As people who share their homes and lives with pets can attest, their furry companions are often involved in everything that goes on at home. For me, that includes writing. My two cats, Smokey (now a Rainbow Bridge Angel Kitty) and Autumn Amelia even inspired my latest book, All the Furs and Feathers. In some ways, they helped me write it since I often took my cues from their personalities.
It's one thing to pay attention to the pets, think about how they might respond given various fictional situations, and put it in a story. It's quite another to have them physically involved while trying to write that (or any other) story.
About a year ago, I became a Rover.com sitter and began boarding small dogs in my home for weekends while their pet parents were away. Two of them, Chewy and Bruce Lee have become regular clients. They are getting used to me spending time on my laptop while they are staying with me, though if a writing session runs too long in their estimation, they make their feelings known and cut it short. However, the last time they were at my house, Bruce Lee decided that rather than trying to drag me away from my writing, he'd help out. Here's how that went:
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Pets are fun. When Robespierre, a large Maine Coon Cat was a small orphaned kitten fed by a baby bottle. He spent his time sitting on my shoulder with his nose buried in my hair. Then he reached 25 pounds and had to be satisfied sitting on the windowsill above the computer.
ReplyDeleteI fear I might have to share credit for my WIP with my new house cat companion, King Pasha, who inserts himself between my keyboard and the computer screen. He always has something to say about my writing, but mostly, he wants me to step away from the computer and cuddle. How can anyone resist that. Thanks for sharing.
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