tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post793334516081637343..comments2023-10-30T12:29:06.215+00:00Comments on Sophie's Thoughts and Fumbles: A to Z Challenge 2014 - Ghosts - J is For Jeopardy, M R James and Jamaica InnSophie Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-45019307925122187882014-04-14T20:44:43.068+01:002014-04-14T20:44:43.068+01:00I'd scream the place down, I know it :)I'd scream the place down, I know it :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-77149773681492589592014-04-14T03:15:21.360+01:002014-04-14T03:15:21.360+01:00LOL no that is definitely not one I'd want to ...LOL no that is definitely not one I'd want to see when waking up. I'd totally squeal. Especially with him just standing at the door and staring? Gah! <br /><br />Happy A to Z-ing!<br />~Anna<br /><a href="http://www.herdingcats-burningsoup.com/" rel="nofollow">herding cats & burning soup</a>.Anna (herding cats-burning soup)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422129120413380189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-39929589788292788942014-04-12T11:27:56.385+01:002014-04-12T11:27:56.385+01:00glad you're enjoying the posts. M R James is a...glad you're enjoying the posts. M R James is a master :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-15800953451476847962014-04-12T09:28:08.501+01:002014-04-12T09:28:08.501+01:00I'm enjoying your posts and learning new thing...I'm enjoying your posts and learning new things. I hadn't heard of MR James.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-53762535350062915882014-04-12T07:36:58.382+01:002014-04-12T07:36:58.382+01:00Excellent - I've intrigued you :)
Jamaica Inn...Excellent - I've intrigued you :)<br /><br />Jamaica Inn does look like a great place to visit.Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-27214965316689925082014-04-12T07:28:15.089+01:002014-04-12T07:28:15.089+01:00Thank you - it took me a while to come up with a w...Thank you - it took me a while to come up with a word that I felt fitted. Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-7043489809140585002014-04-12T01:05:41.449+01:002014-04-12T01:05:41.449+01:00My curiousity is eating away wanting to know the h...My curiousity is eating away wanting to know the house's secret. I know Julienne has a lot to tell. Jamaica House looks and sounds intriguing.Michelle Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070440041078195958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-88567548158053499032014-04-11T23:37:37.002+01:002014-04-11T23:37:37.002+01:00Jeopardy is a great word for "J" day, th...Jeopardy is a great word for "J" day, that's really creative. A sense of jeopardy can really add to the thrill of a story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040620581445666466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-51312709456611142892014-04-11T20:42:05.674+01:002014-04-11T20:42:05.674+01:00I've seen many versions of Wuthering Heights a...I've seen many versions of Wuthering Heights and I've read the book - I think the most powerful bit of it is the way Kathy haunts Heathcliffe, just deserts for both of them, since they are both cruel and selfish people.As you can tell, I don't like them.Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-59811612529875960872014-04-11T20:36:42.333+01:002014-04-11T20:36:42.333+01:00I would love to go on one of their paranormal even...I would love to go on one of their paranormal evenings at Jamaica Inn :)<br /><br />Glad you feel they're getting closer. Julienne grew and grew on me as I was working on the plot. I will let you draw your own conclusions on her, though, not fair of me to drop any hints either way :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-13584814446138337312014-04-11T20:26:34.979+01:002014-04-11T20:26:34.979+01:00Very good point about remembering to give villains...Very good point about remembering to give villains motivation - whether they're ghosts, monsters, or human. Thanks for the info about Kathy in Wuthering Heights. I haven't read it or seen the movie, so I thought it was just a tragic romance. I might have actually paid attention if I knew there was a ghost in there. That's much more interesting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-19481809441431069162014-04-11T19:19:37.285+01:002014-04-11T19:19:37.285+01:00Jamaica Inn is an awesome place, visited it over t...Jamaica Inn is an awesome place, visited it over twenty years ago though. Interesting to hear they do paranormal evenings, just a shame I live so far away.<br />Liking the bond forming between Julienne and Tris, although I feel she has a secret to tell. Either that or I'm totally missing the plot (which knowing me, is probably the case). ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-11579157903353448952014-04-11T17:15:16.002+01:002014-04-11T17:15:16.002+01:00You're right, motive really is important. Will...You're right, motive really is important. Will they, won't they achieve their goals, and who will that impact - all adds to jeopardy. :)<br /><br />Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying the posts. I came in late to your A to Z posts, but I'm enjoying your insights.Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-89977384886340707192014-04-11T17:08:35.397+01:002014-04-11T17:08:35.397+01:00I wrote a post dedicated to writing about ghosts a...I wrote a post dedicated to writing about ghosts and one of my tips was to give the "human ghost" a goal such as talking to a loved one or finding their killer. It's true that they have their own motives and if you write that into a story the level of jeopardy for ghost and/or the living characters heightens. <br /><br />I'm really enjoying your posts. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-6671102940290298522014-04-11T17:05:18.858+01:002014-04-11T17:05:18.858+01:00That scene with Bev always makes me shiver, becaus...That scene with Bev always makes me shiver, because it's her old house and a friendly old woman - it just shows that It can be anything to anyone. <br /><br />Witness is a really great movie - but I know what you mean about putting children in jeopardy, especially so close to the beginning of a movie.Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-34016005262318420322014-04-11T16:36:06.401+01:002014-04-11T16:36:06.401+01:00I can't take children in jeopardy. I've ne...I can't take children in jeopardy. I've never been able to make it through the scene in the movie, Witness, where the little Amish boy in in the bathroom. As for a more psychological jeopardy, there's a scene in Steven King's It where I believe Bev is having tea with a resident of the town, and the woman's appearance begins to subtly change, and Bev keeps trying to talk herself out of believing her eyes. And then she thinks, maybe if I don't show that I've noticed I'll be okay. Chilling! :)Ava Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404716744982870650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-47392378458439597972014-04-11T16:12:50.773+01:002014-04-11T16:12:50.773+01:00Yes, that it does :)Yes, that it does :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-63625590596660617682014-04-11T15:59:47.982+01:002014-04-11T15:59:47.982+01:00Nice post on Jeopardy. I think it works across gen...Nice post on Jeopardy. I think it works across genres. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-87374471780184222112014-04-11T15:58:21.394+01:002014-04-11T15:58:21.394+01:00I like that kind of jeopardy as long as I don'...I like that kind of jeopardy as long as I don't have to wait till the next episode/season of a tv show, or the next book of a series to find out - I'm far too impatient to wait ;PSophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-36901536496267870012014-04-11T15:02:21.625+01:002014-04-11T15:02:21.625+01:00I like the kind of Jeaopardy that makes you desper...I like the kind of Jeaopardy that makes you desperate to know what happens next or who does/doesn't survive. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-86558946849829257612014-04-11T13:50:08.892+01:002014-04-11T13:50:08.892+01:00One of my favourite mini series is Stephen King...One of my favourite mini series is Stephen King's Rose Red - although, in that, for Sissy, the unusual had become mundane, something she had to deal with every day thanks to her psychic sister. Poltergeist really scared me when I was younger, too, and there are still bits that give me the creeps, the bit with the clown, and actually the bit with the table and chairs in the kitchen, which they think is fun, but which has always bothered me.Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-4470160226569680512014-04-11T13:46:40.205+01:002014-04-11T13:46:40.205+01:00Stephen King does the "introducing the extrao...Stephen King does the "introducing the extraordinary into the ordinary so well." I think those are some of my favorite types of stories and movies. "Poltergeist" terrified me when I was younger - oh, that tree! that pool! - and now the "Paranormal Activity" type movies do that to me now. <br /><br />Madeline @ <a href="http://MadelineMora-Summonte.com/" rel="nofollow">The Shellshank Redemption</a><br />Minion, Capt. Alex's Ninja Minion Army <br /><a href="http://a-zchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">The 2014 Blogging from A-Z Challenge</a>Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-60973768208925658802014-04-11T07:10:52.694+01:002014-04-11T07:10:52.694+01:00I'd love to go on one of their ghost hunt even...I'd love to go on one of their ghost hunt evenings, but I wouldn't want to stay in one of their rooms alone! Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-72541075182061632822014-04-11T07:09:57.970+01:002014-04-11T07:09:57.970+01:00It does, although I might not want to stay in a ro...It does, although I might not want to stay in a room on my own there :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-14743761797308105462014-04-11T07:09:34.469+01:002014-04-11T07:09:34.469+01:00Thanks for taking the time and stopping by :)Thanks for taking the time and stopping by :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.com