After working diligently to set up a Donna and the Dogs page on Facebook, and finally beginning to accumulate a few fans, I have decided to put an end to the very entity I created. On March 20, 2011, I will be officially closing my Donna and the Dogs Facebook page – but don’t worry, you can still find me and my mutts right here, at my original blog!
So how did I come to this decision, you ask? Because I am a writer, which means, I am also a procrastinator. Quite frankly, Facebook is not a good place for a procrastinator to be.
As a fledgling writer, I understand the need to build a platform for my writing, which is one of the reasons I am here, now, at this blog. But the other reason I am here, is because I really enjoy sharing my stories with you – my ever faithful reader.
If I’m perusing posts on Facebook for four hours a day, it does not leave me much time to write!
These days, more and more of us are drowning in responsibilities – some necessary, and some by choice. Currently, I am heading into my busy season at work, which will limit the time available to me to write. It is also dog show season, another time waster (albeit a fun one). I am also here, on my blog, at least one time per week – hoping to connect with one or more of my readers. When I’m not training my dogs, caring for them, or cleaning up after them – I am spending time submitting various finished works of both fiction and non, hoping that one or more of them will find a good home.
In my down time (Ha!) I am immersed in the pages of Susannah Charleson’s brilliant book, Scent of the Missing, which I would highly recommend for all fans of dog memoirs, people interested in search and rescue dogs - and all lovers of the gallant golden retriever!
As for future works of my own, I am in the throes of writing my first novel. Not to give away the plot, but for all of you suspense fans, I promise it will be a page turner - and - the story revolves around a dog! Don't forget to check back for updates on its progress; I hope to have a final draft completed by fall.
Finally, above all the rest, I have been finding little time, if any, for my wonderful husband, Nick, the man behind my website, this blog, and most of the poignant photos it contains. He works diligently in the background, assisting me with all of my technical issues, editing pages, videos and photos, listening to me whine, and constantly cheering me on – leaving him little or no time for his own endeavors. Yet he never complains.
Sacrificing Facebook is the most logical choice, and I hope all of my wonderful readers will continue to follow me here.
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