Winter. Winter is cold. It is death. It is white and blinding. It is good only for one thing: sleeping more. Here in the Canadian prairies where my author and I live, winter is especially harsh. Temperatures can reach below -40 Celcius for weeks on end. Snow piles up feet high and ice slicks every …
One of my favorite pass times is meowing loudly in the middle of the night until my cat dad comes out to play. Sometimes my author comes out but, no offence to her, she’s just not cat dad. I spend my whole day with my author as she writes. I work hard, nap hard, and …
As I have said before, napping is very important to the author pet life. If you don’t take care of yourself and nap as an author pet, you risk not being able to motivate your author and keep them on track with their writing. Sometimes, you just need the perfect pet bed to nap in. …
The food bowl is one of my favorite things, especially when it is full. Food makes me happy. It tastes good, it feels warm and fills my belly. What’s not to love? Sometimes, the food bowl is empty. This is the worst possible thing that can happen to an author cat. And it happens a …
I feel I have faced a unique circumstance as an author pet. I figured I’d share my experience with you and hope you can prepare yourself should this happen to your author. My author is very dedicated to her work. She loves to experience what she writes about. Like me, she believes in the value …
Play time is an important part of any author pet life. I mentioned earlier in my post about my bacon catnip toy that I love the aesthetic experience of crinkle toys. This favorite crinkle fish thing of mine isn’t pink. Shocking, I know. It’s cream colored with blue stripes and blue felt eyes. I can …
Sometimes as an author pet, you’ll need to help your author come up with new ideas for blog posts and books. This can be a particular challenge for author pets because we don’t speak our humans’ language. However, all hope is not lost. We have many things at our disposal. Here are some of the …
I love reading sci-fi. One of my favorite books was by sci-fi author Diane Duane Book of Night with Moon, and it received five cat heads of approval, just like my favorite carrier. Check out the book review. Have you ever wanted to exist in a futuristic world? Hover cars, virtual reality and holograms, phasers …
I have a lot of responsibility. Being an author pet is really hard work. I also have three brothers. What I need is an escape from my brothers and the ability to move in and out of the office freely, even when my author isn’t around. My author and I discussed it and one of …
I thought you might appreciate learning about all of my favorite things. Perhaps you’ll find your new favorite thing, author pets. Some of these are new, some are well used. Over the next while, I’ll offer the stories behind these objects which make me wiggle my bean toes in joy, and a few links to …