Monterey Jack: “Parenting” Lessons from a Puppy Mama

For the first blog post, I wrote about my “puppy” Monterey Jack because he brings me so much laughter and joy. The best advice I have for any aspiring writer is to start by writing joyfully meaning write about things that bring you joy. This is so important because we lose our motivation when we lose our joy. Writing fun pieces (about puppies) is a way to maintain your joy in your writing to help you persevere as you develop those pieces you are really passionate about writing.

Disclaimer: After “raising” Monterey Jack I feel so much more prepared to be a parent someday through what I’ve learned NOT to do. Thank goodness he’s just a puppy.