tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post2920026452258023074..comments2024-03-29T05:48:34.348-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Eureka! That's It!Elana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-33820452790774793682009-09-05T23:41:05.961-06:002009-09-05T23:41:05.961-06:00Hey Elana;
I remember reading a story a long time ...Hey Elana;<br />I remember reading a story a long time ago (last century, natchurly)that had the idea that Merlin of King Arthur fame was living his life backwards and that he was also Benjamin Franklin, somehow. So I've already grokked the concept though I don't quite know what good it did for me. Anyway my wife and I had a moment the other day when we realized that one of her former 7th grade students was 40 years old. Yikes, double yikes, that will make you pluck out a few gray hairs.<br /><br />Whee, it's all down hill now<br /><br />NathanNathanhttp://ifgodis4you.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-63475692976188030402009-09-04T10:30:21.879-06:002009-09-04T10:30:21.879-06:00Niiiiiice BTTF reference. LOVE those movies... I w...Niiiiiice BTTF reference. LOVE those movies... I wish there were more!L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-91155955232546203632009-09-02T03:18:21.739-06:002009-09-02T03:18:21.739-06:00I hope you'll have that moment soon! I'm n...I hope you'll have that moment soon! I'm new to your blog and I have a question. Are you published? And do you have an agent? I have seen your advice on QT forums and it seems like you have a lot of experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-61234693899210132702009-09-01T06:16:51.244-06:002009-09-01T06:16:51.244-06:00I had a professor in college who was equally obses...I had a professor in college who was equally obsessed with time. I was studying some Communication Theory with him, once, out of the blue, he made us all write a paper about our idea of time, how we perceive it, visualize it. He just wanted to know. <br />Time is a very interesting concept.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708851895104018255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-68253974170791122962009-08-31T23:36:58.386-06:002009-08-31T23:36:58.386-06:00Yep, I have Eureka moments all the time - but by t...Yep, I have Eureka moments all the time - but by the time I get around to writing them down, I can't remember them anymore :D I am also hoping something spectacular presents itself before November :)Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-15943501067105510442009-08-31T21:01:24.047-06:002009-08-31T21:01:24.047-06:00Yeah, Corey, I couldn't read TTW. It was just ...Yeah, Corey, I couldn't read TTW. It was just too much for me. I tried, I really did.<br /><br />I'm glad so many of you have Eureka! moments! I keep thinking maybe I'll get one. But I think mine are smaller.<br /><br />And L.T.! Girl, you're the only one who commented on the 1.21 Gigawatts! I do love me some Back to the Future. I think I had a huge crush on Michael J. Fox as a child. Okay, I know I did. ;-)Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-17785182807587705482009-08-31T20:54:49.667-06:002009-08-31T20:54:49.667-06:00My eureka moments are usually often, but small in ...My eureka moments are usually often, but small in size. I leave problems in my writing all the time for my subconscious to solve. <br /><br />However, I have had ideas stew for YEARS before I have stumbled upon the right way to address them.<br /><br />Shelley<br /><br />P.S. Once, when I was having trouble sleeping, I read A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking and discovered that there is no law of the universe that states that time must progress chronologically. Yeah, still can't wrap my mind around it. Probably I just misunderstood the point....what with being sleep deprived and all.storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-23182089044866036522009-08-31T17:43:10.848-06:002009-08-31T17:43:10.848-06:00First off, people under forty have NO RIGHT to say...First off, people under forty have NO RIGHT to say their old...I'm just sayin'!!!<br /><br />As for Eureka moments - I get them all the time - and always following long stretches of stewing. I love those moments. And I love them even more when they turn into a novel!Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-92014360883265675672009-08-31T16:27:24.768-06:002009-08-31T16:27:24.768-06:00p.s. I loved all the funny themes for time in this...p.s. I loved all the funny themes for time in this. The 1.21 gigawatts was my fav. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-48232493559088558472009-08-31T16:26:56.205-06:002009-08-31T16:26:56.205-06:00I've never had a "novel-in-a-moment"...I've never had a "novel-in-a-moment" Eureka moment but I've had "scene/plot" Eureka moments and they're beautiful. Sadly, mine seem to come about every 6 months. That's a long wait. *Sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-34030536912405751312009-08-31T15:54:37.134-06:002009-08-31T15:54:37.134-06:00Oh my lanta - The Curious Case of Benjamin haunted...Oh my lanta - The Curious Case of Benjamin haunted me too! I couldn't stop thinking about it for a long time after. Time is crazy, because even if we didn't have ways to measure it, it would still be there. We are created with a beginning and an end and all that space in between is what we call time. It's crazy to me that God trancends time, that He invented it. Time does not knit him in like it does us. I just can't wrap my finite human brain around that.<br /><br />Hoping for your AH-HA moment soon! Let us know when it happens!Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-78466373512418023032009-08-31T14:04:34.925-06:002009-08-31T14:04:34.925-06:00Awesome post! Usually this Eureka! moment happens ...Awesome post! Usually this Eureka! moment happens after I've finished the story and I read through it. It's amazing how some things tie together in ways I hadn't expected, and couldn't quite recall.<br /><br />Honestly, I am so out of touch with time, it would be a relief if the clocks and calendars went the way of my first two novels. I hate being encapsulated by time. :pDanyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-19939049056863433512009-08-31T13:01:28.646-06:002009-08-31T13:01:28.646-06:00I had a great one with my current WIP. I could not...I had a great one with my current WIP. I could not figure out the MC's name. Even if readers don't make the connection, for me the name has to have meaning. But I started doing backstory on his parents, and when I figured out his mom's job and how it ties in with the story, his name became obvious. It was definitely a Eureka! moment and it helped propel the story in new directions. It was AWESOME!Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-4566797616072521102009-08-31T12:37:39.355-06:002009-08-31T12:37:39.355-06:00I LOVE eureka moments. I always grab my notebook a...I LOVE eureka moments. I always grab my notebook and right everything down immediately so I don't forget. When that happened with Unclaimed Baggage it was the best feeling ever. Like puzzle pieces clicking into place.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-39685952650379677812009-08-31T12:32:50.344-06:002009-08-31T12:32:50.344-06:00Great post.
