Dogwalk Musings

 Before 'Slime' was finished I had 'Sleuths' in my head.  I actually began writing it before 'Slime' was on the mark...

It was over 100 in our backyard by 10 this morning.  I was watering our plants, hoping to keep them alive for the next week to ten days as t...

 My first self-publishing venture didn't go nearly as smoothly as I had hoped.   Additional costs  can nickel and dime you to death so b...

My project manager told me I was far more involved with the process than most of her clients.  To me this was natural since I knew nothing a...

 I thought I had done enough illustrations - better than thirty, but by the time we  placed them it was decided we needed about eight more. ...

 I'd written the story.  I'd become one with Slobbers.  We named the book "Slobbers and Slime". Kids would love it I was t...

Slobbers, the Saint Bernard and the hero of my story, and I had by this time become joined at the hip.  This was our project together.  It m...

 I had a manuscript.  I had thrown in a few illustrations just to break it up a bit.  The illustration at the left was the first one I drew....