tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post6370574375156626541..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Let It Snow?Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-27492901915701985642010-12-09T12:03:59.360-07:002010-12-09T12:03:59.360-07:00I wish I could stay home when it snows, but most o...I wish I could stay home when it snows, but most of the time I have to get to work. It happens so often around here, the economy would shut down if we all took off every time it snowed.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-72957512961116264412010-12-08T06:24:44.173-07:002010-12-08T06:24:44.173-07:00I like the snow because it makes me stay home to w...I like the snow because it makes me stay home to write. No excuses!Liana Laverentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541637851147603199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-51504204202274960842010-12-07T22:22:57.100-07:002010-12-07T22:22:57.100-07:00Morgan, I am cold just reading your post. Snow is ...Morgan, I am cold just reading your post. Snow is nice to look at in pictures. I prefer the cold wave hitting South Florida now. Good for you for turning problems into opportunities.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20867380535988936432010-12-07T22:12:16.078-07:002010-12-07T22:12:16.078-07:0024 inches so far this winter. Oh my aching back, I...24 inches so far this winter. Oh my aching back, I like stories set in the heat.Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-42760990830584496962010-12-07T20:18:57.090-07:002010-12-07T20:18:57.090-07:00Sounds like I got some of you thinking. Snow does ...Sounds like I got some of you thinking. Snow does have its uses, I guess.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66767126572982142762010-12-07T19:30:14.343-07:002010-12-07T19:30:14.343-07:00Snow, glorious snow! Ha!!! I rarely thought that. ...Snow, glorious snow! Ha!!! I rarely thought that. I used to hyperventilate if there was snow on the driveway because what if I needed to get out suddenly because one of the kids needed to go to the doctor?<br /><br />We also had a monster snow storm the night before we were supposed to leave on a romantic cruise, but we couldn't get our cars down the driveway, much less off the circle where we lived. Lots of emotion invested in that shoveling effort.<br /><br />What if your characters learned that a bank would be robbed or some other such big mischief, but they couldn't intervene because a snow storm blocked the roads and knocked out the power. They would still very much need to take action but they'd have to get around the obstacle.Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-57148488308805814052010-12-07T15:51:37.121-07:002010-12-07T15:51:37.121-07:00Very good, Morgan! Being from an area that doesn&#...Very good, Morgan! Being from an area that doesn't get much snow, I, as a character, could easily get killed in it just from falling. And I certainly don't know how to drive in it. Put a Southerner in a blizzard and she'd kill herself just starting a fire. At least there's a good chance I would.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2671038039945369702010-12-07T14:35:03.622-07:002010-12-07T14:35:03.622-07:00Snow is great, can't live without it. It simpl...Snow is great, can't live without it. It simply means skiing. Had a great evening today, taking little boy to skiing practice in the local resort >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-43631762778432395162010-12-07T13:56:02.675-07:002010-12-07T13:56:02.675-07:00Great uses of snow everyone. I happen to love the ...Great uses of snow everyone. I happen to love the white stuff. We've seen some flurries in Western Mass, but are awaiting that first good storm that covers the roads. <br /><br />Since I write historicals, snow usually creates an obstacle for my characters. In one story, I'm working on, a young girl is away at school. She's miserable there, without any real friends, and because of the weather she is trapped at school instead of going home like she wished.<br /><br />In a short story I'm writing just for fun, a Christmas Eve blizzard traps a town of folks at the hotel after church services and some of the members share memories of Christmases past.<br /><br />Good luck with your writing, no matter how you use the white stuff.<br /><br />CherylCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470069911115912344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18612999273197830222010-12-07T10:52:28.894-07:002010-12-07T10:52:28.894-07:00What an excellent use of snow! I always go to my c...What an excellent use of snow! I always go to my characters being stranded as a killer stalks them. But then again, I directed Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, so that's really no surprise.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14385100653219003422010-12-07T10:48:41.109-07:002010-12-07T10:48:41.109-07:00Celia, I had a similar experience driving through ...Celia, I had a similar experience driving through a blizzard in S Dakota one year. Never want to do that again.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-87449579966129852632010-12-07T10:46:55.170-07:002010-12-07T10:46:55.170-07:00Thanks for the reminder, Morgan. It is fun to revi...Thanks for the reminder, Morgan. It is fun to revisit these posts and get the "lessons" again.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-42587422618394615522010-12-07T10:22:42.917-07:002010-12-07T10:22:42.917-07:00I always think about getting snowed in for three o...I always think about getting snowed in for three or four days like happened in Indiana one year, and how close we can come to violence when cooped up in a house with teenagers...<br /><br />and then I think of being snowed in for much longer in a mountain hotel with Jack Nicholson...<br /><br />and then I stop wishing quite so hard for a snowy Christmas here in northern Colorado.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24226671584264637222010-12-07T10:17:34.257-07:002010-12-07T10:17:34.257-07:00Morgan,
