So I’m sitting here obsessing how I spaced out on this event and haven’t written anything and then decided to just shut up — I’m talking to you, oh accusatory voices in my head — and write something. This is, after all, a guilt-free zone and the point of this day is to raise awareness…
Sex & the Single Dog Blogger
Dating in the internet age is tough. “Must love dogs” is no longer specific enough a requirement to ensure a meeting of minds (etc.). Consider this scenario: You spot a guy on an online dating site and one of the things that draws you to him is a profile picture with a dog licking his…
Saturday Blog Hop!
In case you were contemplating going out and getting some fresh air or getting some working done or even playing with your dog… fuggedaboudit. There are pet blogs to be perused! And you eventually get to be the perusee too.
Introducing: The Friday Five
I consider myself pretty self-motivated. You have to be when you’re a freelancer, what with needing to find work and finish it in order to eat and pay the bills. Still, I tend not to pursue topics that interest me just for the sake of education. Law and Order re-runs and mystery novels exert an…
Celebrating WMDHM’s birthday: My 10 favorite posts
Yesterday, my blog turned one year old. In blog years — similar to dog years — that’s a long time. So by semi-popular demand — two of my Twitter pals said they wanted to see it — I am going to complete my retrospective of the first year of Will My Dog Hate Me with…
BlogPaws, the (Partial) Poop
I came, I talked, I learned. And I was inspired. For those who missed BlogPaws, the first pet blogger’s conference, I’m happy to report it was a huge success. I don’t have all the stats about how many attended — a big ballroomful, for sure — or how much money was raised for pet charities…
Blaming the dog
‘Tis the season for retrospectives, and I’ve been feeling pretty sorry for myself. Many of my prime writing markets have disappeared this past year, or have stopped using freelancers. Yes, I wrote a dog book that’s been well received, and that’s exciting. So was launching this blog. But they don’t pay the bills and won’t…
Weekend Win-a-Book Contest: Blog 911
Life lessons are sometimes ambiguous. Yes, my failed foray into bells-and-whistles SEO/SEM technology taught me that there’s no substitute for solid writing and communication with readers. A blog is only as good as its content and its bond with a like-minded audience. But it also made me aware that it’s tough to reach that like-minded…
Virtually family
[originally posted November 26, 2009] People who don’t blog on a topic that’s close to their hearts and who don’t have a Twitter community that provides important information as well as consolation and celebration might not understand this post. Then again, they likely won’t read it. This is for those who do understand, who feel…
Coming Soon: Dog Training, Part 2
I would like to write useful, illustration-rich blog posts that everyone Stumbles, Diggs, and otherwise disseminates to vast numbers of people on the internet. I want to be a reliable, methodical blogger, one who has regular features that people come to expect on a given day of each week like all the “how to write…