Editing and Enhancement

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Editing and Enhancement

January 26, 2013

Mom finished her January story for 12×12. Whew! That was the closest she ever came to the end of the month. Her story is a first, first, FIRST draft, and it will need a LOT of editing before it sees the light of day. Mom said, “You have to start somewhere.” and “Writing it is the first step.” and “Do NOT eat the hat!”

Soon (Eventually), Mom will look closely at her January story and fix it up till it’s ready to show her writing group named DavidLaurieandOtherDavid. She said, “I’ll probably have to cut about 100 words.” and “I’ll streamline the dialog.” and “The ending needs lots of work.”

Bob said my picture didn’t need too much work. I guess that’s because of my extreme cuteness. Check here to see Bob’s comments about what he did to it. Also look here to see more of Bob’s work, or here to enter his Sunday Frameable Keepers Challenge.

Mom said the new picture is brighter and sharper and my fur and the teddy bear’s fur look fluffier. Thanks, Bob!

Here I am enhanced!

The original is on the left and the enhanced version is on the right. Cute and even CUTER!

I guess because of my super cuteness, my friends at DogDaz gave me the Super Sweet Blogging Award this week. I’ll keep it displayed on my Awards page. Thanks, DogDaz!

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12x12, photo, picture book writing, revising, writing

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jaspersdoggyworld said:

January 26, 2013 at 1:29 am

Me and Nellie think you are very cute.
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:28 pm
  
  Thanks, J. I think you and Nellie are cute, too. Even though I mostly can’t tell you apart!
  
  Love and licks,
  C
angelswhisper2011 said:

January 26, 2013 at 2:29 am

Congratulations on your Sweetness and your moms new story. Btw Why eating the hat, Cupcake, don’t you like to wear it 🙂
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:29 pm
  
  Thanks, AW. I love eating hats. It’s one way of keeping Mom from making me wear them on my tiny, flat head.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
Long Life Cats and Dogs said:

January 26, 2013 at 2:51 am

See, I told you you couldn’t get much cuter than you already were 🙂
Well done Mom on getting the first draft out. Congrats. All very exciting.
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:30 pm
  
  Thanks, Long Life! Cute is cute – I agree!
  
  Love and licks,
  C
Bassa's Blog said:

January 26, 2013 at 4:46 am

Congratulations to your mom on finishing the first, first, first draft. I am sure David,OtherDavid and the person not called David will love it 🙂 By the way, you don’t need any enhancement Cupcake – you are adorable xx
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:31 pm
  
  Thanks, B. I do think the Davids and the otherperson will like Mom’s story. If not, they’ll know what she has to fix. They’re good like that.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
mollieandalfie said:

January 26, 2013 at 4:58 am

Well done Mommy 🙂 You are bootiful Cupacake just the way you are. xx00xx

Mollie and Alfie

Pee-ess Email’z uz wiff ya Valentine photo 🙂 xx
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:32 pm
  
  Thanks, Mollie and Alf. My picture is ready, but Buddy isn’t in it. Does he have to be with me in the picture?
  
  Love and licks,
  C
onespoiledcat said:

January 26, 2013 at 5:43 am

Well I would have sworn (even though Mommy says I shouldn’t swear) that you couldn’t be cuter but Mr. Bob DID make you fluffier (your teddy too) – this will be a super bootiful picture for your Mom to frame and of coursed to add to your portfolio when you’re out looking for modeling work! 😀 😀

Happy Saturday!
Sammy
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:34 pm
  
  Thanks, Sammy. Bob is a serious artist. He makes everybody look better – even a cutie like me! And my teddy.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
ilovecats said:

January 26, 2013 at 7:45 am

Good luck to your mom on editing. And you look even cuter.
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:35 pm
  
  Thanks, Ilovecats! I knew Bob could do it. He makes cute get cuter!
  
  Love and licks,
  C
John said:

January 26, 2013 at 8:16 am

Congrats on making the deadline. 🙂
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:36 pm
  
  Thanks, John. Whew! xoxo
  
  Love and licks,
  C
Gemma said:

January 26, 2013 at 8:38 am

I had no doubt you’d get ‘er done. And you picture is still a-dor-a-BLE!
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:37 pm
  
  Thanks G. A-dor-a-ble is exactly what I was going after. Thanks for helping us choose the picture. xoxo
  
  Love and licks,
  C
easyweimaraner said:

January 26, 2013 at 8:47 am

ha! I guessed it, only the teddy bear needs some work – you are perfect ;o)
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:37 pm
  
  Thanks, E. The bear can’t compete with my cuteness.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
colliesofthemeadow said:

January 26, 2013 at 8:54 am

Cupcake we didnt think you could get any cuter!!! Ginger is rooting you on to destroy the hat.. make a statement she says…. Good luck to mom with her writing!!! 🙂
God Bless You!
the collies and chuck 🙂
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:39 pm
  
  Thanks, Chuck and Collies. Ginger is a girl after my own heart. Hats are delicious. Plus, if I can eat it, Mom can’t put it on my tiny head.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
Katie and Coccolino the mini pig said:

January 26, 2013 at 10:02 am

Yay for the award and way to go to your mom on the story!

Oink oink,
Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 12:40 pm
  
  Thanks, K and C. Mom likes to make up her mind and then do stuff. Nobody knows this better than I do…..
  
  Love and licks,
  C
kolytyi said:

January 26, 2013 at 1:15 pm

OMG, a double overdose of cuteness! 🙂
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 3:55 pm
  
  Thanks, K.! I love being double cute! xo
  
  Love and licks,
  Cupcake
thiskidreviewsbooks said:

January 26, 2013 at 5:29 pm

You are super cute! Too bad Maggie can’t get a picture… She looks like a rug when she does…
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 5:52 pm
  
  Maggie must be really flat. And fluffy! I like rugs!
  
