tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630091528364380402.post9135057922301404818..comments2023-12-05T23:12:49.092-05:00Comments on Stephanie Damore: I'm Super GeekedStephanie Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495050993591963629noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630091528364380402.post-33295595571271145952009-11-22T12:38:37.809-05:002009-11-22T12:38:37.809-05:00Exactly Laura! When your characters live beyond yo...Exactly Laura! When your characters live beyond you that's super cool.Stephanie Damorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495050993591963629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630091528364380402.post-91432574583211702042009-11-21T23:21:36.157-05:002009-11-21T23:21:36.157-05:00I, too, get geeked out when I think about the impa...I, too, get geeked out when I think about the impact that books - novels especially - have had on our society. To create a character that lives beyond you... like Gatsby or Oliver Twist or Harry Potter - that's what drives me.Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630091528364380402.post-36838654286297838692009-11-20T16:33:57.025-05:002009-11-20T16:33:57.025-05:00Regina - Your response has me thinking of media in...Regina - Your response has me thinking of media in general. It's so powerful! <br /><br /><br />Shannon, sometimes I forget that too. It seems lately that's really the case - CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS and WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE instantly come to mind.Stephanie Damorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495050993591963629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630091528364380402.post-11019078405521571812009-11-20T15:56:09.223-05:002009-11-20T15:56:09.223-05:00I love to shock my high school students by pointin...I love to shock my high school students by pointing out how many of their movies were picture books first! :)<br />www.shannonkodonnell.blogspot.comShannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630091528364380402.post-44376877692945364432009-11-20T12:04:30.210-05:002009-11-20T12:04:30.210-05:00Great point! I get inspired by this same thing. It...Great point! I get inspired by this same thing. It can be used for good or evil, in my opinion, and I hope & pray that people use books (& even movies) for good. Their effect is long-lasting.Regina Quentinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541489650098107512noreply@blogger.com