tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post7973241696550298603..comments2024-03-28T23:49:23.325-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Tell the Truth Tuesday: ConfessionsElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-91006211524818792602011-02-02T17:37:26.020-07:002011-02-02T17:37:26.020-07:00Oh my gosh this made me laugh and laugh. :)Oh my gosh this made me laugh and laugh. :)Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-76840817718078834022011-01-13T14:21:06.863-07:002011-01-13T14:21:06.863-07:00That's hilarious. I usually imagine things as ...That's hilarious. I usually imagine things as real, or as real as they could be if it's a dragon or something equally mythological. My imagination is terribly detailed and I've been known to get really dissapointed with movies made from books.<br /><br />Sometimes I view the characters as real life actors. Woe unto that character if it turns out to be a pirate. Doesn't matter of the description in the book. He always turns out looking like Johnny Depp (not that this is a bad thing...)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-76855364702664524592011-01-12T16:45:25.616-07:002011-01-12T16:45:25.616-07:00Heehee, priceless. No, um, Elana, I don't imag...Heehee, priceless. No, um, Elana, I don't imagine characters as cartoons. Whatchoo been drinking? *wink* I see characters as real, although admittedly as though viewed w/o my glasses on--a little fuzzy and not always distinct.Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85992319021893786312011-01-12T16:10:47.665-07:002011-01-12T16:10:47.665-07:00Your confession made me smile. When I read, I see ...Your confession made me smile. When I read, I see the story play out as a movie--not cartoon or animated, but with regular actors.<br />By the way, even though it's no longer Tuesday, I had a confession in my blog post today. I confessed that I've been fighting writer's block.<br />Carmela<br /><a href="http://www.teachingauthors.com" rel="nofollow">TeachingAuthors</a>Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-73019278506878744932011-01-12T09:10:39.138-07:002011-01-12T09:10:39.138-07:00Just wanted to make sure you know the ghosts are g...Just wanted to make sure you know the ghosts are going to look like real people.<br /><br /><br />I like that line.Jacqueline Howetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522485407848765933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-5075380809372668442011-01-12T00:15:49.156-07:002011-01-12T00:15:49.156-07:00that is too funny! No, I don't imagine cartoo...that is too funny! No, I don't imagine cartoons but sometimes I'll imagine the people I want based on the personality. Like, despite the author mentioning their brown hair umpteen times, to me they're still blond. OH well!Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-83081738809825340712011-01-11T23:26:50.669-07:002011-01-11T23:26:50.669-07:00oh my cheese. you are never going to believe me, b...oh my cheese. you are never going to believe me, but this is EXACTLY what I do.<br /><br />I will never forget the scariest of them all... the bad guys in Lord of the Rings. They were not like that at ALL in my mind! I remember it being a TOTAL shock when they were all slimy and evil. For me when I read it, they were like big green smurfs... NOT that scary crap!!!~Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872228115110257474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-43650226629170281492011-01-11T22:43:05.336-07:002011-01-11T22:43:05.336-07:00You made me snort out my OJ, you are too hilarious...You made me snort out my OJ, you are too hilarious.<br />Remember Archie of the Betty and Veronica fame? I turned myself in my dream into a cartoon and gave him a black girlfriend - ME!Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-67255225453703317232011-01-11T22:17:35.523-07:002011-01-11T22:17:35.523-07:00I don't usually imagine characters as cartoons...I don't usually imagine characters as cartoons, though WIP in my head is totally manga people. Don't know why.<br />The weird one for me is reading a book, imagining all the people, then rereading and rediscovering the descriptions. "She's got black hair. Since when? She's totally a blonde!" Uncomfortable.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-12758705184608678172011-01-11T20:55:28.906-07:002011-01-11T20:55:28.906-07:00OMG I do the SAME exact thing! I even picture my o...OMG I do the SAME exact thing! I even picture my own book characters as anime/cartoon people. Nice to know I'm not the only one. xDThe Mad Hattresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113592908566046061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-31253737879888281082011-01-11T19:42:50.959-07:002011-01-11T19:42:50.959-07:00Ahh.. that's pretty neat though! I don't ...Ahh.. that's pretty neat though! I don't imagine them as cartoons, but I pretty much watch the whole "movie" play out in my head as I read it. And it's NEVER like what I imagined if I actually do get to see the movie.WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-84559188516725902322011-01-11T19:13:11.794-07:002011-01-11T19:13:11.794-07:00Wow, that's cool. No, I don't see in cart...Wow, that's cool. No, I don't see in cartoons, but I picture the entire Hunger Games trilogy as taking place in my elementary school playground. Weird, huh?Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-19314210566294478052011-01-11T18:26:00.404-07:002011-01-11T18:26:00.404-07:00You crack me up! I have NEVER heard of someone do...You crack me up! I have NEVER heard of someone doing that. You are one of a kind. <br /><br />Confession ... I love Nicolas Sparks novels and cry like a baby at the end of every single one of them. Boo hoo!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-33206612176425383362011-01-11T17:51:57.618-07:002011-01-11T17:51:57.618-07:00That's so funny -I don't think I've he...That's so funny -I don't think I've heard of anyone who has imagined things in cartoon. You definitely have an interesting brain! As in good. Good interesting.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127447015151066065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-65620972108474404142011-01-11T15:15:15.374-07:002011-01-11T15:15:15.374-07:00I can never really see the characters in a story c...I can never really see the characters in a story clearly and nothing's sharp; faces don't materialize unless I really focus hard on the description of what the person's like.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-80846277540497923812011-01-11T15:14:11.051-07:002011-01-11T15:14:11.051-07:00hahaha. That's cool, not embarrassing. I love ...hahaha. That's cool, not embarrassing. I love it!Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-66982685357143652172011-01-11T14:59:48.028-07:002011-01-11T14:59:48.028-07:00I was SO not expecting that! And yeah, it made me ...I was SO not expecting that! And yeah, it made me smile!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-62381375425382473652011-01-11T14:01:58.099-07:002011-01-11T14:01:58.099-07:00Awesome! Lol. I always know if it's a tosser w...Awesome! Lol. I always know if it's a tosser when the picture comes out like a seventies sitcom.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-34232360638961769172011-01-11T13:02:34.890-07:002011-01-11T13:02:34.890-07:00My imagination is vaguely cartoonish so I think I ...My imagination is vaguely cartoonish so I think I adapt okay at the movies. However, when I see an anime that reminds me of my characters or something, I totally geek out. "OMG! He's RIGHT THERE!!!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-80610537993097405842011-01-11T12:53:33.008-07:002011-01-11T12:53:33.008-07:00Heehee, I like it!
I don't see in cartoons, b...Heehee, I like it!<br /><br />I don't see in cartoons, but I am a HUGE visual thinker so all books are movies in my brain. <br /><br />My confession is that I don't ever imagine clear faces for people when I read. Until I see the movie, then that's what they look like in my head forever more. :)Miriam Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773194271144793485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-21482892322843691642011-01-11T12:24:17.711-07:002011-01-11T12:24:17.711-07:00I cannot believe I actually misspelled 'despic...I cannot believe I actually misspelled 'despicable'.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-17613709906415251162011-01-11T12:10:35.370-07:002011-01-11T12:10:35.370-07:00That's just weird.lol
Dispicable Me is now my...That's just weird.lol<br /><br />Dispicable Me is now my favorite movie. I quote from it frequently...in a heavy russian accent.<br /><br />Also, any time someone asks me a question I say "Whaaaat?" in a high pitched voice accompanied by a complicated head turn, lip curl, wide eyed combo expression. It's difficult but it can be done.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-90462036119501127542011-01-11T12:07:27.074-07:002011-01-11T12:07:27.074-07:00You're not alone! I totally imagine books in a...You're not alone! I totally imagine books in a more cartoon-ish/drawn way than as real people. XPKrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-9861164041483051142011-01-11T12:05:31.575-07:002011-01-11T12:05:31.575-07:00ROTFL! That is awesome! I don't think I've...ROTFL! That is awesome! I don't think I've ever heard of anyone who does that. You are one special lady!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-2262908142851488422011-01-11T11:36:48.094-07:002011-01-11T11:36:48.094-07:00That's great. Did you watch a lot of cartoons ...That's great. Did you watch a lot of cartoons as a kid? I'm curious, is that how you envision your own books? I think I'm going to do a post of my own on this topic!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.com