World-renown author and welder Eddy Salinski tells me that anytime he writes himself into a corner he just pops a dog into the story. Mutt or Champion, it doesn’t make any difference, insists Salinski. You’ll be swamped by drooling agents and bean-counting publishers.
People, including those who can read, have a special place in their hearts for pooches, according to Eddie.. Big pooches. Small pooches. Fat pooches. Lanky pooches. They’re all the same: Lovable, laughable and loyal to a fault.As a serious writer (or an unserious writer for that matter) you can use pooches to good effect in writing yourself out of all kinds of jams.
Tired love scene? Throw any large pooch into the fray. Dull dialogue? A yipping Chihuahua can sprinkle your scene with sage comments in Spanish. Blocked on your tense mountain avalanche tragedy? Trusty Saint Bernard to the rescue.
This works in all media, of course. After all, who ran for help when that little kid got stuck in the well? And even the iconic Bud Clydesdales frequently add a bit of pathos to their commercials by tossing a Dalmatian into the mix.
And it’s so darn easy, requiring not a shred of imagination from us.. Because you can plug any old dog into your work and leech off a good measure of furry warmth. Puppies are sure-fire of course. Pair them with doggie names like Katie, Buzzy and Elmo and you just can’t go wrong.
Summing up: Literary success is ours for the asking, according to Eddie Salinski. Put a pooch to work in your saga and you’ll never have to eat beans again.
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