Maybe someone should just tell the writer that it doesn't matter *how* long his ms is, or in what genre, because if it isn't a celebrity tell-all, pet lit story or based on some insanely popular blog, no one will be interested in it. ...
(After adopting Brewster from a shelter, my husband and I now have a tradition where no matter where we are on vacation, we visit a local shelter to walk a dog and share some hugs and smiles -- because even though it's so hard to leave them behind and ... I found Southern Animal Foundation in New Orleans and looked over their pet list. There, I found Lola, a Staffordshire Terrier mix whose eyes were so deep with emotion and whose colors were remarkably like my Brewster's. ...