tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post2331275192469057400..comments2024-03-28T23:49:23.325-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Idea EnvyElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-53481358283905565692012-02-29T23:13:10.045-07:002012-02-29T23:13:10.045-07:00I dunno. I think there are a bazillion awesome ide...I dunno. I think there are a bazillion awesome ideas out there right now. Guess it comes down to execution. And dude, your ideas are fab too. You rock the YA world with some of your own. <br /><br />Can't wait to read all of these, though.Nichole Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536148445303996747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-18346911326730211822012-02-29T13:16:44.222-07:002012-02-29T13:16:44.222-07:00Wow, yes, idea envy. Fabulous! And I adore the cov...Wow, yes, idea envy. Fabulous! And I adore the cover of UNDER THE NEVER SKY. Very striking. :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-20623541383963554982012-02-29T09:20:32.984-07:002012-02-29T09:20:32.984-07:00Heck yah, don't we all. I've GOT to read U...Heck yah, don't we all. I've GOT to read Under The Never Sky. I keep meaning to pick it up and keep getting busy. I'm going to go buy it right now!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-53384695763098562142012-02-29T09:20:29.084-07:002012-02-29T09:20:29.084-07:00I felt a bit like that when I read Neverwhere, by ...I felt a bit like that when I read Neverwhere, by Neil Gaimen's "Neverwhere." It was so descriptive that I just felt like giving up, but then I remembered that he's been doing this a long time and I'm new. I still have a lot to learn and the more I read, the better I get. The more I write, the better I get. It's all up hill if you ask me :)Voidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-70802643101485495172012-02-29T09:15:26.592-07:002012-02-29T09:15:26.592-07:00Who doesn't have writer's envy? They all s...Who doesn't have writer's envy? They all sound so good. ;DCarolyn Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780443388339294502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-49611888401065311122012-02-28T15:35:30.605-07:002012-02-28T15:35:30.605-07:00Ugh, I would so get Idea envy from these too!
St...Ugh, I would so get Idea envy from these too! <br /><br />Still it's great to see these wonderful stories come to light, and I always feel richer in reading them. Imagine what it would be like to not have the ability to read...think of all the spectacular worlds that would be denied us. <br /><br />AngelaAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-49990021883307216602012-02-28T14:28:14.217-07:002012-02-28T14:28:14.217-07:00Yes! I see picture books and think "Dang! Why...Yes! I see picture books and think "Dang! Why didn't I think of that first?!"Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-71090856828342317952012-02-28T11:06:40.017-07:002012-02-28T11:06:40.017-07:00I had this happen when I picked up Laini Taylor...I had this happen when I picked up Laini Taylor's <i> Daughter of Smoke and Bone </i>. And with Harry Potter (what creative mind didn't?!). But honestly, I think that it's not so much the idea behind the story as the way that it's carried out. There are some authors I am supremely jealous of not because of their ideas but because of the way they communicate them! Their execution leaves me drooling. I suppose I don't get idea envy quite as much because I know I couldn't "own it" the way the person who first came across it did. <br /><br />Does that make any sense?ryan graudinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729497306255382625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-38204882711143006752012-02-28T10:32:12.393-07:002012-02-28T10:32:12.393-07:00I can't say I've ever had Idea Envy, but I...I can't say I've ever had Idea Envy, but I have had a "oh crap, that idea was too close to one of mine." That was my experience when Avatar came out. That sounds like an awesome, book, though. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-16990105214950254092012-02-28T09:58:51.654-07:002012-02-28T09:58:51.654-07:00Idea envy? ME? Nah...Just every. freaking. time. I...Idea envy? ME? Nah...Just every. freaking. time. I go to the book store!!<br /><br />Seriously though, I have to take a step back, remember that there are no new ideas out there and then take some new ideas here and there, see if I can rework them for my own evil devices, and voila! Instant new idea!<br /><br />Either that, or I watch a new movie and INSTANTLY get a new character idea!<br /><br />oh, and the word "craptastic" made me laugh out loud!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-4602266814016083132012-02-28T07:50:18.729-07:002012-02-28T07:50:18.729-07:00If it's not idea envy I'm suffering from, ...If it's not idea envy I'm suffering from, it's "OMG!!!! I was thinking about that but it sounded stupid at the time but it sounds so smartly done by this author. Doh!!" yeah, got to love that.<br /><br />I enjoyed Under the Never Sky as well. Although I'm mostly a fantasy and sci-fi chick, I enjoyed the premise of The Book Thief. Seriously, a story told from Death's POV? Egads.