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Writer's pictureWill Pass

A Complete Change of Direction

Well, I changed my mind.


After finishing the first draft of my post-apocalyptic novel WAR OF THE WEST (or maybe CHAOS LIVE?), I felt unsettled by the outcome. It's an odd book—humorous, since I can't seem to help myself, but also violent.


Very, very violent.



Street on fire
Like this but with more fire.

At the moment I'm not sure that's the kind of thing I want to add to the world. The text questions the ethics of this violence, but still, the first draft features a lot of people trying to shoot each other and blow each other up, and I just felt sick of it by the time all was said and done.


Because of this, I've decided instead to publish the first book I wrote, THE SECOND SMARTEST DOG THAT EVER LIVED, a comedy of the highest canine order.


THE SECOND SMARTEST DOG THAT EVER LIVED


I wrote this book just after I left veterinary practice to become a full-time writer, and it's close to my heart, both in tone and content.


The story follows Rou, a dog with the intelligence of a human, and Shakespeare, a Pug with the intelligence of a Pug, on an epic quest to uncover the secrets of Rou's past.


To survive, Rou and Shakespeare must navigate a series of increasingly dangerous obstacles in a psychedelic, Vegas-like desert landscape.


Along they way they encounter treacherous cats, even more treacherous coyotes, a loud-mouth Wiener Dog, an evil magician, wild people, a foul-mouthed little girl, and a few more conniving two-leggers (ahem, humans) who dare to stand in their way.


Psychedelic Pug
Like this but trippier.

So, yeah, it's a pretty out-there book. But that's why I love it.


And I hope you will too.


Better broke than bored


The internet is full of advice from folks who say you need to write a novel (or series of novels) in a very specific way, in a very specific genre, following very specific rules, to make a living as a writer.


I'm publishing my first book in complete defiance of these ideas.

Rebel dog

Stay tuned for updates, dog lovers!


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