tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post1855257872686815887..comments2024-03-28T07:00:43.256-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Think BiggerElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-20007546089891711272012-01-10T16:35:20.939-07:002012-01-10T16:35:20.939-07:00I haven't seen any of the MI movies, but it al...I haven't seen any of the MI movies, but it always seems to be character arcs that hit me in movies. Especially every once in a while when those Special characters crop up, which is never often enough.Jenna Blake Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348472716158899465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-16373491399781830742012-01-10T16:04:13.975-07:002012-01-10T16:04:13.975-07:00This post is why I love you, Elana. I'm not ev...This post is why I love you, Elana. I'm not even published yet and I do obsess over what to write next. I totally get where you're coming from. I've been inspired by movies too. I'm not always sure how to translate that action into words, though! :-)June Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570382577796763370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-21860222761637736722012-01-10T13:10:20.932-07:002012-01-10T13:10:20.932-07:00I won't see MI. I'm not a huge fan of Tom ...I won't see MI. I'm not a huge fan of Tom Cruise.<br />But I do like fast paced writing. I think you did a fine job of keeping things exciting and unexpected in Possession. Carrie Ryan also keeps your heart pumping in her zombie books as did Shelli's Untraceable!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-40048838753586916332012-01-10T09:29:13.423-07:002012-01-10T09:29:13.423-07:00Glad you were inspired. Alice in Wonderland from ...Glad you were inspired. Alice in Wonderland from a couple of years ago did that to me, too. And I just saw Midnight in Paris, which I know is going to impact my writing. I just haven't figured out how. <br /><br />(Did you see it? Excellent movie.)Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-78173851903365077182012-01-10T07:20:16.621-07:002012-01-10T07:20:16.621-07:00That is a great idea! As a reader I love to read a...That is a great idea! As a reader I love to read about things that are probably not possible. I get enough reality in my real life.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232979489927013323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-39857463673862167832012-01-10T03:23:58.571-07:002012-01-10T03:23:58.571-07:00Haven't seen it, don't want to. I think I...Haven't seen it, don't want to. I think I'm heading the opposite direction. The books and movies I love are about really small things and small incidents. And I've started writing about really small stuff. In fact, now that I think about it, my last story was about bugs. Not 'sssh, the place is bugged!' bugs. Creepy crawly bugs. <br />Maybe I should go see the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-2097815120458125122012-01-10T01:59:52.578-07:002012-01-10T01:59:52.578-07:00MI4 was hands down one of the most intense movies ...MI4 was hands down one of the most intense movies I've ever seen. Talk about tension and suspense! My mom said I jumped in my seat several times.Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-13756772089618271232012-01-09T23:20:17.697-07:002012-01-09T23:20:17.697-07:00Hey Elana,
Congrats on your book - that's wick...Hey Elana,<br />Congrats on your book - that's wicked. <br />I haven't seen MI yet, but planning on going. I can't say a movie has made me think bigger but my own muse made me! I had an idea a few weeks ago that i thought, no, too complicated... too indepth. It could get completely out of control. But it wouldn't leave me alone, so I'm 26,000 words in and loving it. The twists and turns are fast paced and BIG. However, I'm yet to find out if it makes any sense to anyone else but me! :) <br />Look forward to following you!Jade Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222077919322049845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-6283004459906399192012-01-09T17:20:24.037-07:002012-01-09T17:20:24.037-07:00I always think I need to think bigger! It's on...I always think I need to think bigger! It's one of my goals as a writer, actually.<br /><br />I haven't seen the latest MI, but there was one other thing I learned from the last one. Give breathers. It's a little hard to go through an entire story at full speed. It needs to have a slower moment or two, strategically placed, just to give the person a chance to take a breath!Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-30006169371602198122012-01-09T16:36:09.232-07:002012-01-09T16:36:09.232-07:00I have to remind myself to do that all the time. B...I have to remind myself to do that all the time. But when I do, that's when I fall in love with my story all over again.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-53526761608818832562012-01-09T16:06:27.723-07:002012-01-09T16:06:27.723-07:00LOL It's so funny that you posted this today b...LOL It's so funny that you posted this today because last night as I was working on my WIP, I was thinking about how to make things more impossible for my characters. I'm such a devious author. ;)Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-9162245567534254982012-01-09T15:01:27.516-07:002012-01-09T15:01:27.516-07:00I've had troubles with going big. Still learni...I've had troubles with going big. Still learning that one! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-36407852099956601462012-01-09T14:30:36.812-07:002012-01-09T14:30:36.812-07:00Black Swan changed my life.
