tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post938871544186789199..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Writing About: An AlleyChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-47107733464513729632015-05-22T09:45:00.296-04:002015-05-22T09:45:00.296-04:00Well, yes, a novel wouldn't be able to play ou...Well, yes, a novel wouldn't be able to play out entirely in an alley, but it could have a big scene set in one. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-73220975271549775042015-05-22T00:37:08.594-04:002015-05-22T00:37:08.594-04:00Fascinating! No, I haven't read any stories th...Fascinating! No, I haven't read any stories that take place mostly in an alley that I can think of... maybe some short stories, but no whole books. That sounds like a tricky setting. Looks like you handled it well. I didn't know Dumpster was a proper noun. Huh. Thanks for the knowledge.J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-52533944217655639072015-05-20T11:28:23.939-04:002015-05-20T11:28:23.939-04:00I always try to use as many senses as I can. :)I always try to use as many senses as I can. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-2631089793440956102015-05-20T11:23:28.805-04:002015-05-20T11:23:28.805-04:00Climbing fire escapes are a good way to escape, if...Climbing fire escapes are a good way to escape, if there are fire escapes.... ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-11975348307638887402015-05-20T11:22:30.894-04:002015-05-20T11:22:30.894-04:00City alleys are the worst.City alleys are the worst.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-7334132171219634342015-05-20T09:55:49.503-04:002015-05-20T09:55:49.503-04:00Great points, here! I feel like I, like so many o...Great points, here! I feel like I, like so many other writers, often neglect the other 4 senses and they're so important to make the reader really lose themselves in the writing.Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-18175422213372448082015-05-20T00:14:45.979-04:002015-05-20T00:14:45.979-04:00It seems that when I see an alley in a movie, some...It seems that when I see an alley in a movie, someone is always cornered and trying to get out by going up. That is a great idea for approaching any story, by thinking about the 5 senses, thanks for the advice!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165210377903518274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-59712867737213196472015-05-19T23:35:38.170-04:002015-05-19T23:35:38.170-04:00No alleys for my books but I find them to be creep...No alleys for my books but I find them to be creepy places in real life. At least in cities. They're okay in small towns.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-83317136315048640632015-05-19T19:58:39.101-04:002015-05-19T19:58:39.101-04:00Thanks, Anna! In 30 Seconds, my hero and heroine u...Thanks, Anna! In 30 Seconds, my hero and heroine use alleys to escape too. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-18200997704722606112015-05-19T19:22:15.092-04:002015-05-19T19:22:15.092-04:00I did. My MC was trying to sneak away and used an ...I did. My MC was trying to sneak away and used an alley to escape. I love the post and it looks like I'm not the only one. Well done!<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Elements of Writing</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-33249236527918002402015-05-19T15:54:25.628-04:002015-05-19T15:54:25.628-04:00I'm glad you think so, Sean. :)I'm glad you think so, Sean. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-86239151513961261742015-05-19T15:53:34.180-04:002015-05-19T15:53:34.180-04:00Exactly! ;)Exactly! ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-49969626227898339502015-05-19T12:51:14.944-04:002015-05-19T12:51:14.944-04:00Yeah, I suppose you're right!Yeah, I suppose you're right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-71702624389117272352015-05-19T11:53:38.719-04:002015-05-19T11:53:38.719-04:00My first book had a murder take place in an alley....My first book had a murder take place in an alley. Great place to sneak up on someone with little chance of detection. Great tips!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-90641591029146456542015-05-19T11:36:41.139-04:002015-05-19T11:36:41.139-04:00That's true, Madilyn. I've never heard of ...That's true, Madilyn. I've never heard of a clean alley in fiction. I think the dirty ones are more fun to write about in thrillers, though.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-42501280138523677892015-05-19T11:32:59.407-04:002015-05-19T11:32:59.407-04:00That is a vivid scene. Even how you described it. ...That is a vivid scene. Even how you described it. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-57202242637211995522015-05-19T11:09:57.131-04:002015-05-19T11:09:57.131-04:00My characters have been in alleys before, but a pa...My characters have been in alleys before, but a part of me wants to always write them as normal and clean because it seems like everyone turns them into horrific, nasty places with bums fighting and people shooting up in the corner. I don't know. I mean, I've been in normal alleys before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-38581321460572541272015-05-19T10:38:02.952-04:002015-05-19T10:38:02.952-04:00I don't recall reading anything about alley...I don't recall reading anything about alley's in any of the books I've read. Same goes for stories I've written. But your descriptions above does remind me of the alley scene in Dream Team. Sight of a dirty alley, Smell of urine, as others are encouraged to urinate in the alley. The sound of someone getting beat up, then murdered. An irate neighbour yelling down "what is going on down there". The course feel of the brick wall as Albert steadies himself to urinate, then sees his psychiatrist laying on the ground, feeling the cold pavement, blood in his own mouth. Your points above, certainly remind me of that scene.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-75832186728471715462015-05-19T09:17:45.136-04:002015-05-19T09:17:45.136-04:00I don't think so, Tamara. That's why they ...I don't think so, Tamara. That's why they are best to be avoided...unless you want a character to get into some trouble. ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-71614577042462106002015-05-19T09:17:01.770-04:002015-05-19T09:17:01.770-04:00Thank you, Beverly! :)Thank you, Beverly! :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-46891892143759213062015-05-19T09:16:39.179-04:002015-05-19T09:16:39.179-04:00I'm psychic, that's why I posted it. :P Yo...I'm psychic, that's why I posted it. :P Your son has done more than I...I've never been in an alley, dirty or clean. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-15709166455341475592015-05-19T09:15:40.606-04:002015-05-19T09:15:40.606-04:00Thanks, Nilanjana.Thanks, Nilanjana.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-2886421822892629392015-05-19T09:15:09.338-04:002015-05-19T09:15:09.338-04:00I couldn't resist either! The best thing a wri...I couldn't resist either! The best thing a writer can do is writer about things that creep him/her out. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-27395499033373051872015-05-19T09:14:32.261-04:002015-05-19T09:14:32.261-04:00Smart, very smart. ;)Smart, very smart. ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-39501767610900653742015-05-19T09:14:15.908-04:002015-05-19T09:14:15.908-04:00Ha! It is like watching a slasher movie when someo...Ha! It is like watching a slasher movie when someone goes upstairs. :PChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.com