Would a person with asymmetriphobia be upset if he couldn’t find two matching socks to wear? What a puppet show cause a person with pupaphobia to have nightmares? A phobia is an extreme dread or fear of something. When a person encounters the object of his or her fear, he could experience anxiety, shortness of…
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Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Flight of Ducks and Anatidaephobia
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• •Donald Duck and Daffy Duck are probably the two most famous ducks around. These cartoon character ducks are annoying in a comical way, but what are their real-life brothers and sisters like? Unless you live in Antarctica, there should be some ducks living close to you. It would be so relaxing watching a bunch of…
Emotions, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Physical, Mental, and Internal Reactions That Show Love
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• •Love is a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. Jack and Marcie have known each other for most of their lives. They have fallen madly in love. How would their physical and mental actions show this? Ways Your Character Would React Physically When Jack and Marcie realized their feelings of friendship were turning into…
Fiction Writing, Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
If Your Character Believes She is a Cat
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• •New ideas for characters, all wrapped up and ready to be written about, present themselves when you read about strange things in the news. Never would I have thought about creating a character who believed she was a cat, at least not until I ran across this gem—The Slippery Slope Is Here: Woman Says She…
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Agyrophobia and Other Phobias
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Lake Picture Writing Prompts
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Tree Picture Writing Prompts
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Cynophobia and Other Animal Phobias
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• •I am surrounded by animals. They make my life so enjoyable that I cannot imagine living without them. There are people, though, who live their life as far away as they can from certain animals. For some reason, animal phobias tend to be more common in females than in males. Those suffering from cynophobia have an irrational…
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…