I believe that in order to write intimately about cats (horses, children, gardening, etc.), you must have quite a bit of experience with the subject. Sure, you can (and should) research aspects of your story that you\u2019re not familiar with, but the main theme, characters, and premise must be something close to your heart and hearth. A story, after all, is typically created from imagination based on life experiences and observations.<\/p>\n
How do authors choose their themes? Some write about something close to their hearts\u2014a topic they are familiar with. Others write on topics and in genres that interest them\u2014that they want to know more about, perhaps. This might include police work, crime and the criminal mind, mysteries, relationships, war, a certain place or time period in history. While one author enjoys pushing her creative mind to the limit by writing fantasies, others prefer using their minds to develop fascinating life challenges for their characters.<\/p>\n
As you may know, once I\u2019d paid my dues writing nonfiction\u2014articles and books to teach, inform, share, and enlighten, I decided to follow my dream to entertain readers through my writing. I enjoy reading and watching mysteries. I also love cats. When I launched out to try writing fiction, I put the two together and created the Klepto Cat Mystery series.<\/p>\n
Light (or cozy) mysteries with cats is certainly not a new concept. But a series written from my perspective, using my particular creative flow, and featuring a kleptomaniac cat is new. Thus, my stories have fallen into a popular niche and have been quite well-received.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m tickled that I\u2019ve found a way to enjoy my senior years by bringing so many hours of reading enjoyment to so many. So far, I\u2019ve created approximately 26 hours of pure reading pleasure for those who like cats, love losing themselves in an interesting mystery, and relish getting to know some fascinating people, all without a great deal of terror and strife.<\/p>\n
If you aren\u2019t familiar with the Klepto Cat Mystery series, pick up the first book in the series, Catnapped <\/i>and get to know Rags and his supporting human and animal characters. The 8th<\/sup> book in the series, The Gallery Cat Caper<\/i>, came out in December. If you start reading through the series now, you should be ready for Mansion of Meows<\/i>\u2014the best one yet\u2014when it launches sometime in February. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/Klepto-Cat-Mysteries<\/a> Or visit the Klepto Cat Mystery pages at Amazon http:\/\/amzn.to\/1kAI8I2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I believe that in order to write intimately about cats (horses, children, gardening, etc.), you must have quite a bit of experience with the subject. Sure, you can (and should) research aspects of your story that you\u2019re not familiar with, but the main theme, characters, and premise must be something close to your heart and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t