April 11, 2013

Cats Are the Worst Editors

“I’ve looked over your most recent revisions, and I just have one question: What the hell is wrong with you? Honestly.”

About Kate Sparkes

Kate Sparkes was born in Hamilton, Ontario, but now resides in Newfoundland, where she tries not to talk too much about the dragons she sees in the fog. She lives with five cats, two dogs, and just the right amount of humans. USA Today bestselling author of the Bound Trilogy (mature YA Fantasy), Into Elurien, and Vines and Vices. Writing dark, decadent, and deadly Urban Fantasy as Tanith Frost. www.katesparkes.com www.tanithfrost.com View all posts by Kate Sparkes

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 at 8:00 am and tagged with cat, Harriet, tabby and posted in Revision, writing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

20 responses to “Cats Are the Worst Editors”

wendy lowden
April 11th, 2013 at 9:08 am

HI HARRIET!!! 🙂

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L. Marie
April 11th, 2013 at 9:24 am

Hilarious!!! Just make sure Harriet didn’t delete your name in favor of her own!

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- katemsparkes
  April 11th, 2013 at 9:40 am
  
  I’m actually more concerned that I’ll read through and all of the dialogue will be changed to “NEARFFF! NOW! MREH!”
  
  (Harriet makes weird noises…)
  
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메간
April 11th, 2013 at 9:28 am

Cutie 🙂

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Jae
April 11th, 2013 at 10:37 am

I thought she would say, “Needs more cats. Or Cumberbuns.” 😉

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- katemsparkes
  April 11th, 2013 at 10:38 am
  
  It is a little short on cats– there were a few in early drafts, but they got cut. There’s still a dog, though, and chickens… maybe that IS what she’s upset about!
  
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  - Jae
    April 11th, 2013 at 10:57 am
    
    Aw, girl, you’re having your cat read a story that has a dog and no cats? I’m surprised she didn’t delete the whole thing. You know cats got issues.
    
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    - katemsparkes
      April 11th, 2013 at 11:00 am
      
      I didn’t actually say she could read it. Cats just do what they want, you know?
      
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      - Jae
        April 11th, 2013 at 11:03 am
        
        Maybe she pulled the story out through osmosis. She does climb on top of your head sometimes right? Cats are sneaky…
        
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        katemsparkes
        April 11th, 2013 at 11:05 am
        
        Actually, it’s Lucy that gets on my head– Harriet’s been too broken since her little run-in with a car (sidenote: MY POOR BAY-BEE!!!!). So maybe there’s some kind of feline chain-osmosis there. Hmm…
        
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        Jae
        April 11th, 2013 at 11:09 am
        
        (Ack! Poor kitty!) Somehow that reminds me of Eerie Indiana. Did you ever watch that show? There was one episode where a kid who had braces could read dogs’ minds. It was super creepy—but often so was that show.
        
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        katemsparkes
        April 11th, 2013 at 11:12 am
        
        I DO (vaguely) remember that show! We really liked it (we meaning me and my brother). Don’t remember that one specifically, though. Sounds spooky.
        
        I wouldn’t want to read dogs’ minds. I already know what mine is thinking. “Oh, boy, a new crotch to sniff! You gonna pet me, too? YOU’RE MY NEW BEST FRIEND OMG BFFs FUR-EVAR!!! Wait, who’s that? That person has a butt! Must sniff! Hey, is that a hot dog? Can I have some? Does it contain real dog? Do I even care? MEAT!!! *crash* Zzzzzzz…”
        
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char
April 11th, 2013 at 2:15 pm

This made me laugh. Thanks.

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Emily
April 11th, 2013 at 4:51 pm

I love this post.

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panoramaofthoughts.wordpress.com
April 12th, 2013 at 3:00 pm

Yes, what is wrong with you…why do you keep looking at me and not the monitor while writing???

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mysticcooking
April 12th, 2013 at 4:59 pm

Love it! No one does disdain like a cat. 😉

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- katemsparkes
  April 13th, 2013 at 7:13 am
  
  It’s true. And yet, I love them…
  
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jadereyner
April 14th, 2013 at 4:02 pm

Hi. I’m a cat lover and fellow writer and I have just been nominated for a Liebsters Award for blogs which showcases other blogs. I have really enjoyed reading your blog and so I wanted to pass the award onto you, I hope that you don’t mind? If you follow this link then it will take you to my page where I have put all the details following my nomination and you’ll see your nomination there too. http://wp.me/p3ln3v-3B Thank you and I look forward to continuing to enjoy your blog. Best wishes.

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- katemsparkes
  April 15th, 2013 at 7:07 am
  
  Aww, thanks! I’ll take a look. I don’t know if I can come up with enough blogs under 200 followers to nominate, though… 🙂
  
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  - jadereyner
    April 15th, 2013 at 7:57 am
    
    No worries. I must admit that was the hardest part! Good luck. 🙂
    
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