The Molly Chronicles

Hi. It's me, Molly the blogging collie. I can't believe it's been a whole people week since my last post. And so much has happened. The paperback version is out. You can buy "Temporary Address" on paperback on line (cheapest through Lulu.com) and the e-book is available through Amazon.com.( and, in a couple of days, through anyone else on line.

I've been working so hard, I hardly had time to scratch a flea or sniff a hydrant. (It's always important to stop and smell the hydrants.) But it's all worth it. If you want to see what it's all about, you can read it by clicking the photos on the right of this blog. But it's way better in the published versions. My human was not very careful when she entered the posts on this blog. A collie would never have allowed that to happen. Okay, licks and tail wags to you all. I'm going to go have second breakfast.

Molly

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Whew, what a day! I wouldn't wish it on a cat. First of all, my human took me on two very long walks because we had to get the wheels of the car aligned. Normally, I love very long walks, but we had to walk next to the traffic, and my human made me walk on heel. That meant I couldn't do my important dog work - I couldn't do olfactory reconnaissance of the area. And I couldn't mark my territory. I must say, I did a very good job walking on heel, and my human praised me for my restraint.

After that, my human played a very cruel trick on me. She said we were going for another walk, but we ended up - I can't bear to say it - we ended up at the vet's office, where they poked me and hurt my delicate  body. 

I'm still working on the book cover for "Temporary Address" (a collie's work is never done.) but the art work is still not uploading. I hired a printer who is very good, but wasn't able to get the art work the correct size. He hasn't responded to my last e-mails and is probably busy chewing on a piece of rawhide. His work is very stressful.

Molly the collie  signing off with a big bow wow to you all.

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Hello, it's Molly the collie BOK (back on keyboard). I've successfully uploaded the manuscript to Lulu Press. I must say, their staff has been courteous, efficient, and friendly - all traits appreciated by noble dogs like me. I'll keep you all informed of our progress.

Molly AFK (away from keyboard)

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Hi, It's Molly the canine publicist here. We hit a snag on Lulu Press here, I'm sorry to say. I tried to upload the manuscript, and they said I had to read their guidelines first. Since I'm a dog, I'm always eager to please, so I read their guidelines, and tried to upload, and they said to read their guidelines. Went through the loop about ten times, tried their help section, but apparently they hadn't anticipated this problem before. What's a collie to do???????? Here you see me chewing on a piece of rawhide. A great way to relieve frustrations. You humans should try it. Molly signing off.

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Hey, ho, it's Molly back again.

We just finished an inspiring meeting with Kate concerning marketing my humans's book 

Temporary Address. Kate told us how she got a loan for a house in the days when women couldn't get loans from banks. She did it by sheer cussedness, asking and asking and asking and finally assuming an existing loan from a couple who needed to move out of their house in a hurry. My human used to be like that. She used to be able to just keep working and working on a project until she finally got it done. But now, alas, she's a bit of a wuss, so it's all up to me.

Kate had an idea similar to mine. She suggested contacting radio personalities who might like to see 

Temporary Address succeed. As you know, I've already contacted Bo, President Obama's dog, and I've contacted Nancy Pelosi. 

I have to go now. It's dinner time, and I do have priorities.

It's Molly, afk (away from keyboard)

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Here I am taking a well-deserved break. I wish I drank coffee.

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Hi, it's Molly here again. I'm in a thoughtful mood today. Promoting is a hard job, and it's especially hard for a  dog because I don't have opposable thumbs, I don't even know how to spell opposable, and because I bark instead of talk like a human. And promoting a book like "Temporary Address" by an unknown is hard even if you are a human. I'm not the complaining type. My style has always been to just go for it with as much hard work and gusto as my body has in it. We working dogs have always been known for our drive. Anyway, I have to go and check on my progress with Lulu, (the website, not a girl named Lulu) where I'm working on publishing the paperback version. I want to thank you who read my blog and scratch my ears and tell me I'm a good dog. It means a lot to me.