tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post8610095948206550095..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Why Zombies, with Patrick FreivaldHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-35796854394852678632011-12-22T15:09:04.935-05:002011-12-22T15:09:04.935-05:00Great insight Patrick. Zombies are definitely the ...Great insight Patrick. Zombies are definitely the environment - the earthquake/plane crash/tornado - that sends characters on their journey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-23219924565942267042011-12-15T22:43:21.497-05:002011-12-15T22:43:21.497-05:00Bees aren't horrific! They're a bit stingy...Bees aren't horrific! They're a bit stingy when grumpy, sure -- but so are we. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199444059084055119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-42154035462264298972011-12-15T13:05:07.963-05:002011-12-15T13:05:07.963-05:00Zombies? Could be worse -- THE BEES could be your ...Zombies? Could be worse -- THE BEES could be your horror element. :-) How cool that you're a beekeeper! The bees might tell you horror stories about that virus (?) that was killing off so many hives. Hondurans, too, might join you in defense of zombies. Or is it Cuba. WIRED magazine had an article about their belief in 'the living dead.' Me no wanna see 'em.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074039297780745191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-25094135165505111142011-12-14T00:24:56.516-05:002011-12-14T00:24:56.516-05:00I hadn't ever thought so much about what zombi...I hadn't ever thought so much about what zombies mean to me - thanks for the thought-provoking words Patrick! heheTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-6849000403827104052011-12-13T22:18:10.447-05:002011-12-13T22:18:10.447-05:00A very eloquent defense of the zombie genre. If an...A very eloquent defense of the zombie genre. If anyone questions it in my presence, I won't waste words but will direct them here.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269660745591215804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-70373718798739848442011-12-13T16:42:01.443-05:002011-12-13T16:42:01.443-05:00Johanna, exactly right. Zombies are the equivalent...Johanna, exactly right. Zombies are the equivalent of [insert overarching, seemingly insurmountable BAD THING(tm) here].<br /><br />Searching, also exactly right. That's a brain-outran-fingers situation. I've asked Hart to amend the post to fix the reference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199444059084055119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-9119338876167668332011-12-13T16:03:57.658-05:002011-12-13T16:03:57.658-05:00Heck, they just plain old good-fashioned fun!Heck, they just plain old good-fashioned fun!Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-8567248196355555372011-12-13T15:02:32.726-05:002011-12-13T15:02:32.726-05:00Caryn-me, too--I wish the snobbery on genre would ...Caryn-me, too--I wish the snobbery on genre would go away. And I had the same response about Zombies--I'd never thought of them as my thing, but I love all the things Patrick brings up.<br /><br />Johanna-I agree with you, though I'm not sure Patrick will (gets at all that arguing we do).<br /><br />Searching-well and Frankenstein craved companionship if I'm remembering the story well.<br /><br />Alex-I know, right?Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-78429840751011105112011-12-13T12:55:42.018-05:002011-12-13T12:55:42.018-05:00He has many good points! Zombies create a situatio...He has many good points! Zombies create a situation, the characters react.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-63762837447304051832011-12-13T12:51:53.840-05:002011-12-13T12:51:53.840-05:00Spot on. Zombies are definitely a plot device. Um....Spot on. Zombies are definitely a plot device. Um.. I hate to nit pick but The Shelley thing is driving me nuts. She wrote of the monster, Frankenstein's, it reads like she wrote about vampires. Stoker wrote Dracula not Shelley.The Cyber Sophisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056204021299402948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-12982958608910987502011-12-13T12:33:36.531-05:002011-12-13T12:33:36.531-05:00I've never thought of zombies in so many ways ...I've never thought of zombies in so many ways before. Of course, I don't use zombies in my books because I think it's been overdone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-3646478162252358872011-12-13T12:24:35.873-05:002011-12-13T12:24:35.873-05:00Good to meet you Patrick. So zombies are the liter...Good to meet you Patrick. So zombies are the literary equivelant to corporate greed, environmental waste, etc?? They're a noxious setting? Did I get that right?Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-22962767881137458342011-12-13T12:21:07.041-05:002011-12-13T12:21:07.041-05:00Hilarious! I've never been into zombies, but y...Hilarious! I've never been into zombies, but you've almost convinced me now. That said, it annoys me when people make holier-than-though judgments about what's worth writing and what's not. Who are they to decide? Good for you for sticking up for zombies! We all need a little more fun in our lives, and that includes reading for pleasure.Caryn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338655819410392107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-87996708335878998612011-12-13T10:25:25.283-05:002011-12-13T10:25:25.283-05:00*giggles* Oh, that vegan zombie image is funny. V...*giggles* Oh, that vegan zombie image is funny. Very Naked...<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth!<br /><br />Stephen-HA! My husband would say ALL birds are scary that way...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-38293423026338317422011-12-13T10:11:40.669-05:002011-12-13T10:11:40.669-05:00Its great to meet Patrick. Good luck with the Zomb...Its great to meet Patrick. Good luck with the Zombies. Look out! That's a zombie bird on your shoulder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-92031689849851662262011-12-13T05:47:11.229-05:002011-12-13T05:47:11.229-05:00Nice post! I've never thought of it that way, ...Nice post! I've never thought of it that way, but zombies are definitely not characters. Very interesting take. :) Best wishes for your book, Patrick!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-27419919416431777412011-12-13T05:44:41.411-05:002011-12-13T05:44:41.411-05:00There's something very complete about zombies....There's something very complete about zombies. They just ARE - which makes them even more terrifying. Being vegetarian, I'd make for a most conflicted - and very NAKED - zombie! :-)<br /><br />All the best with Love Bites!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com