Each Easter, store owners make lots of money from selling candy, Easter baskets, stuffed rabbits, chocolate rabbits, and other things aimed at the Easter holiday. Have you ever stopped to wonder where the cute little Easter bunny came from? Did he just magically appear one day? Leporiphobia is a fear of rabbits. It’s hard for…
Category: Holidays
Collective Nouns, Easter, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Colony of Rabbits
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• •How civilized is a colony of rabbits? Would a flick of rabbits make their home inside the colony? Have you protected your garden against a drove of rabbits? Or has a trip of rabbits been able to sneak through your traps to devour all of your vegetables? Random Facts About Rabbits Rabbit families consist of…
Fiction Writing, Holidays, Saint Patrick's Day & Other March Articles, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Dr. Seuss Day & Other Bizarre Holidays
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• •Do you prefer to write mysteries or romances, thrillers or fantasies, science fiction or historical fiction? Whatever genre you prefer to write in, I’m sure you can find a way to include one of the bizarre holidays that occur in March in your story. It will add a bit of something different to your story.…
Book Reviews, Fairy Tales / Folk Tales, Fiction Writing, Saint Patrick's Day & Other March Articles
Favorite Irish Folk Tales – a Review
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• •Seumas MacManus retells fifteen marvelous Irish folk tales that are full of adventure. The similarities between many of these folk tales and a lot of the fairy tales I was already familiar with astounded me. These tales have not been watered down any, so some of them are violent and bloody. A lot of these tales…
Fiction Writing, Holidays, Saint Patrick's Day & Other March Articles, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Witch Hysteria Day & Other Weird Holidays
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• •Are you going to rescue a mistreated horse on National Horse Protection Day? How much peanut butter will you eat on National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day? On Witch Hysteria Day, will you research what really happened during the Salem witch trials? How many books will you read on World Book Day? March is full of…
Fiction Writing, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
No Interruptions Day & Other Holidays That End the Year
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• •On December 31, will your character celebrate New Year’s Eve? Or will he celebrate one of the other holidays that are also on this day? Maybe she will choose Make Up Your Mind Day. How about No Interruptions Day or Unlucky Day? Which holiday appeals to your character? Make Up Your Mind Day is celebrated on…
Christmas Articles, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
National Flashlight Day & Other Zany Holidays
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• •What will you use your flashlight for on National Flashlight Day? How deep into your family’s roots will you dig on Roots Day? What origins you will create for Take it in the Ear Day? How frantic will you become as the time slowly ticks away on Tick Tock Day? National Flashlight Day – December 21 is also…