How much pain would you be willing to endure to be thought of as beautiful? To what lengths would you be willing to go to ensure that you were thought of as sexy? How much trauma would you be willing to put your feet and your body through? For me, wearing high heels isn’t safe…
Snow is beautiful when it first falls. When its pristine whiteness covers everything, it creates a gorgeous winter wonderland. Unfortunately, it has to melt, and when it does, the beautiful winter wonderland turns into a dirty mess that is not pleasing to look at. Sposh, soft slushy mud or snow, is one of the words…
If you share your life with one or more cats and throw an empty box on the floor, what have you just done? Have you just made a mess to clean up later? No, you’ve just given your cats a place to hide, a place to curl up and relax, a place to sleep. Boxes…
A phobia is an irrational fear. A lot of times the person with the phobia realizes just how irrational the fear is, but that doesn’t take away the fear. You should never make fun of a person afflicted with a phobia, but you can use phobias to create an unforgettable character, one whose fear puts…
Every writer wants the setting in his story to be as authentic as possible. You want the reader to feel as though he is part of the story and is right there experiencing everything right along with your characters. If your story happens to take during the fall of the year, all or some of…
Werewolves are imaginary creatures—or are they—who are human by day but turn into wolves on nights there is a full moon, the time when the entire face of the moon is illuminated by the sun’s rays. Many legends exist about these terrifying creatures who love to feast on the flesh of babies and corpses. A dominant…
A thunderstorm produces heavy rain and it accompanied by thunder and lightning. At times, it also produces hail and heavy, damaging winds. They are a force of nature, and when conditions are right, they unleash their fury. Unstable air or air that is heavy with water—wind will pick up water from the ground or a…
Leprechauns are fairies, but they aren’t cute and loveable; instead, they are lustful, nasty, and capricious. They can be fun and awesome to be around one day, doing magic tricks that astound and delight you. But as soon as you do something that makes them mad, poof! You’re dead. Have you ever noticed that there…
Who had the pleasure of drinking the very first cup of coffee? Who first delighted in the deep, rich aroma that fills the air while it is brewing? A legend from Ethiopia talks about the possible beginnings of coffee as a beverage. It says a goat herder noticed that his goats had trouble sleeping after…
Have you thought of the perfect Valentine’s Day story? Have you named your characters? Maybe all you need is the name of the town it takes place in. Listed below are the names of towns that would be fitting for tales that take place on or around Valentine’s Day. Whether you write romance or historical fiction,…
