{"id":5223,"date":"2021-09-17T02:57:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T10:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5223"},"modified":"2021-09-17T02:57:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T10:57:39","slug":"frivolous-friday-readers-love-my-storybook-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5223","title":{"rendered":"Frivolous Friday \u2013 Readers Love My Storybook Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It is said that if movie goers or readers love or hate a character that\u2019s a huge compliment to the screen writer or author. I\u2019m pleased to say that readers often comment on my characters. \u201cI\u2019d like to know those people.\u201d \u201cThey\u2019re so nice to each other.\u201d \u201cYour characters are so interesting.\u201d “I love watching the characters grow through each story.”<\/p>\n

These are just some of the comments fans post in their \"\"reviews and that they write to me. I consider this a huge compliment because that\u2019s what I attempt to achieve\u2014a connection, not only to the cats in my stories, but to the human characters.<\/p>\n

\"\"Certainly not everyone in my stories is kind and interesting. You must have the bad guy or gal\u2014otherwise there\u2019s no conflict. Even the coziest of mysteries must have a conflict, which is generally tied into the mystery. But to have readers see my characters as people they feel they know, that they\u2019d love to sit down with and get to know, is a good feeling.<\/p>\n

Fans also become attached to the cat characters. Rags and Olivia each have their own following. One reader said, \u201cI love Rags. Please don\u2019t ever let him die.\u201d And I\u2019ve had several readers tell me how important my books have been to them throughout these difficult months. My stories take them to gentler times and make them smile and even laugh out loud. What more could a cozy mystery writer ask for?<\/p>\n

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