tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post3941510462587654215..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Writing About: A HostageChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-12275545423055657032017-12-11T21:58:37.888-05:002017-12-11T21:58:37.888-05:00That's hilarious.I never noticed that until re...That's hilarious.I never noticed that until reading these comments<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485054836484665446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-13568419097222097832016-06-06T13:51:03.721-04:002016-06-06T13:51:03.721-04:00The two of you certainly had an eventful time in M...The two of you certainly had an eventful time in Mexico. I can picture the employees running out with axes. That's just funny. If something like that happened in the US, there would be panic. hahaChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-89655000668998214792016-06-06T13:33:53.962-04:002016-06-06T13:33:53.962-04:00Since you asked, I'm going to relate that stor...Since you asked, I'm going to relate that story as well. Like a good teaser, perhaps saying while "burning down" is a bit much. But again, you'll get the point. You see we were in the Wal-Mart and for certain we smelled something burning. Suddenly she spied some smoke but employees were still standing around like nothing was going on. We kind of shrugged it off because we thought maybe they had some kind of kitchen and the hood unit was backing up. We didn't think much of it. If no one else thought it was out of control, then it must be okay. Suddenly, one of the employee doors burst open and two employees RAN OUT CARRYING AXES! It was then we realized something more dramatic was going on. We quickly decided to leave but noticed the aisles for check out were still open. Yes, it was ridiculous, but I decided I had to buy what I had, it was some kind of sunblock and sunglasses and I was NOT going to get ripped off in town buying this. Still, it could not have been so big a fire if the store was still open. After we checked out, we noticed where all the smoke was coming from. It was indeed on FIRE. They were in there with axes because a cigar table caught fire right next to the news stand. They were smaller shops inside of the Wal-Mart. We quickly made our exit thinking we'd see tons of fire trucks and such. Nope, nothing. Well, a few but..... here is a link to the photos I took. I was unable to take any inside. Or rather, I was too embarrassed to photograph their fire inside.<br /><br />http://jeffreyascott.blogspot.com/2010/12/mexico-day-3.html<br /><br />Now is that CRAZY or what?Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-6824776206703567832016-06-05T17:32:34.180-04:002016-06-05T17:32:34.180-04:00Well, it does sound like they were doing something...Well, it does sound like they were doing something shady. Maybe bringing you somewhere for human trafficking. They separated you from the group, was bringing you where those types of deals likely go down, and they wanted to know if anyone would be expecting you (calling the cops in case you didn't return). So yeah...I think you guys had a very close call. Good for you for making up the lie about her husband waiting for you and how he was Mexican. I think that saved your butts.<br /><br />Now about that Wal-Mart...it was burning down while you were in it? Shopping?Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-42323257488896868502016-06-03T17:55:37.853-04:002016-06-03T17:55:37.853-04:00Let me preface this by saying we 'thought'...Let me preface this by saying we 'thought' we were about to get taken hostage or abducted. But when I tell you, you will understand. Then I'd like to hear your thoughts if you think we were almost abducted.<br />We were staying at a resort when we decided to go visit the city. The resort had several buses that go into and out of town. It simply wasn't 'safe' they said to arrange travel on our own. So we took their bus, but there was some miscommunication about the fare, which was soon sorted out. But the driver didn't seem to happy about. Once in town we shopped at a Wal-Mart that was burning down. (No joke, another story for another time), and we eventually found our way to what we really wanted, the local town shops. After we were done, we went to the prearranged spot with the rest of the group. As everyone climbed aboard, he asked us to hold off. He put the rest on the bus and told us another bus was coming. We thought it was strange so we waited. When it came, shortly after, we were the only ones on this bus. Instead of going directly to the freeway leading to the resort, we noticed we were going through some really shady parts of the town. All the while he was talking on his phone in Spanish. Suddenly he asks if we were alone. If there was anyone we were with at the resort. My sister without thinking said no. At this time we were already getting scared because the area really looked, let's say, not good for white Americans. We even passed a house where it looked like men in bats were coming out. But the second after my sister told him we were alone, my brain kicked in and I quickly said, "She means, no one came to town with us. We have to meet her husband as soon as we get back to the resort. I mentioned how her husband is Mexican and she even speaks a little of the language. Which she does and proceeded to say a little in Spanish. It was not soon after that, we were suddenly on the freeway and heading back to the resort. So I'll leave it to you, what do you think?<br />My sister and I are dead certain we were close to being kidnapped or who knows what. It put us off for the rest of the day. It was frightening to say the least.