tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post8955739339624451501..comments2024-03-04T13:30:37.333-08:00Comments on Mark Lawrence: On the fear of imagination.Mark Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-42078160557451639762017-11-08T04:46:47.073-08:002017-11-08T04:46:47.073-08:00Just did it but doubtful it means even a speck of ...Just did it but doubtful it means even a speck of anything. Those questions stink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-733738405539359082017-05-05T04:44:23.366-07:002017-05-05T04:44:23.366-07:00I cannot access the pdf questionnaire anymore! Suc...I cannot access the pdf questionnaire anymore! Such a shame since I would have loved to do it :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320990101352850427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-5600799314085405062016-08-15T19:13:54.337-07:002016-08-15T19:13:54.337-07:00I scored 16 points. I've garnered comments abo...I scored 16 points. I've garnered comments about the "that." And it is true, people often look at me funny if I tell them I write fantasy, or that I've played RPGs. I can't even imagine what it would be like to have no imagination (or less of it)! How dreary…Robin Lythgoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432411701244810312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-37611659480225482712016-06-12T06:20:51.175-07:002016-06-12T06:20:51.175-07:00Interesting article, and I have found that people ...Interesting article, and I have found that people will often look or act differently toward me after I reveal that I play an RPG with some friends (Cypher System). I find the experience fascinating and exciting, especially from an imaginative and creative stand point. As to the quiz, I scored a 10 (again, agreeing with your sentiment about the variance of "sometimes"). I've been working on a book idea, and I appreciate your insight and especially your writing style. As I read your article from June 1st, I find myself being a lucky impostor of a number of my favorite fantasy writers, you being included in that slim number.levibaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957756377331703271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-47622024634089388632016-04-29T14:54:38.117-07:002016-04-29T14:54:38.117-07:00Mark,
I am a huge fan of your Broken Empire Trilog...Mark,<br />I am a huge fan of your Broken Empire Trilogy and I was fascinated by this post. Although I would not say that I have Fantasy Prone Personality, I do have a vivid imagination. I have by now realized that if I were to share that I am a great fan of fantasy novels some people instantly take a step back and re-evaluate their opinion of me. I have also come to the conclusion that people would be very taken aback by the things I imagine and although I wouldn't consider myself unstable, psychotic, or deranged, I do find myself creating what you described others as calling "that" and I now know that it is better to not share everything that goes through my head lest I be perceived as a threat.<br />Keep up your work please!<br />~Adam Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-26714649924963320302016-04-27T04:52:47.014-07:002016-04-27T04:52:47.014-07:008 points. I feel like I'm in good company.8 points. I feel like I'm in good company.Bob/Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830145891314387373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-9018510998610937962016-04-26T13:29:40.536-07:002016-04-26T13:29:40.536-07:00Had the same problem. I did genuinely have some of...Had the same problem. I did genuinely have some of these feelings when I was younger, but I don't now.hlynn117https://www.blogger.com/profile/02853062651704190757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-19299038532676241752016-04-26T13:28:47.185-07:002016-04-26T13:28:47.185-07:00I'm a 15. If I would've answered when I wa...I'm a 15. If I would've answered when I was younger, it would've been higher. A lot of my 'yes' answers had to do with my childhood, but some of the intensity of day-dreaming bled over into adulthood.hlynn117https://www.blogger.com/profile/02853062651704190757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-50349000550486793092016-04-24T16:11:40.008-07:002016-04-24T16:11:40.008-07:001111Kat Hooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960395513096788865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-56893239319167250492016-04-24T07:53:02.229-07:002016-04-24T07:53:02.229-07:00reality, that boring bit between fantasies
reality, that boring bit between fantasies<br />Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973703673751402480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-62498998101582504572016-04-24T07:46:30.224-07:002016-04-24T07:46:30.224-07:00I scored 15, however this score was influenced by ...I scored 15, however this score was influenced by the fact that I was worried about the number of yes's I was recorded and started telling myself 'no, you don't really do that do you?'Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973703673751402480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-37779786122335479282016-04-24T07:33:17.966-07:002016-04-24T07:33:17.966-07:00My suspicion is that imagination and sanity are un...My suspicion is that imagination and sanity are unrelated. I am imaginative, and I spend a lot of time daydreaming. Even while working a mundane job (like driving a forklift...someone please kill me) I spend most of that time lost in thoughts unrelated to that reality. In any given day I spend more time imagining things than being anchored in reality. And yet I know and understand the difference. <br /><br />I am the only sentient being in existence and the whole lot of you are merely fragments of my imagination.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507634903726432738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-75351955143656665202016-04-24T03:18:52.049-07:002016-04-24T03:18:52.049-07:0016. 16. BriandAndersonbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675983300588322712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-80154679559655997952016-04-23T07:39:54.075-07:002016-04-23T07:39:54.075-07:00I'd imagine crime writers get 'how do you ...I'd imagine crime writers get 'how do you think up things like that?' as well - but hey, it's all icky genre to literary snobs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-76617989942451153672016-04-23T06:52:28.387-07:002016-04-23T06:52:28.387-07:007 points for me, though I was probably being gener...7 points for me, though I was probably being generous with those points. I've been reading fantasy for nearly 20 years now and it made up a big part of my teenage yearsRyan Lawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047714111260390899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-70516649288875484812016-04-23T06:46:29.776-07:002016-04-23T06:46:29.776-07:003 - I have issues. But I love to read what comes ...3 - I have issues. But I love to read what comes from other people's imaginations. Hegesias of Cyrenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-69909287483479729542016-04-23T05:50:20.876-07:002016-04-23T05:50:20.876-07:006 points. That two point difference is why you are...6 points. That two point difference is why you are the exalted writer and I myself just a humble reader.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628411631396402770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-135244214134350622016-04-23T05:31:08.106-07:002016-04-23T05:31:08.106-07:00Recorded my results. Seems like I'm close to t...Recorded my results. Seems like I'm close to the top side of the score spectrum but hopefully I'm not perceived as a threat in any way, lols *casts uneasy glance about the interwebs*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273980786926350111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-61876512649931499592016-04-23T04:57:20.252-07:002016-04-23T04:57:20.252-07:00I found the fact there are childhood specific ques...I found the fact there are childhood specific questions interesting. I'd bet those are mostly yes for most people. I'm all sorts of curious about the trends this could show. I wonder how unusual it would be to have all no for the childhood questions and still a higher than average score?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319414916347003230noreply@blogger.com