Last week I talked about my daily routine, in which my dog Lily figures rather prominently. I know writers are traditionally supposed to be cat people, but I’ve never lived with cats because when we were young my brother was horribly allergic to them. I never really learned to speak “cat.” We did, however, have a hypo-allergenic poodle, and I learned “dog.” (I had a horse before I had a dog — writers are also horse people, and bird people, and fish people, etc.)
Here is Lily: she’s a miniature American Eskimo dog, and a rescue dog with a sad story (abandoned twice before coming home with me). Sometimes when I’m really stuck on a plot point or revision, we’ll go for a walk and I’ll turn the problem over, and I’ll usually have a solution by the time we get back home. I tried to see if I could deduct her as a business expense for helping me with my writing, but no dice there.
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She’s adorable!
Ref: business expense
I love that idea and it makes sense to me.
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Beautiful girl. Walking really helps me think, too. Anything that gets me moving but doesn’t require me to think too much about what I’m doing lets my brain chew on the story.
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Awww. What a puptart! I bet she’s awesome for bouncing ideas off of. (or am I the only one who talks to her pet like it was a crit partner? LOL)
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What a sweetie! We have a rescue dog, too, also with a sad story. I’m so glad we’ve been able to give her a good, loving home. And she keeps me company all day long when the kids are away, so she earns her keep.
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She’s beautiful. I wish I could have a dog, but not where I’m living right now.
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Hi Carrie
What an adorable dog!
I love the picture.
And I’m glad you rescued her and gave her a loving home.
Love & Best Wishes,
RKCharron
xoxo
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She is so cute!
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She’s beautiful.
I’m more of a dog person myself, although we have had cats.
The dog we have now, a cocker spaniel, was a rescue dog. She’s the sweetest thing. Shy, though. Very shy.
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She is adorable! I’m a dog person too. Mine are Scoobie and Gizmo, and they are the best office mates ever — except when UPS and Fed Ex drop by. Then they are kind of loud.