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-57909566470299174632016-06-03T14:17:02.263-04:002016-06-03T14:17:02.263-04:00Oh my! You and your sister were almost taken hosta...Oh my! You and your sister were almost taken hostage in Mexico? How did the two of you escape that?Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-30104194792540935262016-06-03T10:57:28.738-04:002016-06-03T10:57:28.738-04:00Don't need to watch a hostage film, my sister ...Don't need to watch a hostage film, my sister and I were almost taken hostage in Mexico. So I know a lot of the feelings. I recently incorporated some of those thoughts into a section of the story I'm writing, even though the character is telling it as a dream.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-54805584227184588682016-05-27T10:21:27.714-04:002016-05-27T10:21:27.714-04:00If you ever do, right? ;)If you ever do, right? ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-83555154399910991172016-05-27T10:21:04.008-04:002016-05-27T10:21:04.008-04:00Thanks for commenting, Jennifer!Thanks for commenting, Jennifer!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-72018290938028559312016-05-27T06:56:32.964-04:002016-05-27T06:56:32.964-04:00Thanks for contributing your important time to pos...Thanks for contributing your important time to post such an interesting & useful collection of knowledgeable resources, that are always of great need to everyone. Please keep continue sharing. <br />JenniferGroffhttp://www.osamresume.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-64768541869728177272016-05-27T01:55:35.044-04:002016-05-27T01:55:35.044-04:00Thanks for the writing tips, Chrys. I'll come ...Thanks for the writing tips, Chrys. I'll come back to them when I'm writing a scene/story about taken hostage. As for your question, Hostages -- the Toni Collette miniseries.Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-89018774646310193532016-05-26T18:49:05.272-04:002016-05-26T18:49:05.272-04:00Thanks, Sandra.Thanks, Sandra.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-70787855999626911062016-05-26T18:48:46.957-04:002016-05-26T18:48:46.957-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-87878890980568791242016-05-26T17:10:40.573-04:002016-05-26T17:10:40.573-04:00Very helpful post, Chrys.Very helpful post, Chrys.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-39121615051660640912016-05-26T15:09:12.330-04:002016-05-26T15:09:12.330-04:00Excellent advice and post. Excellent advice and post. Romance Reader https://www.blogger.com/profile/10633164931292182035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-64590885427044816092016-05-26T13:31:00.375-04:002016-05-26T13:31:00.375-04:00I'm happy I could insure you, Penny. "Fro...I'm happy I could insure you, Penny. "From Dusk til Dawn" is a good one.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-44434191524997223642016-05-26T13:29:45.143-04:002016-05-26T13:29:45.143-04:00I really do think it would be torturous. Even if t...I really do think it would be torturous. Even if torture isn't used.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-29066731293599513172016-05-26T13:28:25.750-04:002016-05-26T13:28:25.750-04:00Thanks, Juneta.Thanks, Juneta.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-54022109107188078892016-05-26T09:22:23.640-04:002016-05-26T09:22:23.640-04:00Great post and things to think about.
Juneta @ ...Great post and things to think about. <br /><a href="http://www.junetakey.com/posts/category/blog-life-happens/" rel="nofollow"> Juneta @ Writer's Gambit </a><br />Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-21915967445335191962016-05-26T06:19:56.373-04:002016-05-26T06:19:56.373-04:00I've written characters that were in captive f...I've written characters that were in captive for a short while and it was torture for them. Great post to make these sorts of scenes pop out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-64158347112731482422016-05-25T19:32:18.683-04:002016-05-25T19:32:18.683-04:00Hi human, Chrys,
Yes, finally, your eagerly antic...Hi human, Chrys,<br /><br />Yes, finally, your eagerly anticipated comment from me has arrived. <br /><br />Okay, my illustrious human friend, your thinking process, your pawspective, your research, is exuded within this pawst. I'm impressed with your details. Some of what you wrote got me a bit tied up, but nonetheless, most intriguing.<br /><br />My human quite liked, "From Dusk til Dawn." I mean, Cheech Marin, from Cheech and Chong, is in it.<br /><br />Pawsitive wishes,<br /><br />Penny klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-59773796258845313412016-05-25T14:29:38.246-04:002016-05-25T14:29:38.246-04:00Oh gosh. "Misery" is such a creepy movie...Oh gosh. "Misery" is such a creepy movie. I can't even watch it anymore after the first time. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-14288228245994069932016-05-25T14:28:28.507-04:002016-05-25T14:28:28.507-04:00Precisely. Research is key. Precisely. Research is key. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-63299287689231163252016-05-25T14:28:09.131-04:002016-05-25T14:28:09.131-04:00Certain things can certain spoil the experience. Certain things can certain spoil the experience. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-73923088078952197942016-05-25T14:03:08.722-04:002016-05-25T14:03:08.722-04:00I love 'Criminal Minds'! But the movie tha...I love 'Criminal Minds'! But the movie that stands out is 'Misery'. Of course in the book, Stephen King superbly describes the hostage's dilemma, whereas the movie engulfs the viewer in supreme anxiety visually. Gads, it gives me chills to think about it ;-) <br />Being a hostage is certainly one of the most difficult situations to convey in writing, but what a terrific challenge! Good luck with yours and thanks for sharing some great tips :-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.com