Do you have an animal in your novel? If you don't, you should add one. And this video goes over 10 ways to integrate that pet or animal into your novel in a non-cringey way.
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Timeline
0:00 Beginning
0:47 Use Animals to Progress Your Plot
1:42 Use Animals to Characterize Your Humans
2:55 Make Animals Provide Character Motivation
3:55 Use Animals to Tug at our Emotions
5:25 Create Leverage for the Antagonist
6:37 Use Animals for Comedic Relief
7:36 Animals as Symbols
8:42 Animals as Metaphors
10:32 Animals as Spiritual Guides
11:31 Animals as Mirrors