section is fabulous!