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Just about any writing prompt or situation can be taken and made into a story that is peaceful, hilarious, adventurous, or truly terrifying. It all depends on the way you look at it, and it depends on how your mind works. Any of the suggestions below could be turned into a tale of terror and…
Is there a oink of pigs in your story? Do you have room for a farrow of piglets? Or maybe your story has been invaded by a sounder of wild boars. Continue reading to learn some random facts about these animals. After the random facts you will find collective nouns, phrases, town names, and writing…
Do you fear the bogeyman? Are you afraid he is underneath your bed waiting on you to fall asleep so he can jump out and get you? How do you feel about mirrors? What if you broke one? Snow, because of its beauty, brings many a feeling of peace and contentment. But what if you…
Would you seek shelter from the rain underneath a canape or a canopy? When you walk through a deep valley, do you walk through a cannon, a canon, or a canyon? Does a horse canter or cantor? Would you eat a carat, a caret, a carrot, or a karat? Canadians, Canadiens Canadians are citizens of Canada.…
How would you act if you had the chance to be God? Would you first rid the world of all your enemies? Would you have fun blowing up stuff? Or would you be more peaceful? Maybe you would ensure that people and nations wouldn’t fight each other. I know that if I had the chance…
Does it really matter if you use single quotation marks or regular quotation marks? Yes, it does. It all depends on what they are being used for. It turns out that the majority of the time, regular quotation marks are called for. Regular Quotation MarksRegular quotation marks are used to indicate a direct quotation or…
I do not like bugs, but I am not phobic about them. At least I’m not now. Entomophobia, or the fear of insects, can be used in your writing to give others chills. Acarophobia is the fear of those little bugs that have the potential to make you itch. A person with this phobia would…
How safe would you feel hiding amongst an earth of foxes? Would an exaltation of skylarks be welcome to frolic and sing at your wedding? Have you ever watched a family of beavers build their lodge? Are you sneaky enough to watch a fesnying of ferrets play? The fox is a remarkable animal. Because of…
Did your dad drive you to school in a caddy or a Caddy? Would you have a cadenza or a credenza in your house? Does a camera or a chimera take a picture? Is there a caller, choler, collar, or color on your pet? cached, cashed When an item is cached, it is hidden away. Gerald…
In kindergarten, I was the only kid still crying when my mum dropped me off—a month into the year. Result: the other kids laughed at me, or worse, asked me what was wrong, and I just wailed, “I want my mummy!” That meant I hardly ever got invited out to play. And the odd time…
What influenced this author to write a book about a child assassin? What was his favorite part of the book, and which part of it was the most fun for him to write? Does he believe that books should always have happy endings? What advice does he have for authors? What influenced you to write…
All of us long for our child to be special and to be great at what they choose to do in life. But does this wish hold true even if your only daughter is a natural killer? What if she begins to show her talent as an assassin at a really young age?
How safe is all of the wonderful technology that we now have? Most of us carry cell phones with us everywhere we go. We tend to take out internet access for granted. They make life so much easier for us. But what if they were used against us? Asher Benson has moved out in the…
Full of creative expression, this book was created to draw (literally) attention to literary classics and their authors. Teachers, homeschool parents, and anyone with a love of reading will love this book. Why? As a former homeschool teacher with children who love to read as much as I do, this book would have made reading…
When you dust the blades on your ceiling fan, are you removing the fine particles of dirt or adding them? When you have a fast horse, does it move quickly or is it stuck in one spot? You state that something is finished. Is it completed, or is it destroyed? dike A dike is a wall or…
How would you feel if you were trapped amidst a congregation of crocodiles? Would a corps of giraffes make your heart beat any easier? Do you think a crèche of penguins would be well cared for by a crash of rhinoceroses? Would a cry of hound dogs be rendered speechless by a dazzle of zebras? A congregation…
Do you brake or break the eggs? Is bread or bred served with dinner? Do you breath or breathe to stay alive? When you ride a horse, do you put a bridal or a bridle on it? Would you brows or browse through the selection of books in a library? brake, break A brake is a device…
What was his inspiration for this book? Are the characters based on real people, or are they completely fictional? When was he diagnosed with MS? Why does he believe that he has beaten this incurable disease? What advice does he offer for writers? What was your inspiration for this book? Grief. Modern grief that is.…
Could this be a picture of things to come in our society? The business of psychiatry has changed just a bit. Grief is now big business, and Jonathon is an employee of it. He is a Taker. It is his job to listen and take in and listen to all the grief that ails his…
Would you eat a bomb or a bombe for dessert? Would you enjoy your picnic by a born, a borne, or a bourne? You bought a donkey. Did you purchase a borough, a burro, or a burrow? The robbers stole all of the gold bars from the vault. Did they steal bouillon or bullion? bomb,…
An oxymoron is a figure of speech made up of words that usually have completely opposite meanings. As a writer, you can create a character that has a tendency to use oxymorons in his or her speech. Even though oxymorons are pretty much self-explanatory, I will elaborate a bit on each one. I’m not saying…
I am proud to be an American. The reason for the festivities on the Fourth of July is to celebrate living in this great nation and to pay tribute to all those who fought and died for our freedom. Along with our gratitude though we should have a sense of humor. Star and Swipes: 30…
Homonyms are confusing enough, but there is another category of confusing words: contronyms. With contronyms, each word is its own antonym. When you offer someone an apology, are you saying sorry or are you defending what you have done? When you bolt down a chair, it stays put. But you can bolt from a fight?…
Would you eat soup from a bole, boll, or bowl? Would you be put to sleep listening to a boar, Boer, boor, or bore? Would a vicious dog bight you, bite you, or byte you? bight, bite, byte A bight is a the middle part of a rope. It is a curve, specifically the curved part of…
