tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post7126867391953433621..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Choose Your Own AdventureLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24579795484208845522012-03-11T09:20:56.686-04:002012-03-11T09:20:56.686-04:00Ha, Anita Mae. Do you ever rewrite the ending of a...Ha, Anita Mae. Do you ever rewrite the ending of a story in your head. I do it all the time if I don't like the ending! This just kind o let you do it on the page so to speak.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20542985650028995352012-03-09T19:14:06.251-05:002012-03-09T19:14:06.251-05:00I saw those books, but never had the inclination t...I saw those books, but never had the inclination to read them. I do remember thinking...what if I didn't like the ending? And then the story would be spoiled for me. <br /><br />It's good to know someone enjoyed them.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Lisa.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63030818964561298232012-03-09T06:28:41.493-05:002012-03-09T06:28:41.493-05:00You never saw them, CJ?! You're right about kn...You never saw them, CJ?! You're right about knowing the ending. I mean, If you don't take comfort in the thought of your ending it might be a signal that you need to make some changes. Amiright?Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26360439268504654742012-03-09T06:27:10.889-05:002012-03-09T06:27:10.889-05:00Deb, you may not have liked the books. Linear was ...Deb, you may not have liked the books. Linear was not the way to describe them at all!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46969280896457490062012-03-08T22:35:30.247-05:002012-03-08T22:35:30.247-05:00I've never heard of the Choose Your Own Advent...I've never heard of the Choose Your Own Adventure stories. Not sure what that says about me...<br /><br />But the most comforting aspect of life is that we already know how the story is going to end!C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-38444585108237116512012-03-08T21:01:49.580-05:002012-03-08T21:01:49.580-05:00Lost in Austen.
well, does she stay or did she go ...Lost in Austen.<br />well, does she stay or did she go home? (that applies to both Amanda and Elizabeth, I guess...)<br /><br />No, I never read those books but I have at least seen them. I don't know if I would have liked them. My brain wants everything linear. I would have had to write out the plot on paper to see it, rather than try to juggle it on my brain. sigh.<br /><br />okay, i'm Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15604700427135285502012-03-08T14:19:57.178-05:002012-03-08T14:19:57.178-05:00Oh, yes Susie. I did read a "grown up" o...Oh, yes Susie. I did read a "grown up" one based on Jane Austen's books. At the end of each chapter you could pick a path and if you chose wisely you could wind up with Mr. Darcy. That was really engaging!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90529398867085471582012-03-08T12:46:33.863-05:002012-03-08T12:46:33.863-05:00Those were such fun books, Lisa. My husband still ...Those were such fun books, Lisa. My husband still had some of his, and now they're in the kids' rooms (one on the Maya, one on aliens...) We also have a new one--a Star Wars one--about a kid in the Jedi training Academy.<br /><br />And of course, there's Lost in Austen.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58791146953175205142012-03-08T12:34:37.247-05:002012-03-08T12:34:37.247-05:00Thanks, Suzie. At least you were exposing your son...Thanks, Suzie. At least you were exposing your son to other classic literature. ;o)Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-17215937109648751322012-03-08T12:34:00.276-05:002012-03-08T12:34:00.276-05:00Niki, I feel robbed. I never got to do that in sch...Niki, I feel robbed. I never got to do that in school. Although I did get to play Oregon Trail, so I guess I can't complain too much. <br /><br />And you are so so right about God's mercy. I can't imagine having to do without it.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5803238797997180892012-03-08T12:29:12.182-05:002012-03-08T12:29:12.182-05:00I never read those books. I always thought the con...I never read those books. I always thought the concept was neat, but I was busy with a baby at that time - reading Green Eggs and Ham and Are You my Mother. I like how you parallel it to the Bible and God's path for us.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-48275509117398249702012-03-08T11:53:10.786-05:002012-03-08T11:53:10.786-05:00Exposing my inner nerd, here. My experience with t...Exposing my inner nerd, here. My experience with the Choose Your Own Adventure stories took place via one of those ancient computers in elementary school... the kind with the cassette tape player "software" hooked up to a TV set for a monitor. Four or five of us in my class would play as a team, hashing out the best decision. I think it was supposed to teach us computer programming, Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-8083766998569516942012-03-08T10:39:54.611-05:002012-03-08T10:39:54.611-05:00Glad I'm not alone in my appreciation, Dina! M...Glad I'm not alone in my appreciation, Dina! My husband hated them. He just wanted to read a story, and hated that he might make a "wrong" decision and end up flattened by a boulder or something. I guess it takes all kinds!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15881899925415526222012-03-08T10:17:18.702-05:002012-03-08T10:17:18.702-05:00I loved those books.I loved those books.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35702437551840411532012-03-08T09:17:18.069-05:002012-03-08T09:17:18.069-05:00Ha! Deb, I know what you mean. I think it is possi...Ha! Deb, I know what you mean. I think it is possible to mess up God's plan--just look at Abraham and Sarah and all the grief caused by their screw-ups. And of course it's natural to look back and wonder what might be different if we'd chosen the other path. Life really is the ultimate Choose Your Own Adventure story, isn't it!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-32836967851561755332012-03-08T08:45:35.537-05:002012-03-08T08:45:35.537-05:00It is on Streaming Netflix and I keep passing it b...It is on Streaming Netflix and I keep passing it by though I knew the concept. Maybe its time.<br /><br />I cant help but wonder st how different my life would have been if id made a different decision at one or two extremely important moments. They didn't seem that big at the time.<br /><br />The "if only" but I wouldn't want to change all the rest of the outcome!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2812873528079508502012-03-08T08:26:09.109-05:002012-03-08T08:26:09.109-05:00Thanks DebH. I have heard of the Sliding Doors mov...Thanks DebH. I have heard of the Sliding Doors movie. It has Gwyneth Paltrow in it, if I'm not mistaken. Haven't seen it, but it was recommended by a friend. I'll have to see if it's available on Netflix.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20509504098303630692012-03-08T08:13:41.420-05:002012-03-08T08:13:41.420-05:00i was in high school in the 80s and didn't rea...i was in high school in the 80s and didn't read the Choose Your Own Adventure stories, but I love the idea. i would've probably been just like you - choosing my path the first time through and then reading all the other paths to find the "best" outcome. i know i've done that with a couple of online romance reads where i could choose what the hero or heroine did next in the DebHnoreply@blogger.com