tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post7256894527321661835..comments2023-10-23T08:22:30.923-07:00Comments on Sharon Donovan, Author: Spider BitesSharon Donovanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-76278412706321393342009-05-20T15:50:40.385-07:002009-05-20T15:50:40.385-07:00Hi Dan. Yes in this case, it was a transfer of pho...Hi Dan. Yes in this case, it was a transfer of phobias! And not one I particularly wanted. I agree. Dialogue brings the characters to life in a story. Thanks for the comment!<br />Nancy, I'm glad you found it fun. The mere mention of spiders and bugs gets my skin crawling. Yuc!<br />Thanks, Carol. It gave me the wee willies writing it!<br />SharonSharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-3694091216137962582009-05-20T06:01:05.795-07:002009-05-20T06:01:05.795-07:00You made my skin creep with this - very nicely don...You made my skin creep with this - very nicely done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-47864409643329688682009-05-19T12:21:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:21:00.000-07:00Hi Sharon-sorry for being so late this week- this ...Hi Sharon-sorry for being so late this week- this piece was fabulously fun! I don't know how many times this has happened to me-;)<br /><br />Cheers!Nancy J. Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107417252662717576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-71148884145763863412009-05-19T02:55:00.000-07:002009-05-19T02:55:00.000-07:00Sorry for the late post. Really liked the transfer...Sorry for the late post. Really liked the transfer of the phobia in this piece. Phobias as virals. The use of dialogue brought the piece to life.dan powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131553102349479513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-2522121842642469902009-05-18T00:07:00.000-07:002009-05-18T00:07:00.000-07:00More snake stories Jon? Ah...makes me shudder! If ...More snake stories Jon? Ah...makes me shudder! If there's anything I detest more than spiders, it would be snakes. Hissing fangs not for the weak at heart. Just back from my writers conference, so I hope to come up with something for the contest. I'm sure whatever you decide to enter will be you at your very best.<br />SharonSharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-8692590486419181592009-05-18T00:01:00.000-07:002009-05-18T00:01:00.000-07:00Creepy indeed, Frances. Just who we all want at a ...Creepy indeed, Frances. Just who we all want at a party, an exterminator with a phobia for bugs!<br />Peter, my skin still gets itchy and blotchy when I think of him. Thanks for the comments!<br />SharonSharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-78839377363137090132009-05-17T23:57:00.000-07:002009-05-17T23:57:00.000-07:00Iain. Great minds think alike. The nerd was the cl...Iain. Great minds think alike. The nerd was the clone of Buddy holly personified! Very perceptive! Thanks for the comment.<br />SharonSharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-28542185626635533502009-05-17T23:52:00.000-07:002009-05-17T23:52:00.000-07:00Thanks, Julie! Can't wait to hear all about that c...Thanks, Julie! Can't wait to hear all about that cruise. You'll have so many ideas to channel, you'll have to join in on the fun at Nixy's writers adventure group. It's a great way to inspire the creative muse.<br />Sharon<br />SharonSharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-15050025357286400392009-05-17T19:40:00.000-07:002009-05-17T19:40:00.000-07:00I think I know that guy! No fun to run into at a p...I think I know that guy! No fun to run into at a party, that's for sure.<br /><br />You did spiders, I did snakes. What a pair. I have some great spider stories I could share, but I'll be nice and keep 'em to myself.<br /><br />Nice work Sharon. Are you still on for the Editor Unleashed flash fiction contest. Hope to see something from you. I'm still trying to decide what to enter. Something old, or something new?<br /><br />Sorry for getting around so late.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-33315894989794739902009-05-17T07:20:00.000-07:002009-05-17T07:20:00.000-07:00Great dialogue and so descriptive. Made me itch ju...Great dialogue and so descriptive. Made me itch justb like the others did.The Dating Doctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119774638219208242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-68444521404371132812009-05-16T10:00:00.000-07:002009-05-16T10:00:00.000-07:00Your chap sounded as creepy as his bugs! Yuk! You ...Your chap sounded as creepy as his bugs! Yuk! You certainly drew us into the experience.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851707775549795748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-90974496941860032382009-05-15T11:19:00.000-07:002009-05-15T11:19:00.000-07:00Ah the power of suggestion, eh Sharon? Nicely done...Ah the power of suggestion, eh Sharon? Nicely done; your character with the horned rim glasses and the subject matter put me quickly in mind of Buddy Holly--his band was The Crickets and that name was the inspiration for the name of another band, The Beatles (a play on beetles). Great descriptions.Iain Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09732449545401433187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-14674318337645851312009-05-15T05:21:00.000-07:002009-05-15T05:21:00.000-07:00Sharon, Quit note before I leave---It just goes to...Sharon, Quit note before I leave---It just goes to show how descriptive you were! Great job.