tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post970427795043828564..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: HOUSE OF HORROR_FRIDAY'S CHALLENGERoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24723506872662971382012-10-27T21:28:47.640-05:002012-10-27T21:28:47.640-05:00Roland!! It has been too long since I last visited...Roland!! It has been too long since I last visited your blog. Loved this excerpt and the dynamic among the characters. Overall, very creepy indeed! <br /><br />Only suggestion: I would try not to use non-speech actions like "frown" in place of words such as "said." <br /><br />Apologies for being late; I am just now getting through all of the House of Horrors excerpts. Hope you're having a great weekend so far, Roland! :) <br /><br />~Wendy Lu<br /><br /><a href="http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Red Angel Blog</a>Wendy Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048944852796207898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-5113018744391432182012-10-22T23:51:07.881-05:002012-10-22T23:51:07.881-05:00Michael:
Always nice to have you visit! Victor and...Michael:<br />Always nice to have you visit! Victor and Alice get frequent flyer miles for all their trips through the Twilight Zone! Thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />Charmaine:<br />Victor feels honor bound never to let the monsters see him sweat. And Alice is much too proper to sweat! :-)<br /><br />Nancy:<br />Yes, it is sad and horrific that Dr. LaLaurie and his wife did indeed exist to torture and kill as they did those poor slaves whp could not fight back.<br /><br />Anna:<br />Yes, Halloween is made for Victor and Alice. All of us have so much to learn. Even Hemingway felt that he had a lot left to learn. We authors are forever apprentices! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-1584680845735850622012-10-22T22:56:42.158-05:002012-10-22T22:56:42.158-05:00Hi, Roland,
SO NICE to be visiting.... I ALWAYS e...Hi, Roland,<br /><br />SO NICE to be visiting.... I ALWAYS enjoy Victor and Alice.<br /><br />You have some amazing lines in this excerpt. This one says it all...<br /><br />'His face was cruelty given life.' <br /><br /><br />As always, action packed, descriptive, and full of horrific characters .... yet Victor and Alice always seem to get through... Thankfully.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46472339737389582552012-10-21T18:00:03.778-05:002012-10-21T18:00:03.778-05:00Dear Roland,
I agree with Denise when she wrote th...Dear Roland,<br />I agree with Denise when she wrote that this challenge was made for Victor and Alice. I feel that I have so much to learn!<br />Best wishes,<br />Anna<br /><a href="http://annas-adornments.blogspot.se/2012/10/halloween-house-of-horrors-rfw.html" rel="nofollow">RFW No. 46 - 'Jenny Holland's Robinson Crusoe Halloween'</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-86866871591469278162012-10-21T10:05:00.710-05:002012-10-21T10:05:00.710-05:00Hi Roland
Love the humor that highlighted nearly e...Hi Roland<br />Love the humor that highlighted nearly every scene. Fast paced with lots of action. So scary that people like the LaLaurie really lived.<br />NancyN. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-3270738149980252502012-10-21T07:31:39.213-05:002012-10-21T07:31:39.213-05:00I enjoyed how you manage to include a touch of wit...I enjoyed how you manage to include a touch of wittiness to your characters even under dire conditions. Good read :)Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-4418212234447732472012-10-20T21:27:16.317-05:002012-10-20T21:27:16.317-05:00Candy:
Not to worry. :-)
Denise:
Yes, indeed, th...Candy: <br />Not to worry. :-)<br /><br />Denise:<br />Yes, indeed, this blogfest fit Victor and Alice ... dead on. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-17943038011252624982012-10-20T21:21:25.787-05:002012-10-20T21:21:25.787-05:00Hey Roland, this blogfest was made for Victor and ...Hey Roland, this blogfest was made for Victor and Alice. Fits your stories perfectly. Ah, dead on, don't you think?Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-25027564432220322832012-10-20T16:12:56.514-05:002012-10-20T16:12:56.514-05:00Sorry about that. Not sure how my comment was adde...Sorry about that. Not sure how my comment was added twice. :/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48908412222695889402012-10-19T23:21:19.642-05:002012-10-19T23:21:19.642-05:00Loved the way you put Victor and Alice as the culp...Loved the way you put Victor and Alice as the culprits to the actual fire. Great use of reality to enhance the fiction.<br /><br />Are you watching Walking Dead this season? A kitana is a wicked weapon :)<br /><br />The haunted house trailer was perfect for this blogfest Roland.<br /><br />Have a good weekend.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-86917024563470314822012-10-19T22:40:34.841-05:002012-10-19T22:40:34.841-05:00Candy:
