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It's the Final Stretch! Just 3 days left in Dear Penpal, Belgium 1980! As a special treat, I've recorded an unpublished YA ghost story, "Hide and Seek Forever."
Looking for something unusual for you or a loved one? How about a cozy ghost story told by postal mail? It's the gift of escape tunnels, ghosts, and adventure told over 24 letters that will ship worldwide. https://bit.ly/dear_penpal
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🙄 . . . . . #catsofinstagram #catstagram #catsgram #cat #norwegianforestcat #nordkskogkatt #chatdesforetsnorvegiennes #chatnorvégien #writingwithcats #purr #purrmachine#purrpurr https://www.instagram.com/p/CReesveAbdq/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Reading John Truby and Developing a story are the best things you can do when you feeling down & unproductive & uninspired yet still want to be a writer. Trust me. Oh! And don’t forget to get a cat to be your #writingbuddy . #filmmaking #storytelling #johntruby #screenwriting #writingwithcats #filmmaker #screenwriter #filmdirector #femalefilmmakers #productivity (at Rosemead, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn5HMiKB5Sr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y55jpb55hzxn
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It's snuggle o' clock. Do you know where your fur kids are? #catsofinstagram #writerswithcats #catlife #catlovers #writingwithcats #BooksByBJThompson (at Calgary,Alberta Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKAsVWnjoph/?igshid=ijxy4d81t372
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Thought I should add a picture of my fur baby. Say hello to Haruhi. #cats #adorable #writingwithcats https://www.instagram.com/p/CGXxcMjgW1t/?igshid=raug06pzizrz
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Kitten Inspiration
Kitten Inspiration
How does your heart survive sometimes?
I don’t know.
I’m just so glad that it does.
That we are in this world together.
It’s okay to rest.
It’s all okay. Do what you need to do to thrive.
I am rooting for you and your heart.
xo
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"You made a mistake there, human." She's judging me hard. #cat #cats #writing #writingwithcats #outlining #outliningyournovel #queerbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xsOGgo9aq/?igshid=4pvhkpnpj1r8
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I left the room for two minutes! #writingwithcats #cat #thuglife #cute #mac #catpluslaptop #catnap #catsit #writing #waswriting #amwriting #writer #author https://www.instagram.com/p/BuYEBekHCtz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z1bq650z4nni
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Chhota T walked in... the window. It had been another exhausting morning. Of sitting on the roof and doing nothing. The caretaker of the household watched her with a weary eye, failing to scramble to attention and present her with food.
Chhota T stepped on the laptop. It was in her way. The caretaker squealed. That woman made the oddest noises.
“If you need me,” Chhota T said without actually speaking, “I’ll be on my throne.”
#cat justcatthings writingwithcat pleasestop stepping on my laptop you heartless beast!#books catinlibrary
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That’s okay, I only need one hand to write. #catsofinstagram #writingwithcats https://instagr.am/p/B-mqwI-gHev/
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By now, most of us know what a # (hashtag) is for, and I would hazard a guess that a good percentage of us have used a # (hashtag) or two.
There’s one # (hashtag) that I’ve seen, and I have to admit I’ve even used it. But I just can’t wrap my head around its use, because it certainly isn’t true, at least for me.
That hashtag is #WritingWithCats.
Now, I don’t know about you but writing with cats is impossible. You either write around a cat, in spite of a cat or trick a cat. But in my opinion, there is no way that you can compose a complete sentence with a cat around. And anyone who has tried knows what I mean.
Writing with a dog is a lot easier. They obey you, they don’t blatantly move things around, and a dog would hardly ever sit on your keyboard. The old saying of “give a dog a bone” works perfectly here. A couple pats on the head, a treat, and a kind word and your dog is perfectly content to curl up at your feet and let you do your work.