The novel I'm try...Black Swan changed my life.<br /><br />The novel I'm trying to sell deals with a main character whose mind is split into two--a human side and an animal side. As I watched Nina's descent into madness and watched her deal with HER two halves, it got my wheels turning and made my manuscript even stronger.<br /><br />The other movie (also directed by Aronofsky) that changed my life was The Fountain. It's a perfect movie. Indescribably perfect, to be honest. I went on a writing bender for 3 days after the last time I watched it. It's emotional, it's spiritual, it's an incredible experience handled so perfectly that it's mind-blowing. <br /><br />Oh dear. I might have raised expectations too far... Still, watch it. Hugh Jackman's best non-Wolverine performance ever.lexcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094072290983267178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-42333025362165004792012-01-09T13:55:38.989-07:002012-01-09T13:55:38.989-07:00I haven't seen it but the hubs really wants to...I haven't seen it but the hubs really wants to so we'll be date-nighting it up, soon.<br /><br />I'm seven kinds of intrigued by the "thinking bigger" epiphany you had. I could use some of those!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-38688368043127076442012-01-09T13:01:44.224-07:002012-01-09T13:01:44.224-07:00I'm kind of thinking the same thing about my o...I'm kind of thinking the same thing about my own work, which is part of the reason I've stalled on the wip. Again. I just kept imagining this story as bigger, faster-paced, more exciting, but it keeps slowing down on me. Just need to get it finished and go back to fix things. *sigh*<br /><br />Good luck, Elana!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-67481276212869828972012-01-09T12:57:09.541-07:002012-01-09T12:57:09.541-07:00I kinda have the opposite problem. I have so many ...I kinda have the opposite problem. I have so many story ideas it's hard to choose one.amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-64219512409269299162012-01-09T12:22:32.250-07:002012-01-09T12:22:32.250-07:00Haven't seen it, wondered if it was any good. ...Haven't seen it, wondered if it was any good. Great way to ponder and brainstorm. Wish you well with thinking big! :)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-40495453257204167482012-01-09T12:21:43.820-07:002012-01-09T12:21:43.820-07:00Movies often do that for me, especially ones that ...Movies often do that for me, especially ones that start with a ludicrous premise and carry it on through like a freight train. Movies like Fight Club, Inception, and Adaptation make me scramble in my seat, hunting for a pen and paper to jot down the flood of ideas that invade my brain.<br /><br />I agree with you wholeheartedly on thinking big. We all can do it. It's more a matter of finding the way to defeat those things within us that keep us thinking small.REINHARDT!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01809613551100700183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-25814495574598437762012-01-09T11:59:24.738-07:002012-01-09T11:59:24.738-07:00I seriously need to see that movie!!
And I can...I seriously need to see that movie!!<br /><br />And I can't wait to see what your new BIG idea will be! #awesomeSusan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-69361555310797985902012-01-09T11:52:23.568-07:002012-01-09T11:52:23.568-07:00I've heard good things about the new MI movie....I've heard good things about the new MI movie. That's a good idea to think bigger as well. Personally, I would love to be able to write something like Inception. It's such an awesome and complicated movie. It'd be hard to translate something like that into words.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-46530269013500461152012-01-09T11:52:20.634-07:002012-01-09T11:52:20.634-07:00That's exactly how I think every day. :)That's exactly how I think every day. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-23740692982197637662012-01-09T11:24:40.581-07:002012-01-09T11:24:40.581-07:00Yuck. I just realized my previous comment sounds m...Yuck. I just realized my previous comment sounds more like a rash than a story idea...For a story idea it's agood thing...really!Jennifer Hoffinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616744694563644199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-46845973152531224452012-01-09T11:22:24.794-07:002012-01-09T11:22:24.794-07:00Ideas that seem small at first can sometimes feste...Ideas that seem small at first can sometimes fester then burst into something bigger...that's happened to me before.Jennifer Hoffinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616744694563644199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-39588412962518774702012-01-09T11:15:22.190-07:002012-01-09T11:15:22.190-07:00I just saw it on the weekend and thought it was gr...I just saw it on the weekend and thought it was great. Loved how Ethan kept getting beat up (and smacked on the head) but not how he never seemed to show any injuries. ???Melanie Stanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065112319140571241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-57935856053020275222012-01-09T10:36:35.591-07:002012-01-09T10:36:35.591-07:00I hear you on the search for ideas. Lately everyth...I hear you on the search for ideas. Lately everything I come up seems small. Maybe I need to see MI. Or maybe not. :)Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.com