…..can sometimes become so real that you can actually experience that character as if they weren’t fictional.  You can talk about them with your friends as if they were real.  You actually know them like you know your neighbor.

Now before you think that I’m out of my mind (and you are definitely allowed to think that), I realize that it takes an amazing mind or an amazing imagination to experience a fictional character.  It is something that has to happen outside of your mind.  It’s I think an important skill.  I think it’s an amazing ability.  It takes creativity, emotions, and imagination to experience a character in this way.

If you’ve ever watched people in a group setting talk about a character in this way, you will see it.