I Came Across ANOTHER Dog

Those of you who read my blog regularly know that I'm a little nuts, in that I browse through dogs' mug-shots on Petfinder regularly, even though I know we can't handle a fourth dog right now. First of all, there's Leah - as many of you know she's a little nuts right now herself. Then, there's those pesky things called finances - or lack thereof. And finally, we have no room at the Inn.

But I still look.

So last Saturday I came across this cool dog. Not to spoil much, I won't tell you his name, but as it turns out, he has the same name as the dog in my novel.

And he has the same exact eyes that I imagined in my head when I created the character:

Uncanny, isn't it?

So while I obviously can't adopt this guy, his intense eyes now sit directly in the center of my computer screen, staring out at me, and reminding me to stay focused on my goal of finishing my novel before my busy season at work begins sometime in mid May. I worked on the first draft for about a year and a quarter, and during that time I outlined and edited a lot as I went, so I really shouldn't have to go through the book too much more to get the job done. I'm thinking one full intensive edit, another read through to proof it for errors, and then I'll be ready to have a trusted person give it a read before I polish the final draft. I think that's attainable in three months time, but I'll let you know how it goes.

UPDATE: This dog has been adopted!!! Yay!!!

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 My Novel's Progress: Edited three chapters out of fifty.

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