Victor had to come up Sfumato! out of self-...Candy:<br />Victor had to come up Sfumato! out of self-defense. Elu kept twisting his nose every time he used profanity! And then, there is the Victorian Age born Alice who sighs every time he uses a colorful metaphor. You do the darndest stuff for love! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-40950580736218174172012-10-19T22:23:15.070-05:002012-10-19T22:23:15.070-05:00Brinda:
Thanks for the mention. I visited your sit...Brinda:<br />Thanks for the mention. I visited your site to personally say thanks!<br /><br />Sally:<br />My excerpts are that bad, huh? :-)<br /><br />Yes, the crimes of man against man never seem to run out of cruelty, do they?Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48489499598238036412012-10-19T21:30:54.030-05:002012-10-19T21:30:54.030-05:00Always enjoy a bit of Victor and Alice. He is a fi...Always enjoy a bit of Victor and Alice. He is a fierce defender. I love his form of cursing, without actually cursing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-33414233794433657192012-10-19T21:30:44.047-05:002012-10-19T21:30:44.047-05:00Always enjoy a bit of Victor and Alice. He is a fi...Always enjoy a bit of Victor and Alice. He is a fierce defender. I love his form of cursing, without actually cursing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-72352588935249135812012-10-19T10:04:54.724-05:002012-10-19T10:04:54.724-05:00Hi Roland,
I usually read your excerpts with my ...Hi Roland, <br /><br />I usually read your excerpts with my fingers over my face (it makes it a tad difficult) and I watched the video with tears in my eyes. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-36746413211217909292012-10-19T09:35:16.743-05:002012-10-19T09:35:16.743-05:00Nice!
Hey, I gave you a mention on my blog post t...Nice!<br /><br />Hey, I gave you a mention on my blog post today .Brindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809660700359597836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-30289428936403879112012-10-19T08:13:54.953-05:002012-10-19T08:13:54.953-05:00D.G.:
Reading Lovecraft is much like reading Jane ...D.G.:<br />Reading Lovecraft is much like reading Jane Austin or the Bronte sisters -- prose from another time.<br /><br />I put ancient beings trying to regain their foothold into my mythos along with the world's myths to unsettle the status quo of evil. :-)<br /><br />Sadly, mental illness is found in all strata of society. The elite just get to hide it better and abuse their position in truly frigthening ways.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70171772011048930092012-10-18T22:27:35.640-05:002012-10-18T22:27:35.640-05:00Interesting trailer about the haunted mansion in N...Interesting trailer about the haunted mansion in New Orleans. One's social status doesn't define one's state of mind, does it? <br /><br />Not that fond of Lovecraft, but he has influenced many writers. That explains your reference to Old Ones in your books, so thanks for that.<br /><br />D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70917257271546286552012-10-18T21:35:08.107-05:002012-10-18T21:35:08.107-05:00Yolanda:
It is a gruesome story made more horrifyi...Yolanda:<br />It is a gruesome story made more horrifying because it was real. Brrr.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-58620554932379835532012-10-18T21:03:27.637-05:002012-10-18T21:03:27.637-05:00Horrifying piece of history.
Reality usually is w...Horrifying piece of history.<br /><br />Reality usually is worse than anything we can imagine!<br /><br />Great story though, thanks for sharing.Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-49210120197261516832012-10-18T20:34:17.663-05:002012-10-18T20:34:17.663-05:00Alex:
They continue on in THREE SPIRIT KNIGHT as w...Alex:<br />They continue on in THREE SPIRIT KNIGHT as well. Lovecraft's spirit is in this one. He always could unnerve me. The Old Ones are forever in the shadows of my novels in some form or fashion. Perfect for Halloween! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46988220696334797652012-10-18T20:25:01.996-05:002012-10-18T20:25:01.996-05:00Just glad to know Victor and Alice continue...
Sli...Just glad to know Victor and Alice continue...<br />Slight Lovecraft feel to this one, Roland.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com