<br />JulieJulie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-50051640260322870552009-05-15T00:05:00.000-07:002009-05-15T00:05:00.000-07:00Sorry, Sue! I don't usually write about such gross...Sorry, Sue! I don't usually write about such gross and disgusting things, but it was kind of fun, visualizing a Stephen King best seller in the works!<br />SharonSharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-50909118468128122622009-05-14T20:57:00.000-07:002009-05-14T20:57:00.000-07:00Okay, if I can't sleep tonight, Sharon, I'm callin...Okay, if I can't sleep tonight, Sharon, I'm calling you and you're singing me to sleep to calm my fears! ;-)<br /><br />Like others have noted, the itchy, heebie-jeebies started under my shirt and now I need to retreat to my "happy place". Very, very effective writing here. Good job.Elizabeth Haysmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167517867828909705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-14737138439539138792009-05-13T13:55:00.000-07:002009-05-13T13:55:00.000-07:00Okay Chris. So now the image in my head is getting...Okay Chris. So now the image in my head is getting worse! Those hairy spiders will be starring in my nightmares tonight! LOLSharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-6436990091802741862009-05-13T12:21:00.000-07:002009-05-13T12:21:00.000-07:00Seriously creepy! I felt itchy just reading it, I ...Seriously creepy! I felt itchy just reading it, I hate spiders and being on the first floor they're constantly around. They're BIG too, no little things you can barely see but huge suckers that bite. Thanks for reminding me of that, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-73457779148050934542009-05-13T11:36:00.000-07:002009-05-13T11:36:00.000-07:00Hi Nixy, Marsha and Julie. I don't know if phobias...Hi Nixy, Marsha and Julie. I don't know if phobias are catchy, but they give a pretty good imitation! Eeks! Just the thought of nesting things in my hair and skin make me shudder! I agree, Julie. I get those murderous instincts!Sharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-21556172120775207202009-05-13T11:21:00.000-07:002009-05-13T11:21:00.000-07:00Oh, that's gross, Marsha! "Nesting bugs" Yuk!!!
...Oh, that's gross, Marsha! "Nesting bugs" Yuk!!!<br />LOL<br />JulieJulie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-57808161541869027822009-05-13T10:37:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:37:00.000-07:00Are phobias catching? Now you made me phobic of ca...Are phobias catching? Now you made me phobic of catching a phobia! :) Great piece - the thought of nesting bugs makes me quiver in revulsion.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03315289632435632377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-9952724191363675432009-05-13T09:18:00.000-07:002009-05-13T09:18:00.000-07:00The character seemed so familiar, and yet his jump...The character seemed so familiar, and yet his jumpiness was well written. The fact that his fear was so much a part of him that it was contagious, well that was interesting!<br /><br />I like what you did with this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-89438315573463450892009-05-12T13:48:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:48:00.000-07:00Thanks! We're going to the Western Caribbean. How...Thanks! We're going to the Western Caribbean. However, I am terribly disappointed, as I'd been gearing up to see the Mayan ruins in Cozumel, and now that port has been canceled due to the Swine Flu epidemic. We're stopping in Key West instead. Although that's nice, and we'll get to see Hemmingway's house, it's still the U.S. <br /><br />And I so wanted to the Mayan temple there. Every romance and every research book I've been reading has been about the Mayans. So I feel somewhat gypped. Who knows, maybe being in Hemmingway's house will inspire me to write productively. <br /><br />JulieJulie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-41246908399818152382009-05-12T13:23:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:23:00.000-07:00Hi Julie. I know. I hate spiders and bugs and snak...Hi Julie. I know. I hate spiders and bugs and snakes--oh my!! Wow, a cruise sounds really nice. Where are you going? BTW, my Lasting Love rosebush came in the mail today too. I'll be planting it tomorrow. Thanks for dropping by. Have a terrific time. Bon Voyage!!<br />SharonSharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151203768395758839.post-60844029101413601352009-05-12T10:37:00.000-07:002009-05-12T10:37:00.000-07:00Wow! Sharon, I felt like those bugs were on me!! ...Wow! Sharon, I felt like those bugs were on me!! Spiders don't bother me, but I get murder instincts when I see a roach. <br /><br />We are leaving in a few days until the end of the month for my son's b-day and graduation cruise. So by then I hope to participate. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I am so excited to tell you that my Lasting Love Rose was just delivered by the mail lady today!!! I'm so excited. I plan to plant it this evening when it gets cooler. <br /><br /> Thanks a bunch!<br /><br />JulieJulie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242380140265459688noreply@blogger.com