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-89961043704649913812012-02-27T19:25:51.183-07:002012-02-27T19:25:51.183-07:00OMG, I suffer form it ALL THE TIME> Only mine ...OMG, I suffer form it ALL THE TIME> Only mine is the PB variety. Children Make Terrible Pets? A bear finds a little boy in the woods and brings him home. Why didn't I think of that! (sob, sob)Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-90877563236198444742012-02-27T18:24:11.663-07:002012-02-27T18:24:11.663-07:00I'm so glad to hear that YOU suffer from idea ...I'm so glad to hear that YOU suffer from idea envy! I look at people like you and think that you never have this problem (because I ALWAYS DO!) It has plagued me for life... but I feel... more human now!<br /><br />So glad you shared, and these books sound great!Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-50858209138790948462012-02-27T17:44:32.476-07:002012-02-27T17:44:32.476-07:00LOL...Elana, you are a character, I'm telling ...LOL...Elana, you are a character, I'm telling you...You always (cliche alert!) hit the nail on the head! ROFL...Yep...I've been there :-) Thanks for your "on-the-spot" honesty. I look forward to it! Ha!June Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570382577796763370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-65573147081151710422012-02-27T17:21:34.155-07:002012-02-27T17:21:34.155-07:00These all sounds so good!! I do believe I'm ex...These all sounds so good!! I do believe I'm experiencing that Idea Envy right now!!! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-23356959056634148682012-02-27T16:50:13.440-07:002012-02-27T16:50:13.440-07:00All three books sound like they will be interestin...All three books sound like they will be interesting reads. Thanks for sharing about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-42468384610213742422012-02-27T16:18:58.002-07:002012-02-27T16:18:58.002-07:00I love Natalie's and Kasie's books and Und...I love Natalie's and Kasie's books and Under the Never Sky is on my TBR list.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658962630981643176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-31196367514022617202012-02-27T13:40:56.130-07:002012-02-27T13:40:56.130-07:00I pretty much live with idea envy...at least it le...I pretty much live with idea envy...at least it leaves me with many great books to read.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-33483578259460661602012-02-27T13:37:23.801-07:002012-02-27T13:37:23.801-07:00I definitely get idea envy. And then I tell myself...I definitely get idea envy. And then I tell myself that it's not so bad because at least I get to READ those books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-75664378956185019532012-02-27T12:59:38.964-07:002012-02-27T12:59:38.964-07:00I find myself always having idea envy, and then I ...I find myself always having idea envy, and then I think, I couldn't have pulled that one off anyway! We are all capable of doing something other people can't do as well as ourselves. Methinks.Jessie Humphrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096043821002254348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-61694647152552326432012-02-27T12:33:34.097-07:002012-02-27T12:33:34.097-07:00Idea Envy? HECK YEAH!!!
I enjoyed UNDER THE NEVE...Idea Envy? HECK YEAH!!! <br /><br />I enjoyed UNDER THE NEVER SKY, too! got me a personalized, signed copy, even. <br /><br />And TRANSPARENT sounds fantastic! <br /><br />I find that the first whiffs or beginnings of an idea gets better when I brainstorm with other writer friends. Do you do that? Anybody else? It's *not* something I did the first few years I was writing, but I like to now.Kimberley Griffiths Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269829969442171522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-10811955220284503612012-02-27T11:53:49.658-07:002012-02-27T11:53:49.658-07:00HAHA idea envy is the worst! And I think it strik...HAHA idea envy is the worst! And I think it strikes when you least expect it to. I always try to tell myself that any kind of envy can be used for good -- channeled so that I push myself harder. Good luck and for the record, CLEARLY YOUR IDEAS ARE NOT CRAPTASTIC :)Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-1283327867088382642012-02-27T11:47:34.680-07:002012-02-27T11:47:34.680-07:00Thanks, Elana! You're the best.
And yes! I g...Thanks, Elana! You're the best. <br /><br />And yes! I get idea envy all the time too. All the time. I just started EVERNEATH and was like, this idea is fantastic. Why can't I think of stuff like this?? :) Apparently we all get it. Ha!Kasie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169629001145903361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-30390447751670932912012-02-27T11:38:31.056-07:002012-02-27T11:38:31.056-07:00All the time.All the time.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-76747397891517055342012-02-27T11:20:58.379-07:002012-02-27T11:20:58.379-07:00Oh yes, I get this too. But occasionally, when I h...Oh yes, I get this too. But occasionally, when I have a good idea, I worry someone else will also have this idea and carry it off way better than me.<br /><br />So, yeah, either way.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244475646807937843noreply@blogger.com