Starting on November 1, Mom will be a part of PiBoIdMo.
Yep. November is Picture Book Idea Month. That means she will have to get a picture book idea in her head every day for 30 days. Last year, she wrote 30 ideas, and 8 of them are now either stories or poems. And one of them will be Mom’s first ever eBook, called What If I Don’t.
Ideas are a way of life when you’re an author. They are also a way of life when you’re a dog. Here are some ideas I have for stories….
Cupcake, the Best Dog in the World.
Cupcake Gets Unlimited Treats
When Cupcake Went for a Ride
Cupcake Looks Pretty
Read to a Pet Night Starring Cupcake
Street Naps for Cupcake
Cupcake Turns Seven Years Old
That’s a week’s worth of ideas, right there! What’s the big deal? I wish November was named DogIdMo. I could totally do this!
Cupcake Speaks 
Comments on: "Ideas" (73)
Cupcake seems like a spoiled beautiful princess ( diva ) ….lol
Thanks, K. You nailed it. I AM a diva!
Love and licks,
C
A beautiful one too ♥
Cupcake you would totally rock this month! all those ideas and all that doggie knowledge! We do hope mum gets some great ideas.i am sure she will..especially with you as her muse 😉 hugs Fozziemum xx
Thanks, FM. I am important as Mom’s muse. But can you believe – sometimes she writes stories that are NOT about me?! Ridiculous!
Love and licks,
C
Oh Cupcake that is absurd indeed 😉 not about you!! goodness what is mum thinking ?? Hugs Fozziemum xx
Aww cutie 🙂 Have a wonderful month Love from Coco, Scooty, Brownie Pup and me 🙂
Thanks, C, S, BP,and PN. I love when my friends notice that I’m a cutie.
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake youz haz more clothes than my Mommy..BOL ..Hope Mommy get’s some super idea’s ..Have you entered our Howl-O-Ween contest ? 🙂 xxooxx
Mollie and Alfie
Thanks, M. I love clothes. When Mom dresses me up, it always means something fun is going to happen. Of course I entered your contest! I wouldn’t miss it! Buddy is taking care of the details.
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake you are a genius! Is your mom aware of your geniosity…geniusness…geniusisity (seriously…how can these words not exist!?)? We love your ideas…save for “Street Naps for Cupcake”, we’re still not too sure about how safe that whole gig is.
Good luck to mom butt with you by her side we are sure coming up with ideas is going to be easy-peasy.
Wally & Sammy
Thanks, W and S. All of those genius words DO exist. They are my middle name! Now that fall is here and winter is coming, my street naps will dwindle. I’ll have to settle for indoor sun-puddles.
Love and licks,
C
What great ideas! Whee love it!
Nacho, Noah, Buddy & Basil
xxxx
ps. Mummy is putting together our Howl-o-ween pigture and sending it off today!
Thanks, N, N, B, and B. Your mummy is a genius!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake, you should get at least 50% of your mom’s royalty fees.
In my opinion, Cupcake Gets Unlimited Treats is the greatest idea ever!
Thanks, K. That is my favorite idea, too! The sequel could be: Cupcake Gets Too Fat To Walk. I smell a couple of best sellers!
Love and licks,
C
November will be a busy month, but last year was productive!
I particularly like your idea for unlimited treats, Cupcake. I can see that one making a great Hollywood film, as well as a book. The doggy stars will be queueing up to audition to play the lead role!
Thanks, C. Those Hollywood dogs will have to move to the back of the line. The star or the movie will be ME!
Love and licks,
C
Wow Cupcake……You TRULY are an inspiration! What would your Mom do without you giving her so many fab ideas for stories and poems? November will be a BIG challenge but with you by her side I think it will be a big success for her. I sure love your wardrobe collection – what fashionista wouldn’t be envious?! Cupcake – you are ONE OF A KIND and I love you.
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
Thanks, S. My wardrobe grows and grows. No one has called me a fashionista before, but if the doggie snow boot fits….
Love and licks,
C
I have never laughed so hard in my life! Those photographs are the best and your Mommy could definitely use some of your ideas for her books! Hey, if your Mommy and you sit down at meal time and talk about your ideas, your Mommy could write off that meal as a business expense! Thanks for sharing some awesome and hilarious photographs today! What a great way to start my day! 🙂 Hugs to you Cupcake & Mommy too!
Thanks, V. I’m not sure Mom appreciates my ideas, as much as she should. I’ll be sure she reads this – especially the part about sharing food! Yay!
Love and licks,
C
That’s a large wardrobe Cupcake, seven years old – that’s midlife I thing. 🙂
Thanks, J. It may be midlife, but Mom and I are not much with the math, so let’s just say I’m still a puppy, and leave it at that!
Love and licks,
C
I still don’t get why there’s nothing published on you, dogfriend. You’re adorable and precious and what’s the idea? Cupcake Sings The Blues. That’s the story I’M going to write if you don’t get a story soon.
