Meankitty Wants to Know: Cynthia Woolf

Author Cynthia WOOLF (www.cynthiawoolf.com) is our interviewee today, despite the fact that a name like Cynthia BENGAL would probably be a lot cooler and more automatically lucrative. I saw it written somewhere that authors with feline sounding names make 18% more money than authors without feline sounding names and 30% more money than authors with dog sounding names. Where did I see it written? In the rough draft of this blog post! (Pictured: Alfie from www.meankitty.com, a handsome and enthusiastic BENGAL cat.)

Ms. Woolf has a new release involving space pirate about which we offer some helpful advice below.

Despite Ms. Woolf having some obvious handicaps with her name and all, plus a husband who is not fond of the furred kingdom, we did find her an obliging interview victim. Read on!

1) Why did you decide to be a writer instead of a cat sanctuary owner?

Unfortunately I'm not zoned for a cat sanctuary so I had to go with my second choice.

2) Why is your household currently deprived of a cat?

My poor husband is allergic to cats and dogs and guinea pigs, anything with hair/fur. I'm still wondering why he's not allergic to me.

3) Why do you think cats are better than dogs? If you like, you can also tell us how cats are better than roommates, husbands, wives, spouses, etc.

Cats are much better than dogs because they don't need entertaining. Cats are regal, they are quiet, they are small and sleek.

4) Tell me about the felines in your fiction. How often do they appear and how big a part do they play in your narratives?

I don't have any felines in my fiction except a barn cat that has just had eight kittens. Poor mommy.

5) On the off-chance you have yet to incorporate cats into your fiction, when or how do you plan to rectify this egregious error and demonstration of poor writing skills? Might I suggest a space cat?

I will consider putting a space cat in my current work.

Meankitty's note: OBVIOUSLY a certain heroine in the following book + excerpt is an ode to cats: http://www.cynthiawoolf.com/books-centaurimidnight.php

6) What are your favorite works of fiction or cinema involving cats or favorite fictional cats?

My favorite cat movie is the original That Darn Cat with Haley Mills and Dean Jones. Then there's the Nine Lives of Thomasina.

7) Do you have any amazing, or at least humorous, real life cat stories you'd like to share? Barring cat stories, you may share stories about dogs embarrassing themselves if you like.

My niece had a cat that liked to sleep on her bar stool. But Rascal would forget he was on the stool and stretch, then fall off. It was always a surprise to him.

8) I heard that people who are allergic to cats can still tolerate a weird but wonderful Sphinx kitty. Have you and your hubby looked into getting a Sphinx to rule your house? Don't you think a space cat would look a lot like a Sphinx?

I don't think I could tolerate a Sphinx kitty. I like my kitties to be furry. But I do believe you are correct in that a Sphinx kitty would be perfect as a space kitty.

9) Did you know it's been clinicially proven (by me) that writers with cats make more money and are happier in general? What, in addition to a Sphinx, would make you happier as a writer?

I would love it if everything I wrote was magically perfect the first time and I didn't have to edit it and re-edit and re-edit. Unfortunately, editing is the bane of my existence.

10) How do you think a Sphinx would improve your writing schedule?

I don't know that a Sphinx kitty would improve my writing schedule at all, except that it might make me take more much needed breaks so I could rub its belly and scratch it behind the ears.

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Below, why don't you all make some suggestions about how cats will evolve in the future and become space cats? Or by "space cats" do you just picture a cat from another dimension or planet who now has interstellar capabilities?

Sincerely,
Meankitty & Typing Slave
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