{"id":1314,"date":"2025-08-03T12:04:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T10:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurentchani.com\/?page_id=1047"},"modified":"2025-09-14T13:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:52:26","slug":"interviews-with-the-mirror-psycho-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/entretiens-avec-le-psycho-miroir-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"A science fiction novelist in a dark suit stands before a mirror. In his reflection, he appears relaxed, wearing a Hawaiian shirt and shorts, as if on vacation at the beach. The scene highlights the contrast between professional rigor and imaginative escape.\" class=\"wp-image-1062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">The author talks with his <strong>mirror<\/strong> a unique relationship, far beyond the simple reflection of its image. Little by little, this silent object becomes a real <strong>confidant<\/strong>, a discreet witness to his doubts and his creative impulses. A <strong>intimate dialogue<\/strong>, where the writer speaks frankly about his writings and projects. This face-to-face allows him to examine his work, compare his ideas and shed light on his <strong>narrative choices<\/strong>. So the mirror changes into <strong>creative partner<\/strong>, secret accomplice of his <strong>literary journey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\"><ul class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-b377334a wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4166 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-infos-pertinentes category-psycho-miroir\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/linevitable-destinee\/\" target=\"_self\" >The inevitable destiny<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/linevitable-destinee\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-93-P.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The inevitable destiny\" style=\"border-radius:14px;height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-93-P.jpg 512w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-93-P-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-93-P-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Robert \u2014 Let&#039;s talk about inevitable destiny. Laurent \u2014 Why does the subject interest you? Robert \u2014 It&#039;s a central aspect of your writing project, which counterbalances free will. Laurent \u2014 Yes. I would express it like this: like two giants of equal strength fighting each other without ever settling. Robert \u2014 I hear. But, at the end of the day, there is... <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/linevitable-destinee\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: L\u2019in\u00e9vitable destin\u00e9e<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-citations category-pourquoi-ecrire category-psycho-miroir\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/rendre-a-cesar-ce-qui-est-a-cesar\/\" target=\"_self\" >Render unto Caesar what is Caesar&#039;s<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/rendre-a-cesar-ce-qui-est-a-cesar\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/@Big-Daddy-64-P.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Render unto Caesar what is Caesar&#039;s\" style=\"border-radius:14px;height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/@Big-Daddy-64-P.jpg 512w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/@Big-Daddy-64-P-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/@Big-Daddy-64-P-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Interview with Robert, the Psycho-Mirror Robert: I&#039;m in a good position to observe you. And I&#039;ve noticed that you have a habit of citing your sources. Laurent: Indeed, it&#039;s a habit I&#039;ve had forever, I think. Robert: I&#039;d even say it&#039;s pathological, in your case. Laurent: It&#039;s possible. I&#039;ve always thought it was important to... <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/rendre-a-cesar-ce-qui-est-a-cesar\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Rendre \u00e0 C\u00e9sar ce qui est \u00e0 C\u00e9sar<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1054 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-infos-pertinentes category-pourquoi-ecrire category-psycho-miroir category-quoi-de-neuf\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/premier-entretien-avec-robert-le-psycho-miroir\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meet Robert, the Psycho-Mirror<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/premier-entretien-avec-robert-le-psycho-miroir\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Meet Robert, the Psycho-Mirror\" style=\"border-radius:14px;height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As usual, my alarm goes off at seven in the morning. It&#039;s been buzzing for five minutes now. What if, for once, someone brought me a steaming cup of coffee in bed... I can still dream. I get up and drag myself to the bathroom. Getting out of bed, I grab my phone and take a look at... <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/premier-entretien-avec-robert-le-psycho-miroir\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Rencontre avec Robert, le psycho-miroir<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L\u2019auteur entretient avec son miroir une relation singuli\u00e8re, bien au-del\u00e0 de la simple r\u00e9flexion de son image. Peu \u00e0 peu, cet objet silencieux devient un v\u00e9ritable confident, t\u00e9moin discret de ses doutes et de ses \u00e9lans cr\u00e9atifs. S\u2019instaure alors un dialogue intime, o\u00f9 l\u2019\u00e9crivain se livre sans d\u00e9tour sur ses \u00e9crits et ses projets. Ce [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1062,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1314","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg",512,768,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1-200x300.jpg",200,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg",512,768,false],"large":["https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg",512,768,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg",512,768,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg",512,768,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1-8x12.jpg",8,12,true],"mailpoet_newsletter_max":["https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-58-1-1.jpg",512,768,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Laurent CHANI","author_link":"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/author\/laurentchojnowski970fe415b2\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"L\u2019auteur entretient avec son miroir une relation singuli\u00e8re, bien au-del\u00e0 de la simple r\u00e9flexion de son image. 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