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About

Photo: Richard Billings
Catscapades is a blog by Patricia Fry.
Patricia is a full-time freelance writer and the author of 29 books. She has been writing for publication since 1973, having contributed hundreds of articles to about 300 different magazines. Her articles have appeared in Cat Fancy, Cat’s Magazine, I Love Cats, ASPCA Animal Watch, PetAge, Horse of Course, Western Horse, Horse and Horseman, Writer’s Digest, Writer’s Journal, Canadian Author, Country Woman, Country Journal, Entrepreneur and many others.
Her published books include, Catscapades: Tales of Ordinary and Extraordinary Cats; The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book; A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles; How to Write a Successful Book Proposal in 8 Days or Less; The Successful Writer’s Handbook; The Mainland Luau and Youth Mentoring, Sharing Your Gifts With the Future. Several of Patricia’s books are self-published through her publishing company, Matilija Press, established in 1983.
Patricia is the president of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network), a professional member of the Cat Writer’s Association and a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).
She has shared her home with numerous precious felines over the years and currently lives with Max, a handsome brown and white boy and Sophie, a tortie, both formerly feral kitties.


