tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post251633190181983656..comments2024-02-18T07:27:48.299-08:00Comments on Amparo Ortiz: Why I Love Harry Potter: World-buildingAmparo Ortizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751368034351196820noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-77556104871272979022010-12-06T07:17:35.006-08:002010-12-06T07:17:35.006-08:00I know these have been up for a while, but I just ...I know these have been up for a while, but I just finished reading all your Harry Potter posts and they are WONDERFUL!! I laughed so hard I almost cried when I saw the "I'm too sexy for my robes" beneath Snape's picture.<br /><br />These were wonderful! Thanks for sharing and for the laughs :)<br /><br />~JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-49354115844726031452010-11-16T06:25:00.104-08:002010-11-16T06:25:00.104-08:00So.very.true. I am IN that world when I read the H...So.very.true. I am IN that world when I read the HP books and never want to leave!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-40847895670478958542010-11-16T01:07:37.627-08:002010-11-16T01:07:37.627-08:00I'm a huge Harry Potter fan too. May the child...I'm a huge Harry Potter fan too. May the child in me never die!<br /><br />Good post.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-15847568976838375012010-11-15T21:15:55.106-08:002010-11-15T21:15:55.106-08:00You can go to Hogwarts now! Seriously, the Wizardi...You can go to Hogwarts now! Seriously, the Wizarding World of HP is freaking amazing. I cried when I walked there and it was all around me. It captures everything I loved about the books.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-1102522331866570632010-11-15T15:01:36.565-08:002010-11-15T15:01:36.565-08:00Well said! Can't wait until Friday!Well said! Can't wait until Friday!Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-64820817564789672552010-11-15T13:01:55.195-08:002010-11-15T13:01:55.195-08:00Just bought my tickets, too! And we actually got a...Just bought my tickets, too! And we actually got a babysitter, so I won't have a baby in tow this time. *happy squee*<br /><br />World building in HP: Yes, yes, and YES! I think the fun little details, like Rita's feather pen that takes its own notes or paintings that seem to be alive and talk to you, really complete the experience.<br /><br />Other books that drew me in: <br /><br />Twilight--sometimes her descriptions were too detailed, I thought, but I always knew exactly where I was standing and how I should feel about it. <br /><br />Percy Jackson--there are so many gods and creatures mentioned, but the world building gave them each a setting so I wouldn't get them confused. <br /><br />Where the Red Fern Grows--I felt like I'd been coon hunting for years at the end of that book, and knew those woods like the back of my hand.<br /><br />Great post, Amparo! I need to work on more showing vs. telling in my Nano WIP world building.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-26869142074766553102010-11-15T11:12:52.780-08:002010-11-15T11:12:52.780-08:00Yay for HP. I just booked my tickets for Friday. S...Yay for HP. I just booked my tickets for Friday. Soooo excited. :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-83258720671336759582010-11-15T10:33:25.217-08:002010-11-15T10:33:25.217-08:00Okay, so I just started reading them after watchin...Okay, so I just started reading them after watching them on the family channel for a while. Yes, I 'm a writer and I have said forever I need to read them, but I was in high school when they came out. Very excited for HP7. Going to feel so old LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-40559852429699814512010-11-15T10:27:43.444-08:002010-11-15T10:27:43.444-08:00I just remember wanting to read Harry Potter and t...I just remember wanting to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone cos of the cover - boy with round glasses next to a steam train! It was just so old fashioned and a snip at £4.99!<br />Oh but what a book!! and series!! Yay!<br /><br />Terry Pratchett's Discworld is also pretty fab too - and it feels real cos of the rounded characters!! :-) take care x<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-81781118438598263602010-11-15T08:43:41.768-08:002010-11-15T08:43:41.768-08:00I totally <3 HP too! Hmm, Hunger Games has gre...I totally <3 HP too! Hmm, Hunger Games has great world building. So does Matched by Ally Condie. Those are the two I can think of off hand. <br /><a href="http://lisadgibson.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Lisa ~ YA Literature Lover</strong></a>Lisa_Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238496789960349077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-51349697840560849652010-11-15T08:06:09.520-08:002010-11-15T08:06:09.520-08:00I really need to read HP--I'm so embarrassed! ...I really need to read HP--I'm so embarrassed! I've had struggles with world-building, so I can say reading the books iss for research. :)Pam Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872183610393667619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-76863540660885294672010-11-15T07:12:14.615-08:002010-11-15T07:12:14.615-08:00Yesss, I love HP and am counting down the days :)Yesss, I love HP and am counting down the days :)Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-31212545196381559652010-11-15T06:57:02.279-08:002010-11-15T06:57:02.279-08:00I KNOW I am going to be in the minority here, but ...I KNOW I am going to be in the minority here, but I never got on the HP bandwagon, despite knowing as a writer, I could learn a lot from her. I think I've always steered clear of wizard type books because I wrote one for middle grade that I never did anything with and now wouldn't want it in the same market as a JK Rowling book :-)<br /><br />That said, I do know about her world building and I love it. One of my favourites is a Roald Dahl classic - James and the Giant Peach. Great world building in that book.<br /><br />Some of the books I love today do a great job of merging fantasy world with real world - like Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series, where (dark) faeries and humans coexist. <br /><br />With all of the HP hoopla, I'm tempted to give the books another try :-)Dawn Iushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546425873531022196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-1175070288338652312010-11-15T06:43:55.110-08:002010-11-15T06:43:55.110-08:00You've hit the Muggle on the head! Her worldbu...You've hit the Muggle on the head! Her worldbuilding is so much fun and seems so realistic because she has such an eye for detail. I think the two other elements that made HP such a success were her characters and the mysteries she strung out from book to book.S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-14746244350361524642010-11-15T06:33:08.664-08:002010-11-15T06:33:08.664-08:00Her world is seamlessly constructed. I totally agr...Her world is seamlessly constructed. I totally agree as another huge HP fan.<br />:)Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.com