Writing with cats

[CatMuse]

It's amazing how many famous authors through history had a Feline Muse.

Mr. King--and anyone else reading--do you ever have a cat on your keyboard?

Check out some great photos of current and past literary lions with their loved ones here:
http://acatonmykeyboard.wordpress.com/famous-writers-and-their-felines/

[Lencho_of_the_Apes]

Writing with cats? The first thing that comes to mind is

DON'T THEY COMPLAIN WHEN YOU INK THEM UP?

We all float down here.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Welcome to the MB, and keep posting!

Yes, and we're getting another kitten next week as well.

Have you ever read Don Marquis's stories of archy and mehitabel, the cat and the cockroach who wrote poetry together, you might enjoy them.

Don Marquis

Long days and pleasant nights

[CCAL]

cant speak for SK-wouldnt if I could, but I havent seen any cats in the background of any pics of SK posted here....however I have seen dogs

[Moderator]

The Kings have 2 cats and a dog.

[Lencho_of_the_Apes]

Have you ever read Don Marquis's stories of archy and mehitabel, the cat and the cockroach who wrote poetry together, you might enjoy them.

Don Marquis

Long days and pleasant nights

Illustrated by the immortal genius George Herriman, who himself was the creator of one of literature's immortal cats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herriman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krazy_Kat

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22krazy+kat%22&hl=en&lr=&authuser=0&prmd=ivnsb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=oWzVTZ77KoW-sAPDzr2aBg&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1680&bih=857

We all google down here.

[Spideyman]

Writing with cats- cats on the keyboard- oh my, oh yes. Some people spill drinks, or get food caught under their keys-. I have enough fur under mine to make another cat! I actually have to take one off the laptop each morning before I can begin my day on the SKMB. In winter they love the warmth that is emitted. I do battle each day. Many times they help with my replies.... those extra letters in words, or even worst-- after typing a long email, change of page or worst.... delete!
Cats on keyboard- oh yes indeed!!

[JohnDalglish]

The Kings have 2 cats and a dog.

Hi,

Dem pesky cats hiding again when they see a camera!

BTW other books that cat-lovers might enjpy are Paul Gallico's 'Jennie' and 'The Silent Miaow', and his other books written from a cat's perspective.

Paul Gallico

Long days and pleasant nights

[GNTLGNT]

Nope, just a grouchy old bear....

[sam peebles]

Robert Heinlein...

[Patricia A]

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa219/plcarmstrong/Mark-Twain-and-Friend.jpg
Mark Twain and friend.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa219/plcarmstrong/ernesthemingwaywithcats.jpg
Ernest Hemingway and friends.

Ernest Hemingway House

My cats love messing with the keyboard or anything else I'm doing.
I don't know how to do anything without a cat in the middle of it anymore. As a matter of fact I have one sitting on my lap right now.
I'm glad he's not up on the keyboard though, at least not yet.

[blunthead]

I was proud of a lengthy eMail I'd written to a friend. Towards the end one of my cats, Mickie, who is very mild-mannered and well-behaved--except for disagreeing with the accepted definition for "cat box"--jumped into my lap, settling there. I was admiring my finished eMail and was reaching to hit Send when Mickie's right paw deliberately hit Delete.

You know, having to rewrite something can be good practice. I think cats believe that.

[The11thGhost]

I had a cat. He used to spread himself out on my laptop keyboard when I wasnt paying him enough attention.

[Christiane17]

I had a cat. He used to spread himself out on my laptop keyboard when I wasnt paying him enough attention.

Same here!!! My cat Chanelle doesn't appreciate that I spend too much time on my computer, and she just stands right in front of my screen to let me know that she protests. So when I write, I have to be sure she's sleeping or that she pays attention to the birds on the backyard. My cat doesn't go outdoors, so she practically follows me and my husband all day in our home. I love her to bits though. She's a funny little rascal. By the way, I wrote a cat story 2 years ago, and I had pleasure writing this. Cats inspires me a lot, and I think writes love cats and all kinds of pets...well all those I know. :smile2:

[A.T.]

There needs to be a third option:

"I have a cat on my keyboard, but I wish it would sit around my shoulders instead and be still!"

He's fine like that but when he jumps all over the desk or sits constantly meowing...Argh!

