A Writer’s Guide to Editing with Cats

This weekend I got my first edits back on my wedding planner book and I dove in and worked through them all, or the majority of them, anyway. I’ve never been a big fan of the editing portion of the process, so I have to tell myself that it ultimately will make the book a much better story if I work through all of the suggestions my editor gives me.

Plus once I’m to the editing phase, that means the book will be in the hands of the readers sooner rather than later, so that is also a plus.

As for the title of this post…here’s the thing, it’s a bit misleading. The truth is, there is no guide that I can provide you for editing with cats, or anything with cats, really. Anyone who lives with a cat knows that they are ultimately the ones in charge.

So when I was editing this weekend, boy cat decided that I was done for the evening and it was time to pay attention to him. And there is no bargaining with him as you can see by the serious expression on his face!

Which meant boy cat got loved on and I finished my edits the next day. Maybe this post should have been titled ‘A Cat’s Guide to Controlling a Writer?’