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1. I have four rats; Octavia, Juliet, Seraphina and Stardust. This journal is about Stardust.

Her name is Stardust, named after the sheen of her pale fur and the rose-red glow in her eyes; a light behind them, pulsing, pulsing, inquisitive and calm. She hides in my lap, under the warmth radiating from my laptop.
Two eyes, two ears, four feet, one tail.
Her ears are thin yet sturdy. They are delicate cones. I can see her veins beneath the skin - footpaths for her lifesource. Her fur wrinkles up around them as these pale, pink members connect to her head. The ripples of soft white fur follow down her strong, supple and workable shoulders. White, tinted gold over her back. Buttercream. Shining and healthy.
Whiskers jaunt off of her dainty nose and mouth, flicking and quivering with every sniff of her little pink nose.
The muscle in her body in dense and lean, marbles of it around her tiny frame. Her toes are a quiet surprise - tiny in comparison to the measurable mass of body. From her toes protrude small claws, thin, almost invisible. Fine bone, though capable of destruction, proven by the scars on my arms and chest and the state of my desk.
Her tail is the length of her body, and so strong from all of her firsking and climbing, course and rough - almost like fish scales. Tiny hairs protrude from this pink rope.

2.
Stardust: white fur, red eyes, pink tail. An albino rat.

3. Stardust is absolutley beautiful. Her buttercream fur and glowing eyes make her sparkle. Her whiskers are playful, her tail id strong, her claws are sharp. She is inquisitive and smart, always stealing my pens and my food. She sits on my shoulder as I'm writing this. Her fur is soft and tickles my neck, her tongue is warm, but so small you could miss it if you weren't paying attention.

4. Personally, I love description. My work is always, always flowery, even when I try to sharpen it up. I think a good writer has a fine balance of both - good description is nothing is it isn't sharp enough to leap off of the page, or is lost in a field of beautiful words. Good adjectives and poetic voice need to be offset. They deserve to stand out.