Everyone has a thing that they prefer not to do, or see, or use, or hear. It's just one of those things. Mine happens to be snakes (I know, not the best phobia for an avid gardener), and Dash's is the umbrella. ☂️🌂

He refuses to go for a walk if I take an umbrella with me. Folded or not, it's a hard no from him. 

Since we appear to be in a rainy period, this situation has cropped up a lot lately. It means I put the rain suit on and walk him without the umbrella, and then can take it with Nyssa and Cedar; they are fine with it. I get to choose whether I want to be soggy first or last. Lol.

But I do indulge him on this because he needs the exercise and so do I. We will dry, water isn't harmful. It can be unpleasant if it's raining sideways with wind, but then I won't be taking an umbrella at all, with any dog. 

Like the Dash and the umbrella, I often accommodate authors wishes with their work. Style sheets ensure personal preferences for spellings, capitalization, italics, even punctuation preferences are carried out by all who work on the manuscript and throughout a series. 

I can pay particular attention to an aspect of the writing an author knows they struggle with or are unsure about. And of course, I do my best to accommodate preorder deadlines or other publishing schedules. 

I've found such treatment to be mutually satisfying and appreciated. It goes a long way to forging positive relationships. Everyone is happy—Dash gets his walk, my authors communicate as they want to with their readers, I get my exercise and energy pennies from doing the best work I can. Win-win-win. Can't ask for any better than that.~