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What good character could lead the book? It had to be an animal. So I rooted through years of sketches and paintings I'd made of animals and propped some up to see what might strike my fancy and inspire the beginnings of a story.
I over complicated story ideas. It had to have a cast of characters, right? A Border Collie! A Maremmano-Abruzzese! A ewe!
Because of teaching and the whatnot of life, I only had time to work on the project between early November and the end of the each year. I continued attempting to create a complex story with the above described players and spent the following two holiday seasons with palm to forehead wondering why I couldn't work it out.
So, as soon as my summer course work was complete, I sat myself down to work and have not stopped yet. But that's a matter for another post.
I must thank my good friend, Mineke Reinders for witnessing this process week in, week out over the past three years and for unflaggingly cheering me on.