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LIFE AND WRITING ADVICE FROM THE FUZZY MUSES by Heather Weidner

My two crazy Jack Russell Terriers (Terrors) Disney and Riley, are great companions and guard dogs. They protect us from countless squirrels, birds, and joggers. Each has a bed in my office, and they help me plot mysteries and listen while I talk through dialogue (if they’re not napping).
Here are some things I’ve learned from them.
1.    Enjoy what you do. If not, find something else to spend your time on. There are way too many interesting things to see, eat, sniff, or bark at.
2.    Don’t waste a beautiful day inside. Go outside and have some fun.
3.    Wag and make friends. Relationships are important.
4.    Don’t sit at your desk too long. Everybody needs a break.
5.    Just go for it. If you want something, grab it. They don’t waste time over-analyzing things.
6.    Bark if you really need to, but not too much.
7.    Make sure you nap when you need to. You need to recharge.
8.    Live in the moment. Don’t stress about what has happened or what might happen.
9.    Play hard. Life shouldn’t be all work. EVERYTHING is a game to a Jack Russell.

ABOUT HEATHER WEIDNER:  
Originally from Virginia Beach, Heather has been a mystery fan since Scooby Doo and Nancy Drew. She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and a pair of Jack Russell terriers.
Heather’s short stories appear in the Virginia is for Mysteries series, 50 Shades of Cabernet, and Deadly Southern Charm. Secret Lives and Private Eyes and The Tulip Shirt Murders are her novels in the Delanie Fitzgerald series. Her novella “Diggin’ up Dirt” appears in To Fetch a Thief.
She is a member of Sisters in Crime – Central Virginia, Guppies, and James River Writers.
Heather earned her BA in English from Virginia Wesleyan University and her MA in American literature from the University of Richmond. Through the years, she has been a cop’s kid, technical writer, editor, college professor, software tester, and IT manager. She blogs regularly with the Pens, Paws, and Claws authors.

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