tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post5241813688999717644..comments2023-10-31T16:18:44.958+00:00Comments on The Writers' Guild of Great Britain blog: Why writers have catsjula meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102148211279032637noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-12953305004767448312008-12-15T18:39:00.000+00:002008-12-15T18:39:00.000+00:00I have a dog and a cat. In my only published novel...I have a dog and a cat. In my only published novel, there's a dog but no cat. I was always a dog person and still find my dog easier to relate to than my cat, but I have developed a certain respect and admiration for the latter. My mum had a poem published, but she only has a budgie. I have no idea what any of this means, but then I have no idea what Salman Rushdie's novels mean, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-78373184811539900982008-11-17T12:14:00.000+00:002008-11-17T12:14:00.000+00:00All the self-employed, work-from-home people I kno...All the self-employed, work-from-home people I know have dogs so they have a justifiable reason to leave the house every day. Maybe Writers (I am one) secretly like not having to leave the house (I can go for days without crossing threshold when I have a deadline, yet otherwise I am a very social person). Funny (as in strange).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-3426105229441730532008-11-16T14:18:00.000+00:002008-11-16T14:18:00.000+00:00It’s because the cat offers writers everything the...It’s because the cat offers writers everything they need which is, roughly speaking, someone to talk AT but only when WE want to; someone who, no matter how rudely ignored, will never desert us; and someone who doesn’t care or comment about how many cakes are consumed, cigarettes smoked or porn watched throughout the time it takes to create the next masterpiece. <BR/><BR/>And because that “someone” is a cat instead of a human being it removes the need for constant apologising and gift buying, thereby saving money and slowing down the inevitable time it takes to become a social outcast.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697306912764631454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-63222889337000695852008-11-14T19:49:00.000+00:002008-11-14T19:49:00.000+00:00The saying goes, Dogs have masters but cats have s...The saying goes, Dogs have masters but cats have staff....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-64856770138863444782008-11-14T17:02:00.000+00:002008-11-14T17:02:00.000+00:00All of which reminds me of the distinction between...All of which reminds me of the distinction between a cat and a commaa... one of which is a pause at the end of a clause whilst the other has claws and the end of its paws...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-90984247451885177142008-11-13T13:13:00.000+00:002008-11-13T13:13:00.000+00:00Perhaps we could start a Cat Category at the Guild...Perhaps we could start a Cat Category at the Guild. Membership to PAWS would be thrown in free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-36769841474457739132008-11-13T12:24:00.000+00:002008-11-13T12:24:00.000+00:00No cat would consider this a problem. You just dit...No cat would consider this a problem. You just ditch your girlfriend. Obviously.jula meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102148211279032637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-46229129745297151282008-11-13T11:45:00.000+00:002008-11-13T11:45:00.000+00:00Sadly, my girlfriend is allergic to cats.Which pre...Sadly, my girlfriend is allergic to cats.<BR/><BR/>Which presents a difficulty.Piershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682054203119052550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-79272726964619931812008-11-13T10:02:00.000+00:002008-11-13T10:02:00.000+00:00That is just a conspiracy started by cats.I have s...That is just a conspiracy started by cats.<BR/><BR/>I have six dogs and they all rate my writing skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com