tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post2962988048424771389..comments2023-04-06T04:37:39.726-04:00Comments on Wicked Writers: I Have A Confession to Make: I'm A FraudUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-23631593460525487072010-10-19T03:15:30.000-04:002010-10-19T03:15:30.000-04:00Very well done! I'm always nodding my head whe...Very well done! I'm always nodding my head when I read your posts, and seeking out a pen to scribble down book and movie ideas.C.J. Ellissonhttp://www.cjellisson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-15832906326730751212010-10-19T04:31:33.000-04:002010-10-19T04:31:33.000-04:00Just had to admit I've never read Stephen King...Just had to admit I've never read Stephen King. I mean never. You are not alone. Wait. That sounds like another science fiction/horror film!<br><br>I recently ran across Lovecraft on some blogs and you are right, what a dude. Even looks like a slimmed down version of Hitch, but way more wierd, from what I've read. <br><br>I don't have a long list of anything except classics, and now romance. And most of them I am trudging through, "There must be a pony in there somewhere". On a mission to see how people write their hero/herones. So I have to say I don't read for pleasure any more. Or for scares. Before I became a writer, I did read everything Anne Rice wrote, the old stuff. But didn't like the plumbing issues with her vamps, love modern vamps like CJ's way better. I mean, come on, who would like to sleep with a slab of marble?<br><br>You do such a wonderful job with your research, and your topics. Thank you for all the time you put into it, and the care with which you show us as your fans. One of these weeks, we should do author interviews, because I'd love to hear more about your experiences. I really would.Sharon Hamiltonhttp://sharonhamiltonauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-73334590871063734362010-10-19T04:35:26.000-04:002010-10-19T04:35:26.000-04:00Thanks, C.J. Hope you're feeling better.But, y...Thanks, C.J. <br><br>Hope you're feeling better.<br><br>But, you don't need me to give you ideas. You've got the perfect horror scenario in your own backyard. Try to explain the horror Redskins fans are feeling as they try to see whose body holds up the longest -- Donovan McNabb or Brett Favre.Gregory Marshall Smithhttp://devereauxmarshallfox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-85191714838839755992010-10-19T04:57:00.000-04:002010-10-19T04:57:00.000-04:00Greg, I don't know whether I'm the big hor...Greg, I don't know whether I'm the big horror guy, either. Yet, since C.J. pays more for horror writers, I'm thinking we shouldn't complain. I love the "Rats in the Walls" story, by the way. I have a collection of Lovecraft stories that has been calling me for a while. Hopefully I can get to that soon.<br>Since I am not posting this week and will miss this topic, I will mention a couple of authors/books. I believe that I have mentioned these before, but Jay Anson's "The Amityville Horror" (whether you believe it to be true or not-it's still scary as hell) and Michael Slade's Special X thrillers, beginning with "Headhunter". The first mention developed my love for the haunted house story and my desire to one day write a good ghost tale. The second mention developed a desire in me to write gritty detective stories like Slade. I am nowhere near that level, but strive to be.<br>Thanks for posting...oh! "Mums" the word on that fraud talk. ;)<br>-JimmyJames Garcia Jr.http://jgarciajr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-9193744938287454462010-10-19T06:53:27.000-04:002010-10-19T06:53:27.000-04:00Smart ass! My poor dad, I don't talk football ...Smart ass! My poor dad, I don't talk football when we chat.<br><br>Doing better, thanks. Meds are kicking in and I was able to go for a short walk yesterday. Was great until someone had their dog off leash and my two rushed to say "hi" and wrapped their leads around me and took me down at the knees. First time that's ever happened in four years, it was embarrassing. <br><br>Now every muscle in my body hurts... damn, talk about out of shape!C.J. Ellissonhttp://www.cjellisson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-36386857461860664942010-10-19T06:57:07.000-04:002010-10-19T06:57:07.000-04:00Never read King? Wow! Glad to hear my book wasn...Never read King? Wow! <br><br>Glad to hear my book wasn't one you were trudging to get through. Thanks so much for even the small reference to have me in the same paragraph as the queen of vampires.