1. The cat scratched at the door.
2. There was no money to buy cat food.
3. The cat walked out the door when the wind blew the door open.
4. The cat thought she was a dog.
5. The cat met the Queen of England.
6. The dog admitted cats are better than dogs.
7. A dirty litter box.
8. The cat saved the baby’s life.
9.The cat was an author and taught kittens how to read.
10. The cat jumped onto a speeding car.
What do you do when your brain is like a lump of frozen hamburger meat? What do you do when you don’t have any story ideas? Do you get ideas from your cat or dog? Let us know in the comments section.
1. The dog walked around the world.
2. The dog saved the baby from the speeding car.
3. The dog was served steak every day on a silk pillow.
4. The cat admitted dogs are better than cats.
5. The dog had a pedicure once a week at the beauty parlor.
6. The dog learned how to drive a car.
7. The dog spoke Japanese and worked for a Japanese bank.
8. The dog was a secret agent.
9. The dog was The Queen of England for a day.
10. The dog helped Santa deliver toys on Christmas Eve.
Martha wanted me to add one more prompt. The dog was allowed to sleep on the bed. But I told her not to get any ideas. She still has to sleep on the floor beside the bed.
Ten Cat Writing Prompts
Please choose one of the writing prompts and write for fifteen minutes. Once I clean my seven litter boxes I will be read the story you wrote to my four cats, Charlie, Nepeta, JR, and Harper the kitten, but we call her Baby, and the two dogs Annie and Martha.
My dog Martha just noticed the list of Cat Writing Prompts and wanted a list for dogs as well. Martha, the dog, helped me write these prompts.
Your writing brain has turned into a lump of frozen hamburger meat. The only way to thaw out your creativity is to write, and if you don’t know what to write, here is a list of writing prompts. A gentle nudge towards getting words on the page.
When you write about your characters, your mind automatically leads you to think about human emotions and motivations. How would a human being react to a certain situation? How would a person handle a certain challenge thrown at him or her? How do people solve their conflicts – these are the common questions that may come into your mind when you write about your characters.
You might already be a writer, or you might not be
Do you write about cats? I’d love to hear your advice, or any insights you have on writing about these amazing companions and creatures.
Do you believe that you want to write about cats? Or do you already? Here’s some advice — some of it cat-specific, and some that applies to any writing:
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Erika Sorocco |
Jeff Siegel |
When you write a book with cats as your characters, you should also try to consider human emotions and motivations as much as possible. Treat your feline characters as if they are humans. Give them emotions. Make their actions seem motivated. You can even have them possess the ability to talk. Personifying your feline characters will make them more relatable for the human readers just like the fur friends in William and Tibby Forever.
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A cat and a dog are both domesticated animals, even though they do not belong to the same family or species. The cat belongs to the feline family, while the dog belongs to the canine family. There are various similarities, as well as differences, between the cat and the dog. One of the similarities is that both animