I have a few favorite writing places at home--my office/library, the living room, and the bench by the pond. This was a day for the big chair at the end of the couch, which is wide enough for one of the 70-pounders (Billy and Lola) to sit beside me and not interfere with the laptop, or crowd my elbows so that I can't really write. Nimue, on the other hand is a 120+ pound Neapolitan Mastiff. Today she climbed aboard the chair, and I just managed to move my laptop before she s

Dogs are great for writers. They encourage us to take breaks, and get our blood circulating after hours of sitting at the desk (or on the couch). Sometimes, though, they're a little distracting. Example A: Billy leads the pack in distraction. #DogsandWriting #TheWritingLife