I love the little guy but it's really frustrating.
If I didn't live in an apartment with people that run over cats downstairs/hate cats I'd kick him out the door and say "go play outside in the fresh air, you little rascal!"

He never stops complaining for food.... Or trying to sit on me. If I'm alone I have to shut the toilet door..as he'll try to sit on my lap EVERYWHERE!

And they said cats were aloof...my cat is very clingy! :-)

[Moderator]

There needs to be a third option:

"I have a cat on my keyboard, but I wish it would sit around my shoulders instead and be still!"

He's fine like that but when he jumps all over the desk or sits constantly meowing...Argh!

I love the little guy but it's really frustrating.
If I didn't live in an apartment with people that run over cats downstairs/hate cats I'd kick him out the door and say "go play outside in the fresh air, you little rascal!"

He never stops complaining for food.... Or trying to sit on me. If I'm alone I have to shut the toilet door..as he'll try to sit on my lap EVERYWHERE!

And they said cats were aloof...my cat is very clingy! :-)

Perhaps he's having species identity issues...he's a dog born in a cat's body. :biggrin2:

[blunthead]

Perhaps he's having species identity issues...he's a dog born in a cat's body. :biggrin2:I had a cat that would fetch. I'd fire a rubber band across the room and he'd go get it and bring it back. After the first couple of times he'd chew it a little before bringing it back, but, if I patted the couch he'd always put it right within my reach. But the game would only last a few rounds and he'd remember he was a cat after all and go get some treats out of the cupboard.

[fushingfeef]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ

[Moderator]

I had a cat that would fetch. I'd fire a rubber band across the room and he'd go get it and bring it back. After the first couple of times he'd chew it a little before bringing it back, but, if I patted the couch he'd always put it right within my reach. But the game would only last a few rounds and he'd remember he was a cat after all and go get some treats out of the cupboard.

He had to get his own treats?! No wonder he stopped bringing it back. Sheesh, some humans can't get a clue! :biggrin2:

[blunthead]

He had to get his own treats?! No wonder he stopped bringing it back. Sheesh, some humans can't get a clue! :biggrin2:The hard part wasn't convincing him he had to get them himself, it was teaching him to set the mousetraps in the cupboard.

[PatInTheHat]

I find they don't have nearly a fine enough point:glare:...oh, and never ever mistake one for a mechanical pencil:oops:.

[Spideyman]

I have one cat that circles around like a dog would before nestling to sleep. Another hates cat treats, but will rip open a pouch of pupperoni and have a feast.

[Moderator]

The hard part wasn't convincing him he had to get them himself, it was teaching him to set the mousetraps in the cupboard.

:laugh:

[dsurrett]

If not on the keyboard, nearby. The cats aren't spoiled, we just put a towel on the kitchen table so they can have a soft place to lay down, since the computer is usually on the table as well.

[Lily Sawyer]

Mao just wanted to be near me when I was at the computer, which was in my bedroom. He'd settle for a nap on the bed if he wasn't in my lap.

I miss him sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much. :down:

[Moderator]

(((Lily)))

[GNTLGNT]

...to sorta echo what Pat said, I find it irritatingly difficult to get their damn tails in the inkwell...they get all pissy and stuff and poop in my shoes...

[Homer403]

I don't got no cat......:down:

[Lily Sawyer]

I don't got no cat......:down:

Me, either. It sucks.

“Cats were the gangsters of the animal world, living outside the law and often dying there. There were a great many of them who never grew old by the fire.”
-Stephen King, Pet Sematary

[GNTLGNT]

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
- Mark Twain

[HPMcClendon]

Writing and Reading with cats can be a bit of a juggling act at times but usually, my cats gets his way and I work around him. LOL :D 16543

[blunthead]

My new cat, Motorboat, displays some classic cat/electronics rivalry. She's always available for attention when I'm online. Her excuse is the warmth coming from the display. I pass my over here...actually, it's cool. I say, "So now yer gonna say yer attracted to light. What are you, a moth?", and chuckle. She answers, "I'm a mammal and all mammals are attracted to light." And I say, "Lizards are attracted to light and heat, so yer not Class Mammalia but Reptilia...", but by now she's left due to boredom like those who quit reading this post.