Pads of paper sit on my bedside table...Great post.<br /><br />Pads of paper sit on my bedside table, in the car and in my purse prepared for when the aha moment hits. We won't talk about the times though, that I can't find a pen. That said, I think it's the season of year in which the feeling of time escaping hits us. I wrote about that today too.Lizahttp://middlepassages-lcs.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-40455348759838267082009-08-31T12:32:24.012-06:002009-08-31T12:32:24.012-06:00My daughter's piano teacher has this philosoph...My daughter's piano teacher has this philosophy of letting things simmer. She doesn't "pass off" her piece for a long time, just letting it simmer and to allow the little nuances to shine through. I've often thought of that in my writing. Although I am nowhere near the level I want to be or where others are at, I have ideas that are simmering and coming together in the back of my mind. The Eureka moments always come after they have been simmering away and the flavors are just right!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230095866994143495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-86141794695433272252009-08-31T10:08:51.915-06:002009-08-31T10:08:51.915-06:00Awesome post Elana. I have those moments from tim...Awesome post Elana. I have those moments from time to time, and it is so much fun. Oh, and strap on your cape because I've awarded you a badge. Check it out on my site.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-16655009757628532872009-08-31T10:01:06.256-06:002009-08-31T10:01:06.256-06:00I am not so much fascinated with time and death as...I am not so much fascinated with time and death as the notions people contrive to deal with them: spirits, the afterlife, heaven, hell, etc. I avoided contemplation of these things in my writing until my current WIP. My protagonist spoke up while I was dozing off one night. I've been killing off a lot of characters lately and she wanted to know why they weren't a part of her world anymore and what she could do about it. My gut response was "There's nothing you can do," but the more I thought about it, the more I realized she was in a position to change the cosmic order of things and --voila! It became a huge plot point. I LOVE those moments!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11705255339298179745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-46298357476935883452009-08-31T09:49:09.822-06:002009-08-31T09:49:09.822-06:00I think about time alot too. How we use it, etc. I...I think about time alot too. How we use it, etc. I've heard in other countries there's a much more relaxed atmosphere, even a sense of no time at all.<br />And then I'm always thinking about time, is it linear or is it circular? And God exists outside of time, which is why is He was, is, and is to come. Yikes! My brain's twisting.<br />But I totally agree. IT's fascinating.<br /><br />Except when it comes to our kiddos growing up. Then it's just bittersweet.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-62854914872535906602009-08-31T09:27:44.359-06:002009-08-31T09:27:44.359-06:00I love, love, LOVE those moments! They just make y...I love, love, LOVE those moments! They just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.B.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767654810069240472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-40955455297972045002009-08-31T09:07:00.145-06:002009-08-31T09:07:00.145-06:00Time is such a monster. I live for 5 pm so that I ...Time is such a monster. I live for 5 pm so that I can leave work, especially 5 pm on Fridays. I hate living that way. I long for the day when the clock is no longer an enemy but an ally.<br /><br />What drived me batty is the thought of eternity. I try not to think too much on it, however. I think it might drive me crazy!<br /><br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-42066706270621159262009-08-31T08:57:54.841-06:002009-08-31T08:57:54.841-06:00Normally when I get those "eureka" momen...Normally when I get those "eureka" moments, it's at a most inconvenient time. But because they are what they are, I generally remember them until I can jot them down, thank goodness. Seems like I only get one per story though...my subconscious (muse, whatever) is stingy that way, I guess. <br /><br />I did have a dream the other night that was a complete plot with characters and all, and I actually remembered enough of it to write it down the next morning. Unfortunately, I couldn't remember the "key" to all the plot secrets, but perhaps that will be my "eureka" moment when I finally get around to writing that story. :-)Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-66856390861786619942009-08-31T08:52:27.711-06:002009-08-31T08:52:27.711-06:00If Benjamin Button freaked you out, better not rea...If Benjamin Button freaked you out, better not read The Time Traveler's Wife!Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-82763504436764747862009-08-31T08:43:14.194-06:002009-08-31T08:43:14.194-06:00Sadly, not often. My ideas have to be draged out.....Sadly, not often. My ideas have to be draged out...kicking and screaming and clawing along the walls of my brain. dang it.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-20160985572042088472009-08-31T08:34:05.462-06:002009-08-31T08:34:05.462-06:00I've had those moments. It is until then that...I've had those moments. It is until then that the work really comes together. I love it when it happens.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.com