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Who are the Cat Writers’ Association? Nancy Peterson

September 21, 2023 by librarian 6 Comments

An interview with CWA member and former President Nancy Peterson by Mollie Hunt. Who are the Cat Writers’ Association is a series of interviews with CWA members, but not your usual who, what, and where discussion. I like to ask a different set of questions and am always amazed by the answers. I hope you […]

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How the Cat in the Blue Virus Mask Changed My Life

September 7, 2023 by librarian 3 Comments

by Linda Wright It’s all his fault. His fault that my writing career took a 180 degree turn from “serious” Private Investigator (PI) novels, in which my cat-loving animal rights sleuth mends the world, to . . . cat silliness. One particularly miserable day in 2020, I was sure, as were many of us, that […]

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How Joining the Cat Writers’ Association Started Me on My Publishing Path

July 27, 2023 by librarian 9 Comments

By Debbie De Louise. As a child, I loved to read and write. I also loved my cats. My parents were animal lovers, so I grew up surrounded by pets, both dogs and cats. During my college years at LIU/Post where I studied English and then library and information science, I wrote a daily diary, […]

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The Curse of Verse: The Top Ten Reasons Editors Hate Rhyme

June 15, 2023 by librarian 11 Comments

by Lee Wardlaw “The apparent ease of Dr. Seuss’s verse and his mad-cap nonsense have inspired so many untalented poets to mimic him that editors cringe when they see a [rhyming] manuscript.”             – Ellen E.M. Roberts, Editor If you’ve written a feline-inspired picture book or poem in rhyme, is it cursed to a life […]

Filed Under: Blog, Craft, Poetry, Fiction, & Prose Tagged With: cat poetry, Cat Writers' Association, cats, poetry, writing

Cat Writing in Multiple Genres

June 1, 2023 by librarian 6 Comments

by Mollie Hunt Fiction? Non-fiction? Mystery, thriller, cozy? Sci-fi and fantasy? Children’s, YA, memoir, and poetry? If you look at the CWA Book Directory* you’ll see instantly that cat writing comes in all flavors. The booklist itself has fifteen categories for authors to choose from, and that’s not counting the vast selection of sub-categories. Those […]

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CALLING ALL SPEAKERS! CWA Seeks Topics on Writing/Publishing for 22nd Conference

December 6, 2015 by adminMeow Leave a Comment

Pro Writer/Publishing Presenters Please Apply

  The Cat Writers’ Association seeks speaker proposals for our 22nd Annual Writers Conference! Please submit your proposed presentation, along with credentials and other pertinent information on the SPEAKER PROPOSAL PAGE. We seek topics relevant to ALL writers interested in perfecting their craft in areas of writing, publishing, blogging, promotion, marketing, and more. We encourage […]

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The Cat Writers’ Association Faces New Changes and Challenges in the Communications Environment of Today

February 1, 2014 by Deb Barnes Leave a Comment

Like it or not, our world is in a constant flux of change and this is a fact that is especially relevant to those of us who are members of the Cat Writers’ Association. The days of newspapers, film developing, hard cover books, and typewriters are virtually gone. Magazines are becoming thinner, often nothing but […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: cats, communications, social technology, writing

Cats as Muses for the New Year & New Possibilities

January 12, 2014 by Deb Barnes Leave a Comment

There is no doubt with the onset of a New Year that it is an opportunity for new possibilities and personal rejuvenation. As members of the Cat Writers’ Association it gives us time to reflect on new projects that we may finally feel ready to pursue, such as starting a blog that has been an […]

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10 Basic Tips to Generate Blog Traffic and Keep Your Readers Engaged

December 15, 2013 by Deb Barnes

As the year winds down, as they say, out with the old and in with the new. This certainly applies to the Cat Writers’ Association as we move forward with a fresh and updated looking website that includes a blog. For many of us writers, a blog was nothing but a four letter word and […]

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