Susan C. Daffron

Award-winning fiction & nonfiction author

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Write What You Know Applies to Pets Too

Among writers, there’s an old saying that you should “write what you know.” In the case of my novel Chez Stinky, that included some of the pets I’ve known over the years. Many people have asked if the pets in the story were real. To some degree, the answer is yes. Aspects of the dog’s […]

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Writing Dogs in Fiction

Because my Alpine Grove romantic comedy novels feature animals, particularly dogs, the editor of the Small Publishers Artists and Writers Network (SPAWN) newsletter, Sandy Murphy, asked me to write about the topic recently. Because her questions were great, I suggested we do a Q&A. So here are my answers to her questions. Are the dogs […]

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What’s In That Dog Food?

One of the canine characters in my new book, Fuzzy Logic, is a Samoyed named Swoosie. Like many Samoyeds, Swoosie is an eager eater. In fact, she has a tendency to eat everything. That level of dietary indiscretion causes some issues for the humans in the book as well. Swoosie is loosely based on my […]

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Two Quick Tips to Keep Your Pet Healthy

In my upcoming novel (the third of my Alpine Grove romantic comedies), the main character is a veterinary technician. In the opening scene, she is dealing with a very large flatulent cat named Squiggy who is not cooperating with his examination. Although obviously, I added in some humor (my books are romantic comedies after all), […]

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Adventures in Dog Washing

The second book of my Alpine Grove series, Fuzzy Logic, includes a scene of dog washing gone horribly wrong. I’m happy to report that I have never ended up standing in the back yard naked looking for a soapy dog. But I have had many adventures in dog washing. One thing I’ve noticed is that […]