tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post613024600248648803..comments2024-01-31T13:17:39.976-08:00Comments on Various: Vivid writing....Niamh Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-29959896003302846212010-06-21T23:54:29.451-07:002010-06-21T23:54:29.451-07:00Thanks Anil, and thanks for visiting!Thanks Anil, and thanks for visiting!Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-87972613007108324172010-06-21T20:43:48.795-07:002010-06-21T20:43:48.795-07:00He had an unique gift in the way he srafted his st...He had an unique gift in the way he srafted his stories. Very vivid.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-1442003814761081182010-06-17T23:54:57.562-07:002010-06-17T23:54:57.562-07:00Words a day - that reminds me of the bit in the ro...Words a day - that reminds me of the bit in the road with the apples... also a spookily vivid one.<br />Titus, sorry you're feeling unwell :-( when I watch die hard - I usually just want Bruce Willis! though I haven't seen it for years, so I could be mixing it up with lethal weapon. Why would flash lemon be a bad thing? we don't have carpets... luckily.Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-3847104122800692832010-06-17T17:58:24.287-07:002010-06-17T17:58:24.287-07:00I cannot comment intelligently because I have been...I cannot comment intelligently because I have been poorly all day.<br />However, whilst dozing fitfully in a very hot bedroom I had a nightmare about my husband cleaning the house, which involved him spraying "Flash - Lemon" on all the carpets.<br />And whenever I watch a Die Hard film I want to be Bruce Willis. A lot.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-57468791850340521912010-06-17T13:34:02.074-07:002010-06-17T13:34:02.074-07:00i just read The Outlander and it had a similar eff...i just read The Outlander and it had a similar effect, nothing mattered only getting food after I'd put down the book, wanted to go out and shoot me some vermin, then i realised i wasnt a feral woman on the brink of starvation, just a plump one in her semi-detached, i was so dissappointed...Words A Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423263654771820182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-68100526438838669922010-06-17T08:44:27.598-07:002010-06-17T08:44:27.598-07:00Thanks Lorenzo, it mightn't be a bad idea.
Tha...Thanks Lorenzo, it mightn't be a bad idea.<br />Thanks Chiccoreal - some interesting ideas there, maybe dreams are our way of pushing the envelope alright, they can be pretty mad. I had a mad one last night myself - not scary, just mad. It doesn't worry me at all that these pieces of writing seem so real - merely actually fascinates me and makes me want to know how to do it to others, because it really is quite a trick!<br />TFE - BARKING Perhaps... But you're right about one thing, once again the slippy pole's warning has been obsured by summer growth and it'll be winter again before we get to see how slippy it is, by which time it probably will be slippy again, so it's like a magic self modulating road sign - AGAIN with the magic!! (I'm pretty sure I wasn't actually drinking whiskey)Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-24376902918162352122010-06-17T08:34:43.632-07:002010-06-17T08:34:43.632-07:00Or, maybe you HAD just been drinking whiskey and t...Or, maybe you HAD just been drinking whiskey and that is why the passage in the book seemed so real read through your alcoholic haze. And then mistakenly thinking you hadn't been drinking you get into the car and drive straight into the slippery pole whose warning sign has been obscured by the burgeoning summer- rich and verdant verge.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-72117598822724322602010-06-17T07:41:44.458-07:002010-06-17T07:41:44.458-07:00On the other paw maybe you're just a looper. ...On the other paw maybe you're just a looper. :)Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-74842778301695482652010-06-17T06:32:29.102-07:002010-06-17T06:32:29.102-07:00A novel can tend to do that; get into the head and...A novel can tend to do that; get into the head and leave a mess or a lovely present! Depending what it is we choose to read. The fascination with all things horrible is the human's morbid fascination with the macabre. Why this fascination? People want to know all that is out there, because they want to know the extent to which one has to deal with any situation; good or bad. In some novels; "In Cold Blood" by Trueman Capote for example, the stark realism is based in reality; an actual (pardon the pun) True Detective novel. It is human nature to want to delve into the depths of emotions, open wide the floodgate of various kinds of situations; various psychologies, etc. I believe our dreams help us to deal with potential realities. Reading us for whatever could possibly come our way; terrifying or evoking much euphoria. Dreams ready our ability to deal with reality. This is my opinion, anyway. So don't let it worry you that you have these stories stick in your craw; there is something you must deal with; and remember; it was you who wanted to read the book, opened the pages and read the book! Imagined whiskey or not!chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-60006235544881690292010-06-17T00:13:50.463-07:002010-06-17T00:13:50.463-07:00A great description of this eerie effect, Niamh. T...A great description of this eerie effect, Niamh. The road police are going to start doing breathalyzer tests on our books and reading materials after reading this.Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522265816460154722noreply@blogger.com