I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Stardate 04.29.2009
Let me tell you the story of Pepper.
Pepper is a Labrador mix who belongs to a certain editor who shall remain nameless.
Pepper was an adorable puppy and remains a darn cute dog. He is black, with short legs and a barrel of a body. He also loves the cat he lives with.
Snickers is a German Shepherd/Labrador/Pit Bull/name any dog you can think of mix who is a butthead.
She went through SIX ROUNDS OF DOG TRAINING because she is such a butthead. Even our trainer said she was a butthead and that we got a difficult dog for our first pet.
Lovely.
While lots of other dogs responded well to their owners, ours did not listen. The trainer had to be—ahem—a bit forceful with her to get her to stop misbehaving.
It’s kind of like having the problem child in a classroom full of brilliant overachievers.
For my May 2010 book, my editor asked me to write about a dog. Naturally, being a dog owner, I jumped at the chance.
Except I am the owner of one of the biggest buttheads on the planet. Not a very heroic character for a novel.
Not having much experience with obedient dogs, what was I to do?
Pepper to the rescue.
In my May 2010 release, I introduce you to …
Let me tell you the story of Pepper.
Pepper is a Labrador mix who belongs to a certain editor who shall remain nameless.
Pepper was an adorable puppy and remains a darn cute dog. He is black, with short legs and a barrel of a body. He also loves the cat he lives with.
Snickers is a German Shepherd/Labrador/Pit Bull/name any dog you can think of mix who is a butthead.
She went through SIX ROUNDS OF DOG TRAINING because she is such a butthead. Even our trainer said she was a butthead and that we got a difficult dog for our first pet.
Lovely.
While lots of other dogs responded well to their owners, ours did not listen. The trainer had to be—ahem—a bit forceful with her to get her to stop misbehaving.
It’s kind of like having the problem child in a classroom full of brilliant overachievers.
For my May 2010 book, my editor asked me to write about a dog. Naturally, being a dog owner, I jumped at the chance.
Except I am the owner of one of the biggest buttheads on the planet. Not a very heroic character for a novel.
Not having much experience with obedient dogs, what was I to do?
Pepper to the rescue.
In my May 2010 release, I introduce you to …
Pepper!
Comments
Oh yeah, in my last two novels, I'm written in a dog. But, I can't use mine...too wild and crazy.
But, I can invent my dream dog and give it the same name...LOL.
Great post!
Lynn, why is it we have the wild dogs and it seems everyone else has perfect dogs???
Jeanette--LOL you're absolutely right!
Camy
But now he is pretty and shiny having just come home from the groomers. He smells so good!
Camy