Sometimes stories get stuck. Mom likes the rule of three, so if there are only two good obstacles in her story, she can be Stuck-and-Waiting for one more good idea. Her other choice is to use an obstacle that isn’t her favorite and worry about it later. Then she is Stuck-but-Moving.
If a character turns boring halfway through the story, Mom can be Stuck-and-Waiting. A story that is Stuck-and-Waiting can die a miserable death. Her other choice is to go back to her character sketch and add some flaws, quirks, oddities, and traits to bump that character up. Even if he or she isn’t perfect, Mom can go back to work and worry about it later. Then she is Stuck-but-Moving.
When I come inside, I need to get the rock salt (and snow and mud) cleaned off my feet with a baby wipe. Sometimes, I am Stuck-and-Waiting.
Wipe my feet, please….
When the snow is really deep (and touching my belly *shiver*) my legs can’t reach solid ground. Mom says, “I am not carrying you anymore.” So I get busy – Stuck-but-Moving.
Inside a snow bank, there could be something fun like a ball or something yummy like a piece of bread that the birds dropped. There’s one way to find out – drill my nose in as far as I can. Then I am Stuck-and-Searching. That’s my favorite way to be!
Cupcake Speaks 
Comments on: "Stuck and Waiting or Stuck but Moving" (66)
Giggles!!!! Trev does the exact same waiting pose!!!! Cracked me up seeing you stick your nose in the snow…Love and hugs to you and your mom Cupcake!!!!
Thanks W2W! Waiting is my idea of torture. I guess Trev agrees….
Love and licks,
C
I like the way you explain things, Cupcake. I’m mostly Stuck-and Waiting too :o)
You should try Stuck and Searching, E. You could get lucky!
Love and licks,
C
You’re being very patient, waiting for your paws to be wiped, Cupcake.
Thanks, C. I’ve had tons of practice. Apparently, I’m not allowed to get muddy footprints all over. Go figure…
Love and licks,
C
Nor am I! I have to wait for my paws to be wiped.
We love our posts, Cupcake. Your jacket is quite lovely.
*your* (goodness gracious)
Hee hee! 🙂 But they are right, C – you write great posts, ya see? 🙂
🙂 I knew that!
Thanks, S. And K. I like looking lovely….
Love and licks,
C
I hope your nose doesn’t get sore from Stuck-but-Searching! Jemma spends so much time doing that that one side of her nose gets raw. You are very brave to go out in snow that touches your belly *shiver indeed!*
Poor Jemma! A sore nose is no fun. Mom says the word, “Let’s go.” Before my nose gets sore. She’s very bossy.
Love and licks,
C
I love your hooded coat wish I had one
Thanks, F. That hood keeps me warm. Plus it makes me look cute.
Love and licks,
C
Just don’t eat that thread Cupcake!! My daughter had a cat that ate a lot of thread and it got wrapped around the back of this tongue and he needed surgery. Poor kitty, he’s currently on his fourth life.
GAH! Poor kitty! Once at the vet there was a cat who ate curly ribbon and he needed surgery too. Go figure….Curly ribbon looks so delicious!
Love and licks,
C
Oh Cupcake! Honey! you stuck but moving in the snow is too cute.. 🙂 Such a good pupper in the stuck but waiting stage! I am a person and I spend quite a bit of time stuck and waiting but for me I think it is PROcrastination.. 😀
That belly-touching snow was scary! My legs are so tiny and the snow is so big.
Love and licks,
C
Stuck and waiting for a break through is the writer’s life. I’m feeling that way right now after a lengthy MS evaluation. Wonder if sticking my nose in the snow might wake me up!
Oh yes, P. Nose in the snow is a sure-fire way to snap out of it! That will get your MS moving.
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake, you are the cutest, hope you found what you were looking for in the video. Great post. 🙂
Thanks, T. That snow was like quicksand. Cold quicksand!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake you are great at explaining! I don’t think I would like to be you when when you are stuck but moving that just seemed too cold!
It WAS cold, M. The wind was whipping and the snow was on my belly!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake you sure do a great version of stuck and waiting….so patient…knowing that mum is not far away with the un-stuckage equipment! ….thumbs! hugs to you and a very determined and maybe waiting mum Fozziemum xx
Thanks, FM. I don’t usually have to hang on the doorknob for long, thank goodness.
