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February 18, 2015 by Lauralynn Elliott

It’s snowing! It’s very powdery, so I don’t know if it will stick to the roads or not. I’m keeping an eye on it so I’ll know if I need to leave work.

I’ve been very productive the last few days. After I finally faced the fact that my story wanted to be a novella instead of a novel made things easier for me. As I said on Facebook the other day, I’m tired of trying to force a story to be longer when it doesn’t want to be. So when my stories want to be novellas, they will be, and when they want to be novels, they will be. It feels so liberating!

I’ve also been dealing with sadness. My fifteen-year-old dog died yesterday. One day, he just walked into the garage, lay down, and didn’t get back up. We’ve been cleaning him up every day since he couldn’t walk anymore to go do his business, but he was eating okay. Then he stopped eating, but kept drinking water. Day before yesterday, he couldn’t even lift his head. He was very old, deaf, and arthritic. It was time for him to stop hurting. I’m going to miss him very much, but his misery is over.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged death of a pet, novel, novella, ROW80, writing | 14 Comments

14 Responses

on February 18, 2015 at 10:04 am | Reply Renee Waring

I’m so sorry to hear about your dog, Lauralynn. They are family members and so hard to let go of. Big ((((HUGS)))).
- on February 18, 2015 at 11:06 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Thank you, Renee. He was such a sweet dog. I’m going to miss him.
on February 18, 2015 at 12:19 pm | Reply Cindy

sending ~light and love~ your way!
- on February 18, 2015 at 1:01 pm | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Thank you, Cindy!
on February 18, 2015 at 2:08 pm | Reply John Holton

Sorry to hear about your dog. He had a good, long life, and has you to thank for it. I know how it must hurt.
- on February 18, 2015 at 2:17 pm | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Thanks, John. It’s hard, but he was old. It was time.
on February 18, 2015 at 2:11 pm | Reply Emma

Sorry to hear about your dog.
Hope you take time this coming weekend after the working week’s done to look after yourself. x
- on February 18, 2015 at 2:18 pm | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Thank you, Emma. I do need some rest.
on February 18, 2015 at 5:18 pm | Reply busy lady

What a sad thing. I am sorry for your loss.
- on February 19, 2015 at 10:10 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Thank you so much!
on February 19, 2015 at 5:04 am | Reply Fallon

I’m so sorry about your dog. Even when you know it’s time, it can still be hard.
- on February 19, 2015 at 9:04 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Thanks, Fallon. You’re right. Even though I was expecting every day to come home to find him gone, it was still so sad when it happened.
on February 21, 2015 at 8:55 pm | Reply Ruth Ann Nordin

I’m sorry to hear about the dog. 😦 I still miss the one I had from childhood. They become a part of the family.

You and I have the opposite problem. Everything I do wants to be longer than I expect with the exception of horror. Those are easier to manage in shorter stories.
- on February 22, 2015 at 9:21 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Our animals definitely become part of the family. I’ll really miss my sweet boy.
  
  I think the reason I have trouble writing longer is because I want things to happen fast. It’s like the whole book needs to be action. LOL