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I'm a huge dog lover. Some of you have seen the picture of my dog I have over on my website. There has always been a dog in my life since I was a child.
So, I'm a little bit sensitive to dogs in media. Yes, I'm the one crying in the movie theater when something terrible happens to the dog. I've been known to cry at trailers of movies if a dog is in jeopardy.
When I created the dog character of Trixie in Angel 1089, I knew I had a challenge ahead of me. First, dogs, like supporting characters, are not furniture. They have personalities and minds of their own. Also, like writing children, dogs tend to be scene stealers. I had to balance the importance of Trixie in Kayla and Jeff's lives, and her importance to the story with the exuberance of a dog's personality.
Second, I knew I could not hurt Trixie. I almost wanted to include that in my warning - "No dogs have been harmed in the writing of this novel!" Those of you who've read Angel 1089 know that I make no such promises about any of my other characters.
So, I'm a little bit sensitive to dogs in media. Yes, I'm the one crying in the movie theater when something terrible happens to the dog. I've been known to cry at trailers of movies if a dog is in jeopardy.
When I created the dog character of Trixie in Angel 1089, I knew I had a challenge ahead of me. First, dogs, like supporting characters, are not furniture. They have personalities and minds of their own. Also, like writing children, dogs tend to be scene stealers. I had to balance the importance of Trixie in Kayla and Jeff's lives, and her importance to the story with the exuberance of a dog's personality.
Second, I knew I could not hurt Trixie. I almost wanted to include that in my warning - "No dogs have been harmed in the writing of this novel!" Those of you who've read Angel 1089 know that I make no such promises about any of my other characters.