photos you say,

I like the idea of photos, can't write anything worth reading, but can take quite a good photo (of my dogs - not a photo of me).



-- Edited by Siouxsie at 16:05, 2005-10-12

ah ye know Suzanne is back in town by the number of questions I get asked on here.....realistically I'm looking at the end of this year to get enough material to put together then I want to spend a month or so pulling it together. There will be pictures but I want to hold of on them till the book is all together.

At this point I'l accept ANYTHING for inclusion, short stories, poems or whole chapters....

c'mon you lot.  dave is expecting great things of us, we shouldn't let him down.  think how much this book could raise for your kennel fund.

i'm sure he's not expecting the next Harry Potter success but we can all come up with something.

Hi Suz, nope, I'll only stop accepting entries from people when I have enough for the book, at the mo I have 5 stories written by you guys, an introduction from Denise and a couple of stories I've written myself, still not even half way there yet!!...

One More



One Dog Is No Trouble And Two Are So Funny

The Third One Is Easy, The Fourth One's A Honey

The Fifth Is Delightful, The Sixth One's A Breeze

You Find You Can Live With A Housefly With Ease

So How 'Bout Another? Would You Really Dare?
They're Really Quite Easy, But Oh Lord, The Hair!

With Dogs On The Sofa And Dogs On The Bed
And Crates In The Kitchen, It's No Bother You Said

They're Really No Trouble, Their Manners Are Great
What's Just One More Dog And One More Little Crate?

The Sofa Is Hairy, The Windows Are Crusty
The Floor Is All Footprints, The Furniture's Dusty

The Housekeeping Suffers But What Do You Care?
Who Minds A Few Nose prints And A Little More Hair?

So Let's Keep A Puppy, You Can Always Find Room
And A Little More Time For The Dust Cloth And Broom

There's Hardly A Limit To The Dogs You Can Add
The Thought Of A Cutback Sure Makes You Feel Sad

Each One Is Special, So Useful, So Funny
The Food Bill Grows Larger, You Owe The Vet Money

Your Folks Never Visit, Few Friends Come To Stay
Except Other Dog Folks Who Live The Same Way

Your Lawn Has Now Died And Our Shrubs Are Dead Too
Your Weekends Are Busy, You're Off With Your Crew

There's Dog Food And Vitamins, Training And Shots
And Entries And Travel And Motels Which Cost Lots

Is It Worth It You Wonder? Are You Caught In A Trap?
Then That Favorite Comes Up And Climbs In Your Lap

His Look Says You're Special And You Know That You Will
Keep All The Critters In Spite Of The Bill

Some Just For Showing And Some Just To Breed
And Some Just For Loving, They All Fill A Need

Winter Is A Hassle But The Dogs Love It True
And They Must Have Their Walks Tho' You Are Numb And Blue

Late Evening Is Awful, You Scream And You Shout
At The Dogs On The Sofa Who Refuse To Go Out

The Dogs And The Dog Shows, The Travel, The Thrills
The Work And The Worry, The Pressure, The Bills

The Whole Thing Seems Worth It, The Dogs Are Your Life
They're Charming And Funny And Offset The Strife

Your Lifestyle Has Changed, Things Just Won't Be The Same
Yes Those Dogs Are Addictive And So's The Dog Game!

One more dog
Author Unknown

Love it

-- Edited by Siouxsie at 23:53, 2005-12-06

OK, picture the scene, fed up with presents, kids, turkey, the rain and the boring old telly showing re-runs of the Two Ronnies....get some paper and a pencil and put your crimbo holidays to some good use!!!....Go on you know you want to....

Sunny girl wrote:

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 Are you looking for stuff like how i had my black lab for 14 years but she never had the effect on me that Sunny has had in 3 months sort of stuff? Or about the time Sunny took herself into the local co-op and then onto the police station flower beds!!!!! 

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BOTH!!!

Folks, just to say there is NO deadline for submissions for the book, I sort of mentioned the end of this year in my initial post but I'm far from having enough material, basically the deadline will be met when I've enough to go in the book!!!!...

Hey guys, I stumbled across this thread by accident (as one does), but if you need a hand with anything, give me a shout. My degree is in Publishing, and I've got some pretty decent writing, digital art, page setting, proof reading and copy editing skills, plus a pretty powerful Mac with the latest versions of Quark and Adobe CS2 loaded onto it.

I know I haven't had my Greyhound long, but I could probably turn out a chapter on him too if need be - I assume 20 chapters was mentioned on the basis that most popular paperbacks are around the 60k word mark, meaning only about 3k words per chapter?

Lucretia wrote:

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Hey guys, I stumbled across this thread by accident (as one does), but if you need a hand with anything, give me a shout. My degree is in Publishing, and I've got some pretty decent writing, digital art, page setting, proof reading and copy editing skills, plus a pretty powerful Mac with the latest versions of Quark and Adobe CS2 loaded onto it. I know I haven't had my Greyhound long, but I could probably turn out a chapter on him too if need be - I assume 20 chapters was mentioned on the basis that most popular paperbacks are around the 60k word mark, meaning only about 3k words per chapter?

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OHH! someone 'in the business'....I may very well be knocking on your door very soon! To be honest the 20 chapters was just a finger in the air type amount, I really just wanted to initially get as much material as possible then see where that got me. I was imagining re-writes and editing would need to take plave but as I say this is vary much a lets see what we get kinda idea. I have to say I'm quite pleased folk DO seem to be intersted in the book as this thread keeps popping up from time to time!!

Anyways I will most defo be in touch!! and everyone else keep writing!!

I don't know if this would be of interest but I came across it on another forum I belong to (digital arts, not dogs). 

CafePress.com enables individuals, organizations, and companies to create and sell a wide variety of products online with zero upfront costs. We provide all the necessary tools and services for you to design your own products and build an online shop without investing in any inventory or software! This includes books!

http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/help/learn_book.aspx#how_it_works

I've seen things like this in the UK too for publishing posters and prints but never come across one that does books.

so sorry Dave - Im still intending to contibute....just need a spare 30 mins to put it down on paper.....hang tight....

I've done my bit already.
Good idea bringing this topic back to life. Well done.