{"id":3492,"date":"2019-06-13T02:36:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T10:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3492"},"modified":"2019-06-13T02:36:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T10:36:03","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-whats-happening-in-the-klepto-cat-mystery-factory-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3492","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 What\u2019s Happening in the Klepto Cat Mystery Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_500\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-500\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/smokey2-023-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/smokey2-023-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/smokey2-023-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/smokey2-023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smokey, the inspiration for this series<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I started my journey into fiction-writing seven years ago and took my mother\u2019s cat, Smokey and my sweet tabby, Lily, with me. And what a journey it\u2019s been. Yesterday I sent Book 36 of the Klepto Cat Mystery series to the editor for polishing. If we stay on schedule, you could have this book\u2014<em>A Whisker of Truth<\/em>\u2014in your hands by the end of July. And yes, I\u2019m fast at work on Book 37.<\/p>\n<p>Why can\u2019t I get the books to you at a faster rate? Hey guys, how many authors do you know who produces six books a year? That fact alone is pretty remarkable, don\u2019t you think so? And I\u2019ve managed this through all sorts of real life issues\u2014both happy and stressful. In my world, life may take some twists and turns, but my writing remains fairly steady. And those of you who <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lily-006-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lily-006-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lily-006-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>are enjoying my efforts will be pleased to know I don\u2019t expect to slow down any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>What keeps me going? To a large degree it\u2019s you\u2014Rags\u2019s fans. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me, in fact for encouraging me, to keep on writing.<\/p>\n<p>How many of you are all caught up with the series\u2014you\u2019ve read or are reading Book 35? I\u2019ve heard from some readers who have read the whole series twice. I love hearing that and I love reading my reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a bit of trivia\u2014interesting, maybe, only to you and me: The last 5 books have garnered ALL 5-star reviews at Amazon.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I started my journey into fiction-writing seven years ago and took my mother\u2019s cat, Smokey and my sweet tabby, Lily, with me. And what a journey it\u2019s been. 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