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…
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…
There are two species of panda: giant pandas bears and red pandas or lesser pandas. The black-and-white giant pandas are easily recognized. The red pandas resemble raccoons. Random Facts About Pandas Giant pandas can grow to be five or six feet tall. Red pandas only grow to a height of 20-25 inches. An adult giant…
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 breath, rapid breathing, an irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, dry mouth, etc. While this person’s phobia may seem outrageous or unreasonable to you, I assure you it is not…
How many horror stories have you heard about the bite of the brown recluse spider? How would you know if you ran into one of these arachnids? How could you use one or more of these venomous creatures in your writing? The first thing you need to look at is the color of the spider.…
We all have them. As unique as a fingerprint, this scar left behind by the umbilical cord is a source of fear for some people. What is it about belly buttons that frighten them so much? Whether you fear belly buttons or not, there are ways you can use this phobia in your writing. Facts…
An idiom is a group of words or expression whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meaning of the individual words in the expression. What does it mean if one is happy as a clam, happy as a clam at high tide, or happy as a clam in mud at high tide? These idioms simply mean that…
Looking for some way to make your character unique? Some way to make him or her stand apart from all of the other characters that have been created? Maybe your search for just the right quirk to give your character has not been as successful as you would like. Have you considered giving your character…
Momo is hiding in every picture in this book. Can you find him? Find Momo: A Photography Book is so much more than a book full of pretty pictures taken by Andrew Knapp, a very talented photographer. It is not easy to get animals to cooperate when you are taking their picture. Since Momo is…
The “giraffe women” have always fascinated me. Why would any woman allow heavy brass rings to be placed around her neck? Why would any woman submit her young daughter to such a thing? A lot of it depends on the culture you were raised in, and what you were taught to believe. The Padaung women…
