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2439126 No.2439126 [Reply] [Original]

Hey /lit/, I have trouble visualizing characters/scenery when I read. I usually have to really force myself to paint a mental image of what's going on in a novel, but it's not at all hard for me to follow what's going on.

Is this normal? Do you guys have any tips to help visualize while reading?

>> No.2439141

Do you watch a lot of movies? Try stimulating your visual imagination or something.

>> No.2439145

>>2439126
play video games and watch movies
gotta get that right side of your brain awake

>> No.2439150

I usually need to take scenery from my real life, sometimes combining a bunch of real places to make one imagined one.

>> No.2439166

>>2439145
>>2439141
I don't watch many movies, but I play a decent amount of video games. One problem I have is that when I'm visualizing a character, it tends to be an amalgamation of a few other distinct characters that I'm already familiar with. Like, when I was a kid, I couldn't stop imagining Ron Weasley as appearing like the T-Rex from Toy Story. I don't even fucking know why.

>>2439150
That's a really good idea actually, I'll try incorporating scenery/people from real life into my imagination next time I'm reading.

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>>2439166
>when I was a kid, I couldn't stop imagining Ron Weasley as appearing like the T-Rex from Toy Story.

Oh, man. Tears

>> No.2439179

>2012
>not imagining all fiction, pop music, etc. as if its about you

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2439199

>when I was a kid, I couldn't stop imagining Ron Weasley as appearing like the T-Rex from Toy Story.
You've mastered your imagination beyond what we could do. Fly on brave soul.... fly on