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Category: Pets

Blog posts by Lynette M. Burrows about life with pets, her love for her pets–her dogs, pets of other people across the world, and the heartbreak of the death of a pet.

After Grief, Growth, Creativity, & Intention

Illustration of five different colored buckets in a row titled A Writer's Mid-Year Review The blue bucket is labeled Make, the pink one is Manage, the yellow one is market, the orange one is brand development, and the green one is home.

From grief to new stories, discover how intentions, not goals, helped me rebuild my writing life, launch a new series, and find joy again. See my 2026 wins too.

Published June 29, 2026
Categorized as About Me, Answers to Reader Questions, Creativity, Inspiration and Motivation, My Writing Journey, Pets, Writing Life Tagged creativity, goals, Lynette M. Burrows, Science Fiction

Mining the Good Out of a Stormy Night

On Friday I began drafting an article I planned to use as today’s blog. About 3:00  p.m. , a storm disrupted my plans.

Published July 17, 2023
Categorized as About Me, Pets Tagged dogs, inspiration, lost power, lost time, Lynette M. Burrows

Are You Furever in Love with Puppies?

Puppies. Puppy faces. Wiggly puppy bodies. Puppy breath. I can’t get enough. Are you furever in love with puppies like I am?  I’ve had an on-and-off relationship with dogs my whole life. I’m told my first dog was a Cocker Spaniel named Buttons. Sadly, as a toddler, I helped let him outside once too often.… Continue reading Are You Furever in Love with Puppies?

Published February 21, 2020
Categorized as Pets Tagged dogs, furbabies, love

The Development of a Puppy and a Novelist Are the Same

A puppy grows through different developmental stages. Watching him grow, I have learned that the developmental stages of a puppy and a novelist are the same.

Published April 26, 2018
Categorized as Inspiration and Motivation, Pets, Writing Tagged guidelines, Mindset, writer, writing fiction

My Dear Old Dog

Astro is my first Yorkshire Terrier, my dear old dog, the oldest dog I’ve ever owned. Astro will turn 14 next month. Our time together is running out.

Published April 19, 2018
Categorized as Gratitude, Pets Tagged old dog, unconditional love, Yorkshire Terrier

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