The Writer’s Dog Blog
That Big Word: Verisimilitude
When writing personal experience stories, or ghostwriting someone else's story, the question of truthfulness frequently crops up. Composite characters, creative license, stretching details to make a point; it's all prickly. No reputable writer will deny that...
Cabin Fever
In Vermont, we used to talk about Cabin Fever this time of year. It was a time when we got so snowbound and stuck in the house for so long, we were nearly crazy from isolation. I don't hear the phrase used much here in New York. However, I know I'm sick of the snow...
Living with Less
How are you doing on those New Year's resolutions? Any of them gone by the wayside yet? It's pretty easy to start off strong, and then lose steam about now. I can't say I've done real well myself. I need to lose another 10-15 lbs this year. So far, the scales haven't...
Best Friends
Does your dog have a best friend? I always wondered if a dog is happiest with other dogs. We used to have two dogs; our Yellow Lab, Hudson, and Kelly. They didn't really play together much, but Kelly did love to lick his ears and his eyes. (yuck!). Sometimes I worry...
The Other Side of the Fence
Several days ago I noticed Kelly licking the top of her paw. I didn't think much of it at first, dogs do tend to lick after all. But as she continued, I tried to get a look to see what was wrong. No easy task because she is so furry. She definitely had an injury of...
Want to be a Writer?
I've receive many emails from thoughtful Guideposts readers, commenting on my stories and asking how they, too can get started as a writer. One piece of advice I always give is to study books, magazines and blogs on the craft. One such blog, Patricia Punt's Dialogue...
A Little Love Up On the Shelf
When I was a little girl, I had a collection of seashells. I lived in a city in Vermont. I'd only been to the ocean, Cape Cod, once. My grandmother lived in Florida, and occasionally she'd send me shells she picked up off the beach. I didn't have a huge connection to...
Marley & Me and me
Although I'd read the book--twice, read the reviews which basically panned the movie, scanned the negative blogs and heard from people who couldn't even bring themselves to see the movie because they couldn't stand the idea of watching a badly behaved dog with...
Kelly says Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
We had very Merry Christmas here at the Frezon household. My father in law recovered from his pneumonia just in time for the holidays, our son Andy's ruptured eardrum healed nicely, and the only other holiday health issue was our daughter Kate's badly burned eyelid...