I started this story about four years ago. As the title suggests, it was to be the memoirs of the mirror from "Snow White" in the centuries before and after that tale. Once I did a little reading about mirrors and ancient Chinese history, I was suddenly intimidated by the story's ambitiousness.
I need to get over that. Comments welcome.
(PS: Remember when I said "Look Around You" was a tentative title? I just discovered three more blogs and a British comedy show with the same title. Now I really have to change it. Ideas?)
The fairest of them all?
Well, to be honest, I’d have to say it’s me.
I know I should not boast, but my long history has given me
infinite perspectives on human interaction. I’ve seen endless conflicts, from
boudoirs to battlefields; I’ve gazed at emperors and wide-eyed babes, priests
and malefactors, as they gazed upon me. I’ve been confessor, counselor,
witness, accuser, and sometimes alibi.
It is this wealth of human experience
that uniquely qualifies me, while having no “human” experiences of my own, to arbitrate
the conflicts brought before me, to critique the events of history, and to
judge the mortals with an impartiality that only –
Oh, that’s not what you mean by “fairest”.
An interesting snippet...makes one curious as to what the character may be.
ReplyDeleteGreat premise. I love when we see ourselves through an unexpected viewpoint or see a different slant on a tale from a different angle and what better than a mirror? The connotations there are pretty cool with what your reflection leaves and all AND apparently, he's a smart alec - so he's got that going for him.
ReplyDeleteWow this is just amazing. I wanna see where this leads. Reflections of Magic Mirror is a good title methinks
ReplyDeleteOr perhaps "The voice on the Wall"? Just shootin' ideas here
ReplyDeleteI like this concept...a mirror's point of view. I agree with Mad Writer, Reflections of a Magic Mirror is good.
ReplyDeleteNice play on the word fairest. It's cool to see the story from the mirror's perspective--great idea!
ReplyDeleteHow about just "Reflections"?
An inanimate narrator? Cool.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting premise - and original (mirror as narrator, confidant, witness...).
ReplyDeleteAnd you're correct to change the title (if it's already been used). To many books have identical titles - not good for marketing. As for ideas... titles are HARD. Give me a few more snippets to think about it.
I like the premise, and the voice of the snippet is interesting. :) Go for it!
ReplyDeleteI like Reflections, as well.
I very much like the snippet - a smart alec mirror, reflecting on the multitude of humanity's foibles it has seen. And the final line is great! As to titles, I suspect "Reflections" will have been used already. How about "Visions from silvered glass" or "Mirrored Truths" ? (Not checked if either of these have been used, so treat with caution!)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting concept.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this!
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