Happy Friday, from the epicenter of romance and random cat leaps!
Picture this: Me, knee-deep in a love scene for my upcoming novel. My fingers are a blur on the keyboard. The air’s thick with romantic tension, as if Cupid himself were hanging out, ready to loose an arrow. Our heroine’s on the edge of a life-changing decision: to kiss or not to kiss?
(Obviously, the answer is KISS!)
I’m so engrossed in writing that the world has dimmed, the city noises fading as I lean closer and closer to my computer screen.
Enter Roy — the cat, who decided my laptop was his new domain as he made a massive leap onto my keyboard.
I swear I could translate his ‘mraaow’ as kitty-talk for, “Make way, silly author. I have letters to type!”
Being the pet-lover I am, I booted him to the windowsill. He glared back, as if to say, “You may be the author, but I am the KING.”
… and he’s not wrong.
But back to the grind. As I sit down, I notice that my fuzzy freelancer has made an addition:
“asdzxc98uw.”
As I tried to decode his cryptic message, it dawned on me: Maybe he’s communicating some deep, emotional subtext. Or maybe, just maybe, he’s typing the feline version of “Call me Ishmael.”
The jury is still out on that one.
Until I figure out whether I’ve adopted a cat or a budding novelist, here’s my takeaway: Some of the best stories sometimes come from the most unexpected co-authors.
(I am deleting his line out of my novel though, lol)
Till next time, when I might just have a cat-authored novella to share!
Scribing & side-eyeing,
Olivia 😺📚