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People who have followed my career as a freelance article writer and now the author of the Klepto Cat Mysteries often ask, \u201cWhere do you get all those ideas?\u201d It\u2019s sometimes a mystery to me how I can finish one story (or article or blog post), sit at the computer, and come up with an idea for the next . How do I do it? Well, let\u2019s start by discussing how I approach this blog.<\/p>\n
As you know, I post at Catscapades Blog five times a week\u2014Monday through Friday. It may surprise you to know that I don\u2019t face Monday morning with a blank slate. I outline and sometimes fine-tune the week\u2019s blog posts over the weekend. But I\u2019m thinking about the blog and I\u2019m gathering ideas all the time. How? I pay attention to things around me, mainly things related to my blog topic\u2014cats!![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LilyBooks3-300x225.jpg\")
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I read news stories about cats in newsletters, Yahoo news, magazines, facebook, etc. I listen when others talk about their cats and pay attention to what my cats are doing. I also photograph my cats, friends\u2019 cats and random cats and use the photos to inspire blog posts. I get ideas from the comments followers leave at my blog and on facebook. I ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/smokeytoys2-300x225.jpg\")
revisit articles and former posts I\u2019ve written. And I might chime in on an issue that\u2019s hot on the Internet. I write about my experiences with cats and those of others.<\/p>\n
My posts might cover health issues, cat care, rescue\/adoption, special moments with cats, cat recognition days that occur throughout the year, cat history, cat breeds and personalities and behavior. As you know if you\u2019ve hung around here long enough, I cover just about anything cat<\/em>\u2014even cat I report on cat activities and events\u2014the Cat Writers Conference, CatCon, and cat caf\u00e9s. In any week, I might cover how to choose a godparent for your cat, create a catio, plants poisonous to cats, crazy cat sleeping positions, and traveling with cats. But then, if you\u2019ve been a subscriber to this blog, you know how versatile, frivolous, serious, inspirational, poignant, educational and interesting the posts here at the Catscapades Blog can be.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" People who have followed my career as a freelance article writer and now the author of the Klepto Cat Mysteries often ask, \u201cWhere do you get all those ideas?\u201d It\u2019s sometimes a mystery to me how I can finish one … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catcafecamarillo-300x225.jpg\")
collections.<\/p>\n