{"id":2280,"date":"2017-10-12T04:07:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T12:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2017-10-12T04:07:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T12:07:50","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-whats-happening-with-the-klepto-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2280","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 What\u2019s Happening With the Klepto Cat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I often have people tell me they\u2019ve read all of the Klepto Cat books and they want to go back and do it again. I wonder how many fans have actually re-read the entire series. For those of you who haven\u2019t kept up, I\u2019ve written and produced 25 Klepto Cat Mysteries since that day in June of 2012 when I started writing the first one, Catnapped. Catnapped was published in June of 2013. Since then, I\u2019ve averaged 6 books per year. Have I kept up that pace this year? I can assure you that I will.<\/p>\n

Book 25, A CATalyst for Clues<\/em>, was published in print and as an ebook late last month. Once the audio book is ready for publication, I\u2019ll introduce A CATalyst for Clues through promotional efforts. And soon to follow will be the book I\u2019m working on now\u2014A Perilous PURRsuit<\/em>. You can expect to see that book on the market for your reading pleasure sometime next month\u2014a nice holiday gift for you.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, the two cats I patterned Rags after continue to inspire and enlighten me.\"\" Smokey is my mother\u2019s cat. As you can see, Rags looks like Smokey and he shares some of Smokey’s purrsonality. Smokey is an in-charge guy\u2014always looking for a handout and a hand to pet him. He also likes a good ride on Mama\u2019s walker or anything else with wheels. Except the car. Unlike Rags, he\u2019s not crazy about a car ride. He\u2019s an adventuresome cat\u2014always on the prowl for some excitement. And he has a lot of friends.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lily is my cat. She inspired the klepto aspect of Rags because she carries things around in her mouth. I\u2019m not sure if she\u2019s bringing me gifts, trying to replicate a hunting instinct, or redecorating the house to suit her. But she spends time each evening and morning taking her stuffed toys out of the cat toy box and dropping them here and there around the house. She has claimed some of my small stuffed bears and cats and she sometimes brings me my slippers.<\/p>\n

The only thing Smokey carries into the house are birds, lizards, and the like. Gifts for my mother, I presume.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been interesting coming up with plots for the Klepto Cat Mysteries, but these two cats certainly provide inspiration.<\/p>\n

For those of you who have read my stories, thank you. I\u2019ve certainly enjoyed bringing them to you. Visit my Klepto Cat Mystery website. It\u2019s quite artistic. You\u2019ll find out more about me and each of the books, plus we\u2019ve included a list of things you\u2019ll learn by reading these books. http:\/\/www.KleptoCatMysteries.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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