by Amelia Grey, guest blogger
I am going to go out on a limb here and expose the real Amelia Grey. I am not a dog person. Don't get me wrong, I think dogs are cute, but I didn't grow up with a pet in the house so I've just never learned much about dogs or cats. If I ever get a dog, I think I would like a Toy Poodle or a Yorkshire Terrier. I mean dogs just don't come any cuter.
You are probably wondering where I'm going with this....I do have a point. Although I know it is not wise to write about things of which I have no experience, I needed a dog in my current book A Duke to Die For
The sweet, little dog, Tulip was only going to be in one chapter so I thought, hey, I can do this so I wrote her in. It wasn't that hard to do, or so I thought. Luckily, I had an author friend who has a dog, read that chapter for me just to make sure I had the little doggie doing all the right things.
I've heard it over and over again in writing workshops through the years, "write what you know". After that experience, I'm taking that advice to heart. Needless to say, I think it will be a long time before I put another dog in a story. Who's your favorite pet companion-real or in literature?
Amelia Grey is giving away a copy of A Duke to Die For
Take a Look at These Fun Posts - Get into Bed with Amelia Grey (Author Interview)
- Dos and Donts to Succeed as an Erotic Romance Author (Or In Any Other Genre, For That Matter.)
- Character Development – A Journey of Discovery
- Writing a Series
- Winner of Amelia Grey Giveaway!
- How I Started Writing
- The Creative Inspiration of Jane Austen
- Where it All Began
- 7 Musts For Every Romance Story and Author
- Trackin’ the Details
Potentially Related Websites - Professional Blogging Roundup - Blogging Tips and Resources
- Dog Training Tip On The Best Dog Training Method For Your Puppy
- Get Free Blog Traffic by Writing Smart
- The Rule of 72, 114, and 144
- Interview with Her Every Cents Counts
- Blogging in a Word: Building
- Remember How to Spell German Shepherds Right
- Dogs
- Save Time, Money and Space in Over 80 Ways
- When is a Dog Bite Malicious?
- Residential Real Estate Opportunities
- Dogs Animals Ornaments Christmas Current 1991-Now Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles
- Commercial Real Estate Opportunities
- Real Estate Opportunities
- Land Real Estate Opportunities
Categories:
Guest Blogger, Writing Tips
Tags:
8 comments ↓
Amelia, I was never really a dog person either, having not grown up with pets, however having had a few in my life now I have to say they grow on you. There’s nothing like the unconditional love they give you, they are always happy to see you and be with you – its just a wonderful experience. They become part of the family. And a warm puppy curled up next to you on a cold night? Priceless! I hope you do get a puppy as some point. I love the smaller, cuter ones. Mine were both Maltese crosses.
Hello Everyone!
Thank you to those of you at lovepassionromance for hosting me today! I’m happy to be here.
Deanna, I’m so glad there is at least one other person out there who doesn’t know a thing about dogs, except they are cute, of course!
Amelia
The only pet I ever owned was a rabbit and then I had to give it away because my older brother ended up being allergic to it. I remember once putting it on the first step into the pool; that was when I learned rabbits hate water more than cats! Then of course it was funny to see my rabbit fall into the pool and have to swim to the edge all wide eyed and panicked. As for dogs I like friendly ones. I’m okay with them jumping on me if they’re small and I would never ever want to walk one (ie pick up the poop) lol
I’ve never had a dog, only cats, and I love cats. I don’t know if I could write a dog very well. Cats are easy, they sleep, lay around, eat, and poop. Generally speaking you don’t have to talk about the pooping in romance novels, so it’s simple to add a cat to the story!
Hey, Keira I wouldn’t want to walk a dog either if I had to clean up after him. I like looking at them from afar. But there certainly are some cute ones out there.
Okay, Amanda next time I’m using a cat!
Amelia
I love all animals!! As a child we had dogs, cats, a monkey, crow that could talk, a parrot, a minah bird,horse, ponies, a mule and even an alligator. – plus more!!! Somehow, I married an animal hater!!! I really miss my pets tho. My favorite was Petunia the pig, who was raised from a bottle and lived inside til she got too big!!
Amelia,
I must say I LOVED this book and am so excited to buy the next! (dog or no dog!) I’m really looking forward to more of these rouges… they are wonderful…yum!
Giveaway Update: Winner of Amelia Grey Giveaway!
Leave a Comment