Cat Writers' Association

By Andrea Dorn. I used that title because the movie “Romancing the Stone” wrangled a reclusive romance writer into an adventure with a treasure hunter to find a precious stone. The title, to ...

https://catwriters.com/romancing-the-stone-er-uh-story/

Are you passionate about creating cat-specific content? Then sharpen your claws and pounce on the Cat Writers’ Association (CWA) Communications Contest! This annual competition celebrates excel...

https://catwriters.com/demystifying-the-cwa-contest-your-questions-answered/

By Mollie Hunt A few days ago, the topic of the CWA Bi-weekly Zoom Chat* was “voice.” With sixteen published titles—twelve cozy mysteries, one standalone mystery, three sci-fantasies, a mem...

https://catwriters.com/my-voices/

The CWA Communications Contest recognizes entrants for excellence in cat-specific content in a variety of media. The Contest includes two sections: the regular and Special Award categories. Winne...

https://catwriters.com/cwa-communications-contest/

By T. J. Banks. Catsong didn’t start out as a book.  It began as a single story – a long and loving good-bye to Kilah, a torbie barn kitten who, with her sister Cricket, had come to us short...

https://catwriters.com/writing-it-out/

By Katherine Kern.  Cats are immensely popular pets worldwide. Many people are passionate about their feline companions, whom they view as part of the family. Cats also maintain a significant pr...

https://catwriters.com/the-relevancy-of-writing-about-cats-in-todays-broken-world/

By Judith Ayn. 2014 began as a very bad year. My world turned topsy-turvy with early retirement from work due to stress-related health problems and the death of my sixteen-year-old cat. I was hom...

https://catwriters.com/two-cats-to-the-rescue/

By Debbie De Louise As the holidays approach, cat lovers are bombarded with advertisements for gifts for their kitties. These range from catnip-filled toys that are touted as purr-fect stocking s...

https://catwriters.com/what-my-cats-really-want-for-christmas/

by Lee Wardlaw 1.  When poised at a hole, remain still – use your ears, eyes, nose, whiskers and mouth to detect a lurking creature. In other words: OBSERVE Observation is crucial to haiku. On...

https://catwriters.com/8-things-i-learned-from-my-cats-about-writing-haiku/

By Kris Bock. “Gripping.” “A page turner.” “I couldn’t put it down.” Why do some books get this praise? Characters, plot, setting, and theme are all part of pacing. Compelling chara...

https://catwriters.com/improve-your-pacing-line-by-line/