tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post7727263714329641918..comments2023-11-12T10:12:51.801-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Twist: Why I Write Horror Part 1: DadElizabeth Twisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-13389922218034414862011-08-20T23:52:26.997-04:002011-08-20T23:52:26.997-04:00Wow, what fuel for fiction your father's life ...Wow, what fuel for fiction your father's life offered! From the stories I've heard, people seemed so much more colourful back then...Adina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860528131098237473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-29499767338073871552011-08-15T21:16:33.139-04:002011-08-15T21:16:33.139-04:00Our families influence our creative sides in all k...Our families influence our creative sides in all kinds of ways, don't they? I'm sure I write science fiction and fantasy partly because my parents read it so much, and read Narnia and John White when I was little.Chris Kelworthhttp://kelworthfiles.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-29991966533433326972011-08-13T14:09:43.241-04:002011-08-13T14:09:43.241-04:00Right Deborah, it was interesting, growing up in a...Right Deborah, it was interesting, growing up in a very Leave-It-To-Beaver sort of home, alongside these *really interesting* stories about how things could be very different.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-37623150626375472922011-08-12T03:37:07.584-04:002011-08-12T03:37:07.584-04:00Michael -- I don't think you could be mediocre...Michael -- I don't think you could be mediocre if you tried. Keep on proving your Dad wrong.Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-87840138572412831052011-08-12T03:35:07.874-04:002011-08-12T03:35:07.874-04:00I can see where the influence, for looking under t...I can see where the influence, for looking under the surface of things comes from, Elizabeth. <br /><br />Some people are natural born story tellers/raconteurs, it's a gift.<br /><br />And your Grandaddy sounds like quite a character.Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-41769852230426210542011-08-11T16:40:55.432-04:002011-08-11T16:40:55.432-04:00I'm adopted, so I would have to go with nurtur...I'm adopted, so I would have to go with nurture!Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-670392595609003992011-08-11T16:38:53.059-04:002011-08-11T16:38:53.059-04:00Makes you wonder if there is a story-telling gene....Makes you wonder if there is a story-telling gene. Or is it nature vs nurture?Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-52944504494086506382011-08-11T16:22:06.238-04:002011-08-11T16:22:06.238-04:00Having grown up in a small town, I think I underst...Having grown up in a small town, I think I understand a bit about the special horrors available there, especially for those who are not mediocre. My sympathies. For what it's worth, I think you're great.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-88983616369136247582011-08-11T16:14:22.574-04:002011-08-11T16:14:22.574-04:00My dad never had any good stories. He just liked t...My dad never had any good stories. He just liked to farm and it was boring, muddy, and pretty much the biggest waste of time that I can think of. That in itself is a horror story. Oh...and living in small town America and being reminded that everyone in our family is mediocre and I'll be mediocre too. He really does say that stuff.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com