But not the cat. At least not my cats. I sit down to my desk and it’s like a signal goes out. They could be sound asleep in a closet with the door closed, but somehow they know I’m getting ready to sit down and try and do some work. The next thing I know they’re crawling all over my desk. Miss Marble sits on my hands if I ignore her for too long, waiting for attention. Fletch isn’t so subtle, if I ignore her for too long, she will start knocking things off my desk. Then it becomes a game, and the harder you try to work the more persistent they become.
Finally, just when you’re ready to give up and walk away, my kitties will settle down in a nice sunny spot, stretch out, and take up as much of the desk area as they possibly can. Even if it means sitting on your paperwork, you’re outline or your research. They’ll be content for ten or fifteen minutes, but if you move the wrong way or do something that’s not in sync with what they have been listening to, then look-out. They’re wide awake again, ready to inspect and put their stamp of approval on what you’re doing. Then the process begins all over.
But I’m persistent, and I don’t give up easily. I’ve even found a “babysitter” to keep them occupied while I work. I put Alexa on the job, asking her to find cat videos to play on a small screen that sits on my desk. My girls will sit there, entranced, watching the birds occasionally growling at the chattering birds. And if a squirrel happens come in on the screen, their haunches are up, their ears are back and they’re ready for action. Occasionally one of them will tap at the screen, then look at me, confused as to why they can’t grab hold of that pesky squirrel. I know it’s a little devious, but you gotta do what you gotta do when work needs to be done.
And when you and when you finally finished your goal for this writing session, you reach for the cat, pet and scratch her behind her ears while picking her up for a cuddle. And that’s when she jumps down, no longer interested in what’s going on on the desk, or you for that matter. Now Miss Marple and Fletch will to and finds a quiet place to curl up and take a nap. I sit in my chair with empty arms and watch my two cats walk away, their tails swishing. They know perfectly well what they’ve done and I can only shake my head. There’s no sense getting upset with them because I love them. Besides, a cat is a cat, and they live by their own rules!
Victoria LK Williams
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Some hashtags aren’t true. By now, most of us know what a # (hashtag) is for, and I would hazard a guess that a good percentage of us have used a # (hashtag) or two.
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Reality vs. Expectation
One has so many preconceptions about writing a book. You may picture yourself in the style of J.K. Rowling, with your notebook at a coffee shop. Or maybe you see yourself as a young Hemmingway, writing in a room in Paris, and drinking with a coterie filled with the modern equivalents of James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso and the like. You picture the perfect writing space, a retreat you…
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I think that when people imagine having a shoulder kitty, they imagine that the kitty remains perched with their weight perched evenly on both shoulders behind the neck, or on one shoulder balanced neatly beside one ear.
Sheldon starts out on both shoulders behind my neck. But then he’ll sort of drape himself over one shoulder. And then the legs come down and make muffins on my forearm. And then he descends, not into my lap, but across my chest.
Also, something that most people don’t think about when it comes to shoulder kitties is the way one gets up to get more tea. When the kitty is balanced for your writing, you’re usually sitting (although I do have a standing desk.) Even if your posture is pretty good (mine’s pretty good) with a cat on your shoulders your body accommodates this with a slight hunch. But when you stand everything shifts and you end up walking hunched over to get more tea. If you’re lucky the cat won’t slide down and you won’t end up walking bent completely over with the cat in the small of your back. Because they’re really hard to dislodge once they’re there without ending up with little claw marks...
Or you’ll end up with the cat’s butt creeping up toward your face and his face rubbing against your hand. Not impossible to type, but it takes some practice.
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The meowditor is hard at work today. #meowditor #writingwithcats #writersofinstagram #catsofinstagram #fluffycat #blackcat https://www.instagram.com/p/B91_JntAix3/?igshid=rx58y8xwr3rt
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Power is back on and I'm back to work which means Midnight is also back to being his judgemental self. And yes, that's a voodoo doll on my desk. So best you be nice. #writerslife #writersarecrazy #lifewithcats #writingwithcats #authorsofinstagram
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