Today I’ll examine something less weighty; appropriate as it should not be a day for deep thoughts. It is Sunday, after all!
What I’d like to discuss is how many writers (including me) have cats.
My publishing imprint (Bosulliman Press) is based on a cat theme too. The origin of the name I’ll cover in my newsletter. I have a link to another Page on this Blog for me to manually add you to that list if you’re interested. Here ends my digression.
My cat (Garfield) is my third in 25 years. Author Rayne Hall wrote a series of books about writing using her black cat Salem as a spokesbeing; here’s a link (not an affiliate one). One of my friends — a very prolific author in her own right (blog here) has a cat named Ishmael. The number of authors with cats in their bios is beyond number.
So, why are cats and writers such a pairing?
Writing is a solitary endeavor; a writer is often alone for long stretches of time. A cat is only around when it wants attention, then stays away.
A cat purring, often on your lap, seems to calm a writer into more creative thought.
I’ll leave it to more scientific minds to answer this mystery!
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