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We published a book this week. Book 99. Wow!!! But am I resting on my laurels? And deprive myself of all the joy I get from frolicking among the pages of the next fun story? I don\u2019t think so. Yup, Book 100 is in the works\u2014Book 54 of the Klepto Cat Mystery series.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re interested in my life path as a It\u2019s been quite a ride from that first book I published in 1978\u2014Hints for the Backyard Rider<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I estimate that I’ve published over five million published words in books. That\u2019s not Although I have arthritis in my hands and they hurt sometimes, I\u2019m thankful I can still type. I\u2019m especially thankful that we\u2019ve graduated to the soft-touch computer keyboard (I use the ergonomic one) from manual typewriter I used when I started my writing career. It was pound pound<\/em> rather than tap tap<\/em>.<\/p>\n Today I celebrate all my readers\u2014those of you who\u2019ve been my encouragement, my sounding board, and my friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We published a book this week. Book 99. Wow!!! But am I resting on my laurels? And deprive myself of all the joy I get from frolicking among the pages of the next fun story? I don\u2019t think so. Yup, … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/lilywritingIMG_1705-300x225.jpg\")
freelance writer\/author, visit my websites: https:\/\/calicocatmysteries.com<\/a> and https:\/\/kleptocatmysteries.com<\/a>. You\u2019ll learn some of my secrets.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Oliviapen-225x300.jpg\")
counting my millions of published words during my forty-plus years of article-writing.<\/p>\n