You look fabulous in the pix. Good luck to mom, though I know she’s never out of ideas. 😉
Thanks, G. Cupcake Sings the Blues sounds like another great idea. It can be a book with a CD in the back. We’ll collaborate!
Love and licks,
C
Now THAT would be fun!
😉
I can barely remember my own name thirty days in a row so I’m already impressed. Looking forward to seeing all the new ideas, good luck!
Thanks, W. Maybe write your name on your hand in Sharpie Marker. That’ll help you remember. Mom always asks why she has to say my name 16 times before I listen. I need a Sharpie Marker, too.
Love and licks,
C
Wooooowoooooo for your Mom!
Thanks, K. We enjoy a wooowooo from you.
Love and licks,
C
Ha! Ha! Love this post — great ideas for Cupcake books. I think I like “Cupcake Turns 7.” Archie is 7, too. I like “Cupcake the Diva.”
Thanks, P. Archie is my twin brother! 7 is a lucky number, so this will be a lucky year for us!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake sure is a cutie!
Thanks, D, C, and C. Cutie is my middle name. Well, it would be if I had a middle name.
Love and licks,
C
I love all of those ideas – and any other ones starring you, Cupcake!
Thanks, WIM2S. You’re right – I am a critical part of any successful story.
Love and licks,
C
Whew! Cupcake, you must be worn out from thinking all those fabulous ideas!! Let’s see your Mom top that!
I AM worn out, R. Thinking is tough work. I’ve been napping ever since.
Love and licks,
C
I think cupcake looks pretty is a great idea! I would read it 😉
Thanks, KDB. I agree. It would be a best seller!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake, you are both very clever and very cute 🙂
Clever?? Really? Thanks, HH.
Love and licks,
C
Hey Cupcake
You have fantastic ideas buddy, especially the treats one!
But do you seriously have that many clothes? I knew girlies needed a lot of closet space but I had no idea it was THAT much?! 🙂
Hope you’re having a fun day 🙂
Your pal Snoopy 🙂
Thanks, S. Actually, those are not all of my clothes. Since that picture, there are more dresses, another jacket, and a couple of tutus. Did somebody say “slave to fashion”?
Love and licks,
C
You are quite the clever pup, Cupcake! I especially like “Cupcake Gets Unlimited Treats.” Can I be a character in that one?
Sure, Miss HL. But I won’t have to share the treats….will I? *gulp*
Love and licks,
C
Don’t forget “Cupcake Runs for President” and “Cupcake the Great Lickini” 😀
President! Yes! I accept the nomination! Thanks, E.
Love and licks,
C
You’re welcome… I think… 🙂
I love the way that your mom involves herself with these imaginative projects. Great pictures Cupcake, especially the one of you surrounded by your gorgeous collection of clothes! 🙂
Thanks, B. mom likes a good challenge. I guess I am not enough of a challenge for her!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake is great inspiration! You are amazing – such a talented writer. Keep it up!
Thanks, K and C. Mom is inspired by how hard I work…. Um. Well, maybe “work” is too strong a word.
Love and licks,
C
What a fun challenge this is (I love the acronyms of these challenges…they’re fun to say 🙂 )…and I love the photo of Cupcake with unlimited treats…how hard was that one to take I wonder … so I should name my fishie Cupcake? hmmm, have to think about that one…Fishies are cute but just not that huggable
Thanks, G. I was well-behaved with the plate of treats. I know as soon as the camera clicks, I will get something yummy. I can wait…. As long as it isn’t more than 10 seconds!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake, you are so good at this. You ought to turn your ideas into books.
Thanks, B. That’s what Mom is supposed to do. Somebody around here isn’t holding up their end of the deal….
Love and licks,
C
Hmmmm….. I should join that too. Then I can have a picture book……. of ME!!!!
Great idea, R. Our books can be side by side at the bookstore. ….or in our dreams!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake is so sweet! 🙂
Thanks, H. I’m glad you noticed. Sometimes my sweetness goes by the wayside around here!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake – Yes…DogIdMo! We should totally do that.
~Stanley
Totally! Yay!
Love and licks,
C
Why doesn’t your mumma just write a series of Cupcake books? We’d love to curl up on our mumma’s bed and read them! At the moment Bubba is loving a book called Muddy Paws which is about {you guessed it} a puppy with muddy paws. Actually, it makes us think of Sage 🙂 xox
You are brilliant, BR2B. That is EXACTLY what we need around here. A series of books about me!
Love and licks,
C
You totally could! And who wouldn’t want to read those?
I am chock full of ideas!
Love and licks,
C
Cupcake is VERY good natured !
Thanks, VC. No one has ever said that about me before. I like it!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
You should like it?
Nice to meet you!
Kathryn : )
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