{"id":974,"date":"2022-12-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrigreenauthor.com\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2023-01-16T23:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T23:51:04","slug":"december-2022-joanna-nell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/terrigreenauthor.com\/author-pets\/december-2022-joanna-nell\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2022 Joanna Nell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"974\" class=\"elementor elementor-974\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ccc068 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"9ccc068\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e9904ec\" data-id=\"3e9904ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cc96ab9\" data-id=\"4cc96ab9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d499c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69d499c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author Pet Of The Month <br><b>Joanna Nell<\/b><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fddef4d\" data-id=\"3fddef4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52433162 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52433162\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dbe6b56\" data-id=\"7dbe6b56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8f4201\" data-id=\"f8f4201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-224dda5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"224dda5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4671924\" data-id=\"4671924\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530c4c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"530c4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/terrigreenauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Margot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terrigreenauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Margot.jpg 598w, https:\/\/terrigreenauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Margot-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" style=\"width:100%;height:80.27%;max-width:598px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9289a9e\" data-id=\"9289a9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dab491a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dab491a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Joanna Nell writes uplifting stories full of heart, wry humour, and quirky, lovable and relatable characters who may have been around a block or two. Her first book The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village was an instant best-seller. She is about to release her fifth book next year and I can&#8217;t wait. You can find out more about Jo and her books <a href=\"https:\/\/joannanell.com\">here<\/a>. Jo often posts about her writing muse Margot so she was high on the list of author-pets to feature. I&#8217;ll let her and Margot tell the rest of the tale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ad0eadb\" data-id=\"1ad0eadb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64cd78f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64cd78f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b438742\" data-id=\"4b438742\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b1ba7dc\" data-id=\"6b1ba7dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e73474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e73474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Fast Five.<\/strong><br><em>Q1. Serial pet monogamist? Or m\u00e9nage a pet?<\/em><br>Come on, is it possible to have more than one soulmate?<\/p>\n<p><em>Q2. Set the scene. \u2013 where do you hang out with your pet\/s?<\/em><br>Everywhere. It feels as though wherever my feet are, Margot is under them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Q. 3 Pet character profile<\/em><br>Name: Margot (selectively deaf to that name when there is something more interesting in the bushes)<br>Nickname: Moo, the Moomster<br>Age: 13&nbsp;<br>Breed: Labrador&nbsp;<br>Colour: Black (in hindsight we should have chosen a colour that matched the carpets)<br>Likes: Treats, vets (they have treats), the postman (he also has treats)<br>Dislikes: cats, vacuum cleaners, leaf blowers, thunder, pills (even when disguised as treats), suitcases, grooming tools of any kind.<\/p>\n<p><em>Q 4. Muse, distraction, or disruptor?<\/em><br>Muse. Mainly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Q 5 Best pet in a book?<\/em><br>My choice would be Eric the chatty budgie in Lovebirds by Amanda Hampson, for his uncanny ability to read the room, and for his excellent impressions of both Sylvester Stallone and Humphrey Bogart.<\/p>\n<p>Part 2. Now we\u2019re talking, or panting, or purring\u2026<br>Questions for both author and pet where they answer for each other in alternating Point of View<\/p>\n<p><em>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Favourite treat.<\/em><br>Jo: Salted chips<br>Margot: Salted chips<\/p>\n<p><em>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Their Worst habit.<\/em><br>Jo: eating possum poo when we leave the house<br>Margot: leaving the house without me<\/p>\n<p><em>3.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Their best quality<\/em><br>Jo: Loyalty<br>Margot: Easily manipulated<\/p>\n<p><em>4.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Bedroom truths. &nbsp; Eg. On the bed, under the bed, next to the bed, closed bedroom door. 3 in the bed. ????<\/em><br>Jo: She sleeps outside because she snores<br>Margot: I sleep outside because SHE snores<\/p>\n<p>Thankyou Jo and Margot for featuring in Author-Pet-of-the-Month and in the words of Bugs Bunny, That&#8217;s all folks.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a91f93b\" data-id=\"5a91f93b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43640658 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43640658\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Her first book The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village was an instant best-seller. 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