Tag Archives: Inspiration

The Great Wotiff

Posted on September 23, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

The Great Wotiff is a monster from hell. It has long, tenacious tentacles, and if it gets its claws into you, you can end up totally paralysed. It doesn’t start off like this. When your parents first instal it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle, Annabelle's writing | Tagged Anxiety, Blogging, Demon, Depression, Humour, Inspiration, Monster, Writing | 10 Comments

What I Drew #inktober #inktober2020 #inktober52

Posted on November 18, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

A few weeks ago I posted about artist Jake Parker’s Inktober challenge, which involved making a drawing every day through October and posting it on a social media platform of your choice (Twitter in my case). I didn’t quite manage … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Blogging, Challenge, Doodling, Drawing, Inktober, Inspiration, Subconscious, Writing | 4 Comments

#Lockdown Locks

Posted on May 13, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

It’s only a minor consequence of the lockdown, but many of us are feeling the lack of a hairdresser at the moment. My hair has always been unmanageable – more than ever now I can’t have it cut – and … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Blogging, Hair, Hairdresser, Horror, Humour, Inspiration, lockdownuk, Short Stories, Writing | 5 Comments

Sorry I’m Late!

Posted on January 23, 2019 by annabellefranklinauthor

I was sad when Millie crossed the Bridge last year, because I couldn’t follow her, and I thought that meant I wouldn’t see her again. But on New Year’s Eve, something strange happened. We were getting ready to go out, … Continue reading →

Posted in Millie, Pearl | Tagged Blogging, Books, Dogs, Dream, Greyhound, Inspiration, Lurchers, Pet bereavement, Pets, Spirit, spirituality, Writing | 19 Comments

My Not So Pedigree Dogs

Posted on June 20, 2018 by annabellefranklinauthor

As a literate Lurcher I’m always on the lookout for new talent, and I love this story by our friend Poppy, a promising writer at age 11. This tale was inspired by her own dogs. My Not So Pedigree Dogs … Continue reading →

Posted in Millie | Tagged Breeds, Cats, Children's story, Dogs, Humour, Inspiration, Pets, Stories, Writing | 3 Comments

Attitude of Grumpitude

Posted on January 11, 2017 by annabellefranklinauthor

It’s a strange fact of life that we dogs start out much younger than our human companions, but end up much older – and often wiser. As a pup I was taught certain things that seemed illogical to me. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Millie | Tagged animals, Dogs, dogs and puppies, gratitude, Humour, incontinence in dogs, Inspiration, old dogs, training, Writing | 21 Comments

One Foot In Storyland

Posted on September 14, 2016 by annabellefranklinauthor

“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.” – Franz Kafka As a Literary Lurcher I love to write, but I can only do it through Annabelle, via smellepathy. When Annabelle is busy writing her own stuff, I don’t get … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing, Millie | Tagged Dogs, Greyhound, Humour, Inspiration, Literature, Lurcher, Pets, Story, Writing | 8 Comments

Too Many Pee-Mails

Posted on July 13, 2016 by annabellefranklinauthor

We storyhounds are an invaluable resource for writers of fairy tales, fantasy and the supernatural because we can astral project to other dimensions and bring back vital nuggets of information. Working alone, a single storyhound – or even a pair … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing, Millie | Tagged Books, Consciousness, Dogs, Fairies, Humour, Inspiration, magic, Recreation, Sighthound, Story, Writing | 10 Comments

On Muses And Lurcher Love

Posted on June 15, 2016 by annabellefranklinauthor

Pearl and I aren’t getting enough attention from Annabelle at the moment. She still makes a fuss of us and attends to our daily needs, but we can tell her mind is on her new book. We try to help with her research by … Continue reading →