Wow - very creative. I was thinking of str...Morgan,<br />Wow - very creative. I was thinking of stranding my couple in a log cabin and letting them make love! LOL!!<br /><br />Awesome thoughts. I would have never thought of half of them. *wink<br />Smile<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-33193915907571625272010-12-07T09:52:12.388-07:002010-12-07T09:52:12.388-07:00I used snow as a way for a hero to meet the heroin...I used snow as a way for a hero to meet the heroine. He was shoveling his drive when she came home. Of course, she slipped and fell while trying to avoid him, embarassing herself. She didn't want to meet him, but meet him, she didn. He then proceed to check for broken bones. It was a fun scene to write. I carry it farther when the neighbor kids (one of them the hero's granddaugheter, harass the woman and build snowmen in her yard as well as throw snowballs at the house. This causes more meetings between them. BTW she's a bit of a scrooge.Roseanne Dowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473329969019245459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-33289547246777913852010-12-07T09:48:53.490-07:002010-12-07T09:48:53.490-07:00SNOW? What is that? We live in Central Texas and i...SNOW? What is that? We live in Central Texas and it is a rare occurence. Snow, we could handle--we get ice, and let me tell you, it can paralyze cities and communities. <br />We drive to Michigan--through Ohio--and learned not to go too late in the Fall or too early in the spring.<br />One year, we went our usual time in the spring, but the morning we left brought a late snowstorm. I don't mind telling you, snow terrifies me. We had packed the van the night before, got up at 4:30 "to get ahead of the worst of the storm," but discovered no such thing worked. It was pitch dark, and by the time we got to the interstate south to Toledo, the highways were completely covered. We got behind an 18-wheeler and stayed only close enough to see his lights. If he went into the ditch, we'd notice and we wouldn't follow!!! <br />Anyway, it was harrowing until daylight. Never again. I almost had nervous breakdown.<br />Cold wet winter days? Love them!!!!<br />CeiaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-64088803453649500302010-12-07T09:46:29.282-07:002010-12-07T09:46:29.282-07:00Aw, it doesn't snow much in your area does it?...Aw, it doesn't snow much in your area does it? I live close and dread the stuff as much as you do.But, I watched my granddaughter touch it for the first time the other day. That, and the humor associated with snow does give rise to many a story. You're a very good writer so I would expect a lot of stories from this white rain.unwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11535882737909865934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-80912654796227438212010-12-07T09:42:47.344-07:002010-12-07T09:42:47.344-07:00I'm not too thrilled with our recent batch of ...I'm not too thrilled with our recent batch of snow, but I'm trying to look on the bright side and think positive.<br /><br />Morgan MandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-30113003564443304512010-12-07T09:41:50.230-07:002010-12-07T09:41:50.230-07:00I tweeted this, it sounds exciting, but don't ...I tweeted this, it sounds exciting, but don't know if I could write about snow. Being a California girl, I have no concept of snow getting in the way of things. Snow is something we go to for a day of fun. Maybe, I can write about the intense summer heat. thanks for the suggestions.Rebecca https://www.blogger.com/profile/00945969129138214472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-63244777264317213902010-12-07T08:56:51.529-07:002010-12-07T08:56:51.529-07:00Oh wow-- you've gotten my brain going now. My ...Oh wow-- you've gotten my brain going now. My MC is just coming into winter:)Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-70808404849194766782010-12-07T07:26:12.067-07:002010-12-07T07:26:12.067-07:00It's always a good think to take the 'ordi...It's always a good think to take the 'ordinary' and create conflict. I'm experiencing my first winter in a place where it snows (none of that in my previous 30 years in Florida) and there are a myriad sensations to discover.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54091257537977166132010-12-07T06:31:31.384-07:002010-12-07T06:31:31.384-07:00I like the way you think! You're write--snow i...I like the way you think! You're write--snow is more than a weather element--it can drive the complications for a character and plot!<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.com