Forgotten BarkWorld Expo Interview

Googled my name this morning (Oh hush, you do it too) and found this video recorded during the BarkWorld Expo I attended last year as a speaker. I'd completely forgotten I'd done this brief interview. 

What's funny is that if you click on the link above, it takes you to the Barkworld home page which happens to be a big picture of me being interviewed for this very video. Who knew? (Click through the images if mine doesn't pop up right away.)

Note to self: Wear more makeup on camera and quit starting your sentences with "Um." You sound like a moron. 

Cheers,

Dena

Luna The Fashion Kitty and Who Moved My Mouse

These may very well be my favorite pics ever of a cat with my book. I may need to hire Luna The Fashion Kitty as official spokesperson for the book. (Don't tell Lucy). 

Ouch. Is my writing really that boring? Or is this just a cat's natural reaction to being told what to do?

Wanted: One Writer's Theme Song

The good news: I've been talking with my editor at Ten Speed Press and we think we've nailed down the next great cat book idea. (I'd tell you, but then I'd either have to kill you or sic a herd of wild Maine Coons on you.) I need to present her with an outline and sample chapter before it's a definite go, but it looks like it will happen. 

The bad news: I fear my novel writing will suffer (i.e., "disappear") as I pour all energy into writing the cat book. 

It's not the end of the world it that's what happens, but I would really like to attempt a balance between the two books, making the time to work on each. For this to happen, I need to set boundaries around how I spend my time. And what better way to gain clarity on what's important and what's not than to make a list? 

NOTE: I need a theme song I can play whenever I make a list. I make them so often, it would be great to have musical accompaniment. Remember the Picture Pages theme song (see below)? Something cute and fun like that. Anyone out there care to work on that for me?

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Who Moved My Mouse: The Russian Edition

Good news! My editor e-mailed yesterday to say that my newest book, Who Moved My Mouse? A Self-Help Book for Cats has been purchased by Exmo Publishing House, a Russian publisher. Soon, all of Moscow and St. Petersburg will be abuzz about the funny cat book written by that crazy cat lady. 

I hope. 

Cheers (and vodka shots all around!),

Dena

A Man and His Cat

Better late than never. I thought I'd jump on the (moving fast, almost gone) animation bandwagon with my take on how cat lovers are perceived. The script was wa-ay too easy to write. I pretty much AM the guy in this video. I've been married to the love of my life for almost 17 years but don't carry around his photo. You want to see what my cats look like though? Pull up a chair and I'll start the i-Phone slideshow. 

If you enjoy this, please visit the video on YouTube and leave a comment and feel encouraged to pass along the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpFgIX1f5F4