A veterinarian's thoughts on writing animals into your novel

May is National Pet Month in the United States, and here at Fussy we're all huge animal lovers, so we're more than happy to theme our newswire offerings accordingly :)

Last year, CrimeReads shared a reflection from veterinarian Philipp Schott on writing animals in fiction.

Schott would know, seeing as he's not just a veterinarian, but also a mystery writer (whose sleuth is an animal doctor by day, of course). 

Here are some other posts from our archives about animals in fiction:

• These myths about animal characters should go extinct 

• 5 tips for adding an animal to your novel's fight scene 

• How to select and create a fantastical creature for your novel 

• Add an animal to your novel 

• Should you capitalize dog breeds?