Why Are All The Good Ideas Taken?

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Even though I'm committed to working on my YA novel, I'm still lurking about for the next great cat book idea. I kind of don't want to write another cat book, but I'm also realistic enough to recognize that 90% of my platform as an author is based on being a cat writer. So meow-meow I go. 

I've pitched a few ideas to my agent and received the feedback that the ideas I'm generating feel "non-organic."  "It feels like you're a bit panicked and forcing out the ideas," my agent told me back in December. "Just relax. The idea will come."

You know me. I'm all about the relaxing. Yup. Not worried about not having a book idea to pitch to my editor one little bit. 

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