Once upon a time, there was a writer named Karen who lived with three cats named Fred, Yul, and Adele. Fred inspired Karen to write a magazine column about working with cats. Karen expanded the column into a book called How to Work Like a CAT, published in October 2006 by Willow Creek Press.
Karen never realized she had been working a like a cat (clumsily) almost her whole life – and getting laid off and fired a lot - until she fled Corporate America and began working full-time at home as a freelance writer with these cats as her only co-workers.
They have graciously shown her the error of her ways so she could write a useful book and help others avoid making her mistakes.
Karen and her cats are voracious readers (actually, the cats prefer to sit on books and magazines) and decided that all their fascinating insights are being wasted unless they’re shared. So Karen will discuss the writing life and living with cats, and the cats will contribute their observations on human behavior whenever the spirit moves them.
They’re cats – that’s the firmest commitment Karen could get out of them.
August 15, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Keep working like a feline!
August 30, 2007 at 3:56 pm
I follow Karen’s book.
I don’t get excited when THE BOSS is panicing because the sales manager promised a new project yesterday.
Since I do graphics for several departments and every project is a priority, I sit back and say “Stop drinking before you come to work. You’re seeing 2 or 3 of me.”
Yes, I have actually said that, Karen.
I’m at a time in my life where change might be good rather than devastating. They can kiss my big feline butt. I can get another job.
But can they get another me?
September 6, 2007 at 6:56 am
There is a distinctly “Carrie Bradshaw” feel to your first entry although she was much too self-absorbed and fashion conscious to share her career as a writer with any pets. She wasn’t even nice to Pete.
Keri