Welcome crime writer, Sue Coletta, to Hearticles. She is guest posting about adding pets and animals to your writing. Take it away, Sue! • • • I love writing pets into my stories. Not only is a great way to show a killer’s soft side , but they become important family members for the main characters. In my stories, I’ve used a Rottweiler, mastiff, and St. Bernard ( MARRED and CLEAVED), a calico, tabby, and all-black cat ( Wings of Mayhem ), pet crows (Blessed Mayhem), and a black bear (A Sultry Abyss in SCREAM ). I’ve even borrowed a friend’s Bulldog for Black Out ( RUN ), but I felt so responsible for him, I couldn’t include him like I’d originally planned. God forbid I returned him emotionally scarred from the experience. It’s much safer to use fictional pets. Need a way to show your character’s quirky side? Include a bearded dragon, snapping turtle, boa, tarantula, or exotic bird. Is your character adventurous? Give him a pet moose, lion, leopard, or tiger to love. Ho
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