Thanks Mary. I'm with you on the crowd thing and emotions. But then when I watch TV and hear about another child abuse case or stolen child, I bawl my eyes out too. I can't help but think, what if that were my grandchild.

Is "a fidget of children" listed as a group of children somewhere? Heaven knows they do fidget. 🙂

I found the "congress" term on a site that gives the names of groups of particular animals. Maybe it's wrong but you have to admit it would be great use in many situations esp. if the group of people happen to be members of Congress. Ha! I did check out another site and they listed troop and Falange as a group of baboons. So perhaps I stand corrected. 🙂

Thanks for stopping in Patricia. Using crowds seems a small thing but if you put your character into the situation of a crowd it's good to watch her reactions and ask yourself why she reacted that way? Even if you later scrap the scene and put it in your x-files, the exercise will have taught you something about your character's personality.

Thanks, Lyn!

Glad you found it helpful. 🙂