tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post106319475907220429..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Visitors From the World Called Imagination - Ellen RennerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-23648973923321672152011-12-13T13:07:47.026+00:002011-12-13T13:07:47.026+00:00Sorry, Bridget, I've come back to late for you...Sorry, Bridget, I've come back to late for you to see this now, but yes, I did. I usually do character sketches as I write: it's a great form of procrastination! Actually, you get to know them better as you draw.Ellen Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409919041496631776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-90384621663630038622011-10-31T10:39:18.573+00:002011-10-31T10:39:18.573+00:00Yes another just had to leave a comment - agreeing...Yes another just had to leave a comment - agreeing with everyone above but also a question. Ellen - did you do that lovely suggestive drawing of...is it Tobias?Bridget Marzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113818186666446243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-57957467455462256842011-10-28T09:15:50.548+01:002011-10-28T09:15:50.548+01:00Agree with everything that's been said but jus...Agree with everything that's been said but just had to leave a comment and say so!! Well done Elen, beautiful post.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-90505637093801718982011-10-25T22:52:50.947+01:002011-10-25T22:52:50.947+01:00What a beautifully written post Ellen.What a beautifully written post Ellen.Ann Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310566139408774783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-58126132830490802002011-10-25T22:34:19.180+01:002011-10-25T22:34:19.180+01:00I loved your post Ellen but especially loved this....I loved your post Ellen but especially loved this... 'I don’t want to know where my ideas come from, I just want to spy them fluttering past my eyes at unexpected moments, like translucent, technicoloured butterflies.' Brilliant!Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-75452579965931278262011-10-25T20:15:42.156+01:002011-10-25T20:15:42.156+01:00I am writing a novel with domestic violence at its...I am writing a novel with domestic violence at its heart at the moment (not for children), and have the opposite problem - my character is someone I want to leave behind and forget about, but he stays in my head and makes me prone to reinterpret my husband's suggestions about what to eat for dinner as an attempt to control me...fortunately, he is a bit of a saint and quite easily appeased with football and beer.<br />Lovely post, Ellen, and good to know we're not all nuts.<br />Yvonne CYvonne Coppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617312711926984782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-15881020382801698162011-10-25T19:57:35.690+01:002011-10-25T19:57:35.690+01:00I have felt, sometimes,like a medium. And so many ...I have felt, sometimes,like a medium. And so many of my characters are friends, and I miss them (but no, I don't, because they're still there in some kind of indefinable form...)Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-7702600331789102762011-10-25T19:44:44.049+01:002011-10-25T19:44:44.049+01:00Oh, Ellen, I know so well what you mean.. it is so...Oh, Ellen, I know so well what you mean.. it is so wonderful to inhabit that fictional world, and also, there is little in life that can match the joy of being in what my son-in-law calls 'the Zone' when you are utterly focussed on the novel, a state that usually comes upon me within about forty pages of the end. I have so often grieved for my characters, after leaving them behind. The answer, of course, is to find a new set of characters...Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-39828320358097006902011-10-25T19:14:24.967+01:002011-10-25T19:14:24.967+01:00Lovely post! I tend not to feel much grief at the ...Lovely post! I tend not to feel much grief at the loss of the characters. I suppose I feel more of a sadness that the characters (if they're not all dead) are off to have adventures without me. Unless I decide to write the rest of their life stories. <br /><br />Does anyone do that actually - write a full biography, up til their deaths, of their characters? Maybe JK Rowling!Alex Milwayhttp://www.alexmilway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-32030093787440070532011-10-25T19:08:50.467+01:002011-10-25T19:08:50.467+01:00Thanks so much for these comments. When you write ...Thanks so much for these comments. When you write something this personal it's good to know it resonates with other writers. <br /><br />Thank you, Karen! You made my day very sunny.<br /><br />And Abi, yes, I think that is what we aim for - our characters living on in readers' heads after they finish the last page. I'm sure that alternative universe exists somewhere.Ellen Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409919041496631776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-61319867605687738652011-10-25T15:04:46.405+01:002011-10-25T15:04:46.405+01:00And it' so hard to explain that you're gri...And it' so hard to explain that you're grieving for an imaginery person too! Lovely & thoughtful post.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-53311302989990460412011-10-25T13:23:30.621+01:002011-10-25T13:23:30.621+01:00Wonderful post, Ellen. Thank you.Wonderful post, Ellen. Thank you.Luisa Plajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543215719907066195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-7200616973528393422011-10-25T12:28:17.460+01:002011-10-25T12:28:17.460+01:00I loved this post Ellen, because it immersed me in...I loved this post Ellen, because it immersed me in the feeling I get when writing - that enthusiasm you feel for a new project and for the characters who will bring it to life. I can relate to your reluctance to let the characters go too - it is a sad moment and I think possibly the best thing we can achieve as writers, is that our readers feel the same way.Abi Burlinghamhttp://www.abiburlingham.hotmail.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-25377840365636458902011-10-25T11:01:04.624+01:002011-10-25T11:01:04.624+01:00There is simply nothing like breathing life and so...There is simply nothing like breathing life and soul into your story, with all it's agony and joy! Great post, Ellen.Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-82654814791489006272011-10-25T10:42:09.681+01:002011-10-25T10:42:09.681+01:00This is lovely, and so resonant. It's like tho...This is lovely, and so resonant. It's like those weeks after birth, isn't it, when you feel lonely in your own body?Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-44996895089399227622011-10-25T10:11:02.193+01:002011-10-25T10:11:02.193+01:00Achingly beautiful blog post, Ellen. My god, woman...Achingly beautiful blog post, Ellen. My god, woman, you can write! I totally agree about characters. Time and time again, I have the most fun and enjoyment with my secondary characters. They don't have to carry the bulk of the story so they can be all sorts of things - usually naughty and with a decent amount of back chat, in my writing!karenhttp://www.karen-ball.comnoreply@blogger.com