Love and licks,
C
Phew! that is a relief Cupcake! can’t keep a girl waiting 😉 hugs and lovies Fozziemum x
OMG, Cupcake, first I misunderstood your mom’s stance towards obstacles and I was dumbstruck. I interpreted the second sentence in such a way that your mom isn’t happy if she has only two obstacles when working on piece of writing but she needs at least three problems hindering her progress…
BTW, I wonder whether she would be as cute as you are in a snow reaching her belly! 🙂
Good thing you figured it out, K. The stories need obstacles for the characters to overcome. Story obstacles – not real life obstacles! BTW, I don’t think anybody is as cute as me in the snow. 🙂
Love and licks,
C
The video is very cute Cupcake! 🙂
Thanks, E. The video was kind of difficult to see, because of the dark. But it was better than the video of the inside of Mom’s pocket. Yeah. That happened.
Love and licks,
C
Yeah, that stuck-and-searching is the way to go! Maybe your Mom needs to do some nosework and do some stuck-and-searching in her story! She might sniff out some good treasure!
I’ve often wondered why Mom doesn’t use her nose more often. She only uses it to say my breath smells like sauerkraut. But I never even ate sauerkraut!
Love and licks,
C
Oh Cupcake you look so cute in your parka…..I know you hate that snow on your belly but you sure don’t mind it on your nose! Digging in snowpiles for treasures – NICE!
Hugs, Sammy
Thanks, S. I love putting my head and my feet in the snow. I also run in some zoomie circles when I first get to the field by my house.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
I love the idea of stuck and searching 🙂
You never know what you might find, M. Sometimes I find potato chips or candy wrappers or old drinking straws. Searching is my favorite outdoor activity besides street naps.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
It’s fascinating learning about the life of a story and especially how you relate it to your life too cupcake! I hope you’re unstuck and having fun now buddy!
Wags to all,
Your pal Snoopy 🙂
Thanks, S. The “life of a story” is a great way to look at it. I get stuck and unstuck a hundred times a day. So do Mom’s stories!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
I feel like I’m stuck and so stuck I don’t even know I’m waiting I’m all thought up with STUCK!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
Sometimes stuck is hard to shake off. That’s why Mom has to save me sometimes. ….and I have to save her, too.
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake you are adorable x
Thanks, Moggies. So are you!
Love and licks,
C
You crack us up Cupcake. That snow looks super fun, we have so much rain. Hope you find a yummy Furball 🙂 xxoxxxx
Mollie and Alfie
I’ve never found a fur all before, M. Mom claims she finds them all over the house. And she’s not usually happy about it.
Love and licks,
C
You are Stuck-and-Funny. And brave for walking in the snow in the dark. Did mom do that picture of the girl jumping? If so, she might think about illustrating! She could be Stuck-and-Drawing!
As much as she loves making pictures, Mom will not be Stuck-and-Drawing any time soon. Mostly she will be Stuck-and-Searching-Google-Images.
Love and licks of braveries in the snow,
C
I woulda swore that was her work. Yay for google 😉
Cupcake, you are so darn cute in your winter pink sweater…purrrss…and make sure you keep moving in those snow banks so you don’t get stuck and freezing…heh…heh
Ha! Stuck-and-Freezing! Yikes! I hope I don’t have that problem. I can’t wait till summer, so I can be Stuck-in-the-Street-Taking-a-Street-Nap!
Love and licks,
C
Hello,nice to Meet you ,EM
Thanks, EM. Mom is a little embarrassed about you looking her photography “skills.” At least she doesn’t post the pictures she takes of the inside of her pocket!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake, you make us laugh! Cocco’s snout could pave the way, if only it would go near snow 🙂
GAH! Cocco! Your snout would have icicles!
Love and licks,
C
Hip hip hooray to unsticking what’s stuck and to the journey we take finding the way. You are adorbs, Cupcake!
Thanks, LL. It’s all about the journey after all. Plus it’s also all about being “adorbs.” 🙂
Love and licks,
C
Look here cupcake…..I am pretty cute in snow too! Be sure to tell your mom! LInus
No worries, L. You’re pretty cute everywhere! We know that about you.
Love and licks,
C
Sticked and waiting in da snow that was forbidded by PM law? How that be?
How will I ever find anything yummy, fun, or forbidden if I don’t stick my face into every possible crevice?
Love and licks,
C
You goes ordering great white sharkie at London Aquarium. Next to Aquarium is McD’s. You taking sharkie to McD’s. You ordering fries and fishie milkshake.
Nom and yum!
Cupcakes coat is so adorable! Also that is a good tip to help A STORY FROM GOING DEAD- CHARACTER WISE. I have been writing a story since I was 16 and that is what happened to it, but I am determined to finnish it one day!
Well at least you are stuck in a wonderful coat.
Brrrrrrr….. oh my gosh…. we know how you feel! -the collies