<br><br>And now... as I type this... I have a squirrel climbing the screens in my screen room and thumping around at the siding on the second floor. Thanks again, Greg. Now I have to go upstairs and see what that noisy effer is doing.C.J. Ellissonhttp://www.cjellisson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-50685276482530954582010-10-19T06:59:48.000-04:002010-10-19T06:59:48.000-04:00Yes, I pay with great health benefits ;-)Yes, I pay with great health benefits ;-)C.J. Ellissonhttp://www.cjellisson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-33994474873500738342010-10-19T11:39:46.000-04:002010-10-19T11:39:46.000-04:00Thanks Sharon. I have to confess -- again -- that ...Thanks Sharon. I have to confess -- again -- that I don't really do a lot of research beforehand. In a previous blog (from way back in the early days of WW), I mentioned that I often write on the fly (and I have to write pretty small).<br><br>But, I do check, recheck and then check again to make sure I've got it reasonably right.<br><br>Thanks for the support.Gregory Marshall Smithhttp://devereauxmarshallfox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-29407255673740859812010-10-19T11:41:13.000-04:002010-10-19T11:41:13.000-04:00Just doing my part. Rats and squirrels and spiders...Just doing my part. Rats and squirrels and spiders and cockroaches. Hmm, what's next?Gregory Marshall Smithhttp://devereauxmarshallfox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-10572147913706904322010-10-19T11:43:39.001-04:002010-10-19T11:43:39.001-04:00Thanks James.Really, you should go one better and ...Thanks James.<br><br>Really, you should go one better and combine the gritty detective story with the haunted house story. It's a natural. Someone goes to a haunted house and never comes out. Detective goes to investigate and gets more than he or she bargained for.Gregory Marshall Smithhttp://devereauxmarshallfox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-31528590996452327492010-10-19T11:43:39.000-04:002010-10-19T11:43:39.000-04:00Oh, yes, I've been paying ever since I started...Oh, yes, I've been paying ever since I started with Wicked Writers. <br><br>Oh, uhm, I've been getting paid with so much experience since I started with WW.Gregory Marshall Smithhttp://devereauxmarshallfox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-16000352671363016762010-10-19T16:48:01.000-04:002010-10-19T16:48:01.000-04:00*GASP!I don't know what to say...Other than, i...*GASP!<br><br>I don't know what to say...<br><br>Other than, it's alright, dear. I don't care much for any of the popular 'horror fiction' icon authors out there, so you aren't missing much...George Allwynnhttp://bygeorgeallwynn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-66598891563106766182010-10-20T11:33:22.000-04:002010-10-20T11:33:22.000-04:00I have to laugh! (Hi folks!) Here on the Wicked Wr...I have to laugh! (Hi folks!) Here on the Wicked Writers... blogs on horror... and a number of us NOT reading King! <br><br>Yes, I am another of those non-King types... :)David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-71184693251732509002010-10-20T14:00:06.000-04:002010-10-20T14:00:06.000-04:00I would agree with you on "Rats in the Wall&q...I would agree with you on "Rats in the Wall" except I can't read that story because Lovecraft called the narrator's cat by the name of his childhood cat -- look it up on Google and you'll see what I mean.Gregory Marshall Smithhttp://devereauxmarshallfox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-48384789141455299982010-10-20T14:01:51.000-04:002010-10-20T14:01:51.000-04:00The modern stuff doesn't really do it for me. ...The modern stuff doesn't really do it for me. I prefer the old stuff, like Tom Tryon, Stephen King, F. Paul Wilson and Richard Matheson (man, I should have mentioned "I Am Legend" and "Hell House").Gregory Marshall Smithhttp://devereauxmarshallfox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-89590428520989739412010-10-20T14:06:24.000-04:002010-10-20T14:06:24.000-04:00Don't worry. You don't need King. You'...Don't worry. You don't need King. You've got the likes of Algernon Blackwood (the man who influenced Lovecraft), M.R. James (what is it with you Brits and initials?) and Brian Lumley.Gregory Marshall Smithhttp://devereauxmarshallfox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-24539961647865716322010-10-20T17:55:39.000-04:002010-10-20T17:55:39.000-04:00Yuck! I looked it up. Not very nice. I didn't ...Yuck! I looked it up. Not very nice. I didn't remember that. Thanks.<br>My cat is named, Jones. Yeah, it was "Alien". I wanted to keep Sigourney and send the cat on it's way when they both showed up on my doorstep. Wifey said no...James Garcia Jr.http://jgarciajr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com