Comments on: USING YOUR IMAGINATION http://www.gabriellewang.com/archives/using-your-imagination/ Australian children’s author and illustrator Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:13:19 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gabrielle Wang http://www.gabriellewang.com/archives/using-your-imagination/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Gabrielle Wang Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:19:02 +0000 http://www.gabriellewang.com/blog/?p=14#comment-12 Yes, painting pictures with words can be just as powerful. When I'm writing, I see the whole scene in my mind and the characters acting out their roles. It's like watching a movie. So all I'm doing is describing what I'm seeing. I think this is because I've always loved to draw and have a background in art. But I've discovered that not everyone can conjure up wonderful images in their minds when they read. This poses several questions - in what way do people, who don't have this ability, enjoy a novel that's highly descriptive? And can this ability of seeing pictures in our minds be taught by learning to use our imaginations more? Yes, painting pictures with words can be just as powerful.

When I’m writing, I see the whole scene in my mind and the characters acting out their roles. It’s like watching a movie. So all I’m doing is describing what I’m seeing. I think this is because I’ve always loved to draw and have a background in art.

But I’ve discovered that not everyone can conjure up wonderful images in their minds when they read. This poses several questions – in what way do people, who don’t have this ability, enjoy a novel that’s highly descriptive? And can this ability of seeing pictures in our minds be taught by learning to use our imaginations more?

]]> By: Rhyl Bignell http://www.gabriellewang.com/archives/using-your-imagination/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Rhyl Bignell Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:22:20 +0000 http://www.gabriellewang.com/blog/?p=14#comment-11 Hi, I love your descriptive text, loved the monastery and descriptions of Peng. They are wonderful images to conjure up and would make a wonderful art lesson with a class. I am studying a Grad Certificate of Education, Studies of Asia and am using your books for my author study. I love your use of words, the imagery is amazing. Words can be just as powerful as pictures! Hi,

I love your descriptive text, loved the monastery and descriptions of Peng. They are wonderful images to conjure up and would make a wonderful art lesson with a class. I am studying a Grad Certificate of Education, Studies of Asia and am using your books for my author study. I love your use of words, the imagery is amazing. Words can be just as powerful as pictures!

]]> By: Ren http://www.gabriellewang.com/archives/using-your-imagination/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Ren Sun, 07 Jan 2007 04:03:51 +0000 http://www.gabriellewang.com/blog/?p=14#comment-4 yeh i see whole pictures in my mind when i read books, but i believe it depends on how good the writer is as to whether you recieve the whole picture, some of the picture or nothing at all. i agree that watching tv does betray your imagination and at first i was shocked with the notion of the lord of the rings becoming a movie because i enjoyed so much my own imaginings of what the characters looked like and the structure and beauty of the land. i think its a shame that so many people when asked what frodo or gandalf looked like would now describe them as they were portrayed in the movie because their freedom of thought has become so restricted from the creation of tv. yeh i see whole pictures in my mind when i read books, but i believe it depends on how good the writer is as to whether you recieve the whole picture, some of the picture or nothing at all. i agree that watching tv does betray your imagination and at first i was shocked with the notion of the lord of the rings becoming a movie because i enjoyed so much my own imaginings of what the characters looked like and the structure and beauty of the land. i think its a shame that so many people when asked what frodo or gandalf looked like would now describe them as they were portrayed in the movie because their freedom of thought has become so restricted from the creation of tv.

]]> By: Xiaoyao http://www.gabriellewang.com/archives/using-your-imagination/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Xiaoyao Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:41:41 +0000 http://www.gabriellewang.com/blog/?p=14#comment-3 I don't find it very easy to visualise things. I have an outline in my mind's eye, but it's a bit blurry. I don’t find it very easy to visualise things. I have an outline in my mind’s eye, but it’s a bit blurry.

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