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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nellisir" data-source="post: 5859473" data-attributes="member: 70">I'm the opposite.  Can't write a critical paper to save my life; majored in creative writing in college.  Here are my crumbs of wisdom, for whatever they're worth.1. Do it how you want to do it.  I sit down, stop thinking, and start writing.   I don't outline, I don't plan, I don't voluntarily do a rough draft.  But other people plan obsessively.  You might be more comfortable with a more structured approach.2. “The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the  seat of the chair.” — Mary Heaton Vorse (1881-1966), American writerWrite it.  Then write it again.  Then write it again.3. Read it out loud.  You don't have to read it to someone, but reading out loud uses a whole different set of perceptions than reading to yourself.  For the dog's perspective, certain conventions have evolved to let people when things are from a dog's point of view.  References to "pack" and "master" or "alpha" are the most obvious.  You can use these or not as you please, as long as it's an informed choice.I don't know what kind of story you're telling, so I can't really address the level of the dog's intelligence.  The para-trooper aspect suggests action/adventure or sci-fi; there are certainly non-fantasy ways of making an sf dog smart.  Not so much a "real" dog, though.For a story told from a different sort of viewpoint, I suggest The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon.  The story is told through journal entries by an autistic boy. For an outright alien viewpoint, I'd suggest the sci-fi work of CJ Cherryh, and particularly the Chanur saga (told by an alien, and loaded with aliens, most of whom barely understand each other, and some just aren't understood at all.  Who knows why a methane-breather does anything?)Perseverance and perspiration.  Keep going.</blockquote>

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