Meankitty Wants to Know: Wicca and JK Coi

The feline who owns author JK Coi, Wicca, read over the interview questions her author typed out for my human and decided to submit his answers instead. I'm sure you'll agree they add a lot more cachet to my interview series! Alas, there isn't an available photograph of Sir Wicca, and you're also not allowed to ask about his name.

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1) So, your human writes books. Does this mean he or she is home all day and easy to access? Elaborate if necessary.

Hello. Firstly, I would say thank you for having me. You know, this is my first interview, and much overdue if you ask me. Although nobody does...ask me, that is.

So, yes. My human writes books. Would that were all she did and maybe I’d get some attention without having to beg for it like a damned dog, but in fact she’s out pretty much the entire day. When she comes home she tells me about the work she’s been doing, but then it’s all about getting dinner ready for the family...although I’ll give her this, at least she feeds me first and for that she has my eternal devotion, barring any tail stomping incidents, which I don’t foresee.

2) How large a proportion of her income do you have her devote to your gourmet tuna, cat beds, toys and other basic necessities?

I hate to be one of those diva cats who are so demanding. My needs are actually very simple: I must be fed in the morning before six and again in the evening by five (and I’ll usually try to convince her I need another meal if she happens to be in the kitchen any time in between); I will also need a comfortable lap to sleep on, a soft cushion at the window to monitor the birds—I’ll find a way to get those pests out of my tree, I’m working on my master plan, it’s just taking a little longer to implement. Um, where was I? Oh yes. I also require half of the bed during the night (which for some reason, doesn’t go over well with the husband person), as well as the warm neck of my human to curl up in.

3) What are your techniques for distracting your human during crucial writing moments, just because it's fun?

The tail flick in the face as I walk across the keyboard is a classic. Don’t mess with perfection. But if for some reason that doesn’t work, then a head butt and a verbal warning usually does the trick and I’ll manage to get her up for a trip to the kitchen for a tasty cat treat.

4) What indignities and neglect have you suffered because of your human's writing career?

Can you believe that more than once she hasn’t come to bed at all...and I have actually been forced to sleep on the hard computer desk instead of my comfortable spot in the bed?

5) Tell me about the felines in your human's fiction. How often do they appear and how big a part do they play?

My human has written only one feline into her books—Me! And of course, that’s exactly the way it should be. I am the brave and fierce black tiger—okay, tabby—in her upcoming release, Forever Immortal (http://www.jkcoi.com/Pages/ForeverImmortal.html).

6) What works of fiction or cinema involving cats does your human enjoy sharing with you?

I’m not generally interested in my human showing an interest in any cat other than me. I’m sure you can understand. However, I have to admit that I can sometimes be coerced into watching that Puss N’ Boots movie—you know, the one that has a green ogre and a donkey in the supporting roles. That’s a cool cat.

7) If you could make one change to your human, what would it be?

Hmm. I guess if I could change something, it would be her insistence in calling me Wicca. Granted, I am a black cat and I did come into her life at Halloween, but I’m a male cat—and I end up having to defend myself against the neighbourhood tabbies a little too often. All in all, as far humans go, she’s a pretty good one and I’ve got her trained well enough, so I can even forgive that small thing.

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Sincerely,
Meankitty
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