  Love and licks,
  Cupcake
  - thiskidreviewsbooks said:
    
    January 28, 2013 at 7:21 am
    
    Well, when she lays down, she looks like a black, stringy, rolled up rug. Not the best for pictures… And she is a bit… errr… fat… and very fluffy!
Savannah's Paw Tracks said:

January 26, 2013 at 5:47 pm

it is true..you are too too cute for words! You belong on a calendar page somewhere Cupcake, great photo, paw pats Savannah
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 26, 2013 at 5:57 pm
  
  Yay! Thanks, Savannah! Mom sends my picture in to the calendar company every year. I made it in 2011, but nothing lately….. We’ll try again for 2014.
  
  Love and licks,
  Cupcake
  - Savannah's Paw Tracks said:
    
    January 26, 2013 at 7:15 pm
    
    I am going to try to get Mom to send my photos to this desk calendar called Bad Cat Calendar…but the deadline is looming soon…sigh
  - Genevieve Petrillo said:
    
    January 27, 2013 at 3:49 pm
    
    Get it in, Savannah! You can definitely make it. Mom’s old dog, Smoki got into the Bad Dog Calendar before Mom adopted me – and she wasn’t even bad!!
    
    Love and licks,
    C
whatimeant2say said:

January 26, 2013 at 6:28 pm

I wish your mom had given ME the advice to not eat that hat. But it’s too late now…
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 27, 2013 at 3:47 pm
  
  Uh-oh… That sounds like a tummy ache waiting to happen.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
themisadventuresofmisaki said:

January 26, 2013 at 7:03 pm

Not surprised the bear needed work, he was outshone by you:-)
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 27, 2013 at 3:48 pm
  
  Thanks, M. Mom really needs to step it up and get me cuter toys!
  
  Love and licks,
  C
Ann Paws said:

January 26, 2013 at 11:49 pm

A double dose of cuteness it looks like to me Cupcake! I have got some writing that I need to get started on too!
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 27, 2013 at 3:52 pm
  
  Get going, Ann! Mom has a quote hanging up that says, “You don’t have to be great to get started, but you you have to get started to be great.” Hurry up and write. You can be great!
  
  Love and licks,
  C
dogdaz said:

January 27, 2013 at 7:07 am

Yes – it is your super cuteness that we can not resists (and Mom’s blog prose).
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 27, 2013 at 3:54 pm
  
  Thanks, DogDaz! I love having super-cuteness. It’s so much better than regular cuteness.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
onebluedog said:

January 27, 2013 at 12:11 pm

So maybe the teddy needed some improvement, but I knew you were perfect already 🙂
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 27, 2013 at 3:55 pm
  
  Thanks, Remy! Perfect is my favorite word. xoxo
  
  Love and licks,
  C
Traveling Cats said:

January 27, 2013 at 4:20 pm

The teddy bear definitely needed some improvement. You, on the other hand, are way cuter without the editing… A natural beauty… 🙂
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 27, 2013 at 5:37 pm
  
  Thanks, TC.! Natural is the best kind of beauty!
  
  Love and licks,
  Cupcake
snoopys@snoopysdogblog said:

January 27, 2013 at 6:40 pm

Congrats on your award!!

Love the enhanced pic, didn’t think it was possible to enhance your cuteness?! 🙂

Wags to all

Your pal Snoopy 🙂
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 27, 2013 at 6:56 pm
  
  Thanks, Snoopy! Mom says I need all the help I can get.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
Patricia Tilton said:

January 28, 2013 at 11:19 pm

Glad you got a MS written — didn’t come close. Spent my month revising and sending queries.
Can’t believe you don’t chew up your stuffed animals Cupcake. I have to hide stuffed animals from Archie because he found one with a squeaker in it once and went nuts trying to get it out. Now he thinks all stuffed animals have squeakers. Oh my, what a mess!
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 31, 2013 at 5:00 pm
  
  Archie should’ve been a surgeon! He can do surgery on toys. I like squeakers, but I am afraid of toys that are mechanical.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
dogdaz said:

January 29, 2013 at 6:33 am

Come have a cup of coffee with me. There is a special invite just for you: http://dogdaz.com/2013/01/29/1-29-13-coffees-on-come-on-over/
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 31, 2013 at 5:01 pm
  
  Coffee! Yay! Thanks. xoxo
  
  Love and licks,
  C
  - dogdaz said:
    
    January 31, 2013 at 5:48 pm
    
    You are very welcome.
bumpyroadtobubba said:

January 29, 2013 at 10:05 pm

Cupcakes for Cupcake. And Super Cuteness. What more do we need? x
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 31, 2013 at 5:02 pm
  
  Super cuteness is all I ever need, BR2B! Thanks. xoxo
  
  Love and licks,
  C
Clowie said:

January 30, 2013 at 2:45 pm

You always look cute, Cupcake. Congratulations on your award!
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 31, 2013 at 5:02 pm
  
  Thanks, Clowie! You’re cute, too!
  
  Love and licks,
  C
kirbysdawgblog said:

January 30, 2013 at 7:49 pm

Glad you got the story done! Cupcake your as cute as ever!
- Genevieve Petrillo said:
  
  January 31, 2013 at 5:03 pm
  
  Thanks, KDB. Whew! Mom was sweating that one out.
  
  Love and licks,
  C
eof737 said:

February 1, 2013 at 2:00 am

You and mom are doing great… hats and drafts on their way to freedom. 🙂 Love the photos.
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