tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post492786516116170878..comments2024-01-12T03:31:15.527-05:00Comments on Craftie Ladies of Suspense: Writing believable suspense--Lenora WorthPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post-1606934970932818452009-10-08T12:06:20.653-04:002009-10-08T12:06:20.653-04:00So, none of us like mice! I grew up on a farm and ...So, none of us like mice! I grew up on a farm and mice were very common in our old house, especially when my daddy would do a controlled burn on the fields. They'd come to visit a lot during that time. We had lots of cats around as bouncers, however. But I'll take a mouse anyday over a real live person trying to break in. (I think!)<br /><br />Lenora :)Lenorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201614257423264316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post-87316383334838443512009-10-07T22:52:50.943-04:002009-10-07T22:52:50.943-04:00A mouse. EEK!
Now that would have scared me. At s...A mouse. EEK!<br /><br />Now that would have scared me. At school one ran across my classroom and I stood on a chair.<br /><br />MargaretMargaret Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127465489606276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post-31199185032944496702009-10-07T18:36:55.441-04:002009-10-07T18:36:55.441-04:00Oh wow, a mouse. Ick. I can imagine your fright, t...Oh wow, a mouse. Ick. I can imagine your fright, though. One night when my husband was out of town, (of course), our ADT alarm started blaring in the middle of the night. I couldn't hear a thing over that awful sound. I grabbed a kitchen knife and went hunting for whoever was in my house. I had an 18 month old and a 2 1/2 year old to protect. The cops got there pretty quick and with guns drawn, checked our basement where it looked like someone MAY have tried to get in. Still not sure on that one.<br /><br />I think the alarm just went haywire.<br /> <br />But it was still scary. I don't think I slept well for a year after that one. Especially not when my husband as gone.<br /><br />I remember that scared feeling well and often use those emotions in my books...lol.<br /><br />LynetteLynette Easonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296886159998143298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post-86177073069460466732009-10-07T18:03:03.167-04:002009-10-07T18:03:03.167-04:00Oooh, I'd already schedule my post for tomorro...Oooh, I'd already schedule my post for tomorrow before I read this. I definitely had heroes on my mind today...<br /><br />Debby/Lenora, I LOVE your stories. Great suspense, and perfect false alarms, which would cute set-ups for a bigger scare.<br /><br />My worst fright was coming home to find a cop car in my drive. I couldn't see my husband's van, and I went into an immediate panic. I parked on the street and ran to the back of the house, where his van was sitting calmly. <br /><br />He was OK, and furious that we'd been burglarized. I was so relieved he was alive, a few missing electronics came as a huge relief.Ramona Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984501900647123844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post-69288848525862976462009-10-07T17:37:09.524-04:002009-10-07T17:37:09.524-04:00Mice--yuck! I probably would have freaked out!
A...Mice--yuck! I probably would have freaked out! <br /><br />And don't you love those strong heroes? Always ready to rescue our capable heroines. Sigh. Love 'em!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post-32752473325660366772009-10-07T16:36:35.455-04:002009-10-07T16:36:35.455-04:00Debby, how scary. And your poor son must have been...Debby, how scary. And your poor son must have been scared, too!<br /><br />There is nothing more frightening than those things that go bump in the night!<br /><br />Lenora :)Lenorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201614257423264316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380441245670839923.post-76148110249516581832009-10-07T16:12:48.393-04:002009-10-07T16:12:48.393-04:00Hi Lenora,
I know you were terrified!!! Even if i...Hi Lenora,<br />I know you were terrified!!! Even if it was only a mouse! <br /><br />I had an experiece in Germany. My hubby was in the field and the children were asleep. I was reading in bed. I heard our outer door open and close and footsteps headed for the hallway where the bedrooms were located. I managed to close the door to the living room and stood in the hallway, screaming for the lady who lived upstairs. (We were in a 4-family building.) I was praying, pounding on the wall and screaming for her to call the MPs. My daughter, a second-grader, awoke and started to call the cops when I heard a small voice on the other side of the door say, "Mama?"<br /><br />My son had been sleep walking and had gone out of the house for a moment. I heard him as he returned inside. Of course, I thought it was an intruder.<br /><br />Whew!!! I can still remember how hard my heart was beating!!! :)Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.com