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Forgotten Memories

by Issa8814
Posted to Exercises, Ideas on Tue Jan 29, 2002 at 04:23:32 PM PST
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This is an intriguing idea that I admit to swiping from Neil Gaiman's graphic novels of the Sandman.
Have you ever had a moment in which you suddenly realized that you could no longer remember what it felt like to be in love with someone whom you were once enamored? Or what it was like to have sex with a long-time lover? Or the face of someone you used to see every day? I've always felt that was a strange experience, to one moment just know that this is something you can no longer recall, when you always thought it was something you would never forget.
I think it would be an interesting exercise to try capturing all the details of one of those moments on paper. Anybody else game for this?

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Wow, Deja Vu... (none/0) (#1)
by zonker on Fri Jun 28, 2002 at 10:28:54 AM PST
I was just reading the graphic novel with those ideas last night, and thinking how Gaiman throws away ideas that I'd kill for...

I might be game indeeed.
Dissociated Press - A Boy and his 'blog

re: Forgotten Memories (exercises) (none/0) (#2)
by ltlraven on Fri Jan 03, 2003 at 04:39:22 AM PST
I haven't had a chance to read the "exercises" page yet so I hope I'm not being redundant here.  How about sitting in a doctor's office, a bench outside the grocery store, a lawn chair at your own family reunion etc (the ideas are endless) and jot notes of expressions on faces... the feelings you see expressed and keep those notes for your own characters expressions later on.  I have other ideas, but will read the exercise page before posting any more.  :)
Have a good day!
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Throwing away ideas (none/0) (#3)
by MrBucket on Sat Sep 20, 2003 at 12:03:17 PM PST
If the ideas are presented in his books, are they really thrown away?

I used to think the same thing about some of his ideas, but then I realized that most of them wouldn't stand on their own, and work best as tidbits.
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