Happy "Mew" Year, every one! New Year's is a time for new calendars, blank pages, and fresh starts. However, even as we step out with a new spring in our step, some things don't change and I'm okay with that. For example, I hope that I will always have a "mewse" in my life.
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| Cricket, Toots, and Delilah are always up for a reason to celebrate and help their mom show off her mad Photoshop skills. ;-) |
You see, like many writers, I'm a cat lover. I'm not sure why there seems to be such a natural bond between authors and felines, but I suspect it is because most writers are introverts.which means that we need solitude to recharge our batteries. Our furry companions are okay with this because most of them prefer one-on-one interactions as well. It may also have something to do with the fact that a writer in the act of writing becomes a bit of a captive audience. After all, by sitting down we made a lap. Obviously, we made it just for them, right?
When I first began writing, I used a desktop computer. I sat sideways in front of the desk so that my lap would be available for Tess, my earliest mewse. When Tess left us for the Rainbow Bridge, other cats were waiting in the wings to take her place. Over time, I gave up the desktop for the freedom of a laptop. I now spend my writing time in a recliner or on my bed, depending on the noise level in the house and the location of said noise. I will be as far from the sound as I can possibly get since I need peace and quiet in order to write.
In my house, the opening of my laptop has much the same impact on my cats as opening a can of tuna. As soon as my fanny hits my seat and the laptop is open, there is a cat in my lap. While I love their company, it sometimes makes writing physically difficult. For example, Busby, my current mewse, is a large cat weighting approximately twenty pounds. When Busby is passed out on my lap, he is usually lying on my arms, making typing difficult. However, we make it work as this post proves. (He is "helping" me now.)
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| Busby sends his love! |
My cats have played such an important role in my life that it seems only natural that all of my stories contain animals, especially cats. All of my cats are rescues so I also donate a portion of the proceeds from my book sales to help animals in need.
I'm looking forward to 2016 with my mewses. I can't wait to see what we accomplish together!
Tell me about your furry family in the comments. Dogs? Cats? Rats? Even better, post pictures!
About the author:
Isabella Norse scored major "cool mom" points by playing the
same video games as her sons and their friends. In these virtual worlds she
slayed demons and destroyed machines bent on galactic extermination while
simultaneously wooing cocky assassins and sexy aliens. She fell in love with
the make-believe worlds and rich characters that inhabited them and now writes
her own tales of love, romance, and adventure.
Still a gamer – and still cool – Isabella lives in Georgia with her husband and a herd of rescue cats. She loves to hear from readers and can be found here:
Still a gamer – and still cool – Isabella lives in Georgia with her husband and a herd of rescue cats. She loves to hear from readers and can be found here:
A funny blog to welcome in the new year. I have a cat and a dog. The cat runs things around hear, but she's mostly sweet.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you, Isabella.
Hi Sarah! Thanks for stopping by. I think our kitten currently rules the roost here, much to the dismay of the older cats. Give your fur-babies a pat from me!
DeleteLoved reading about your mewses! I am also a cat person and, thus far, have written only about cats. Maybe I will branch out one day, but then again, maybe not.
ReplyDeleteHi Angela! Same here. I think about including other animals in my stories but it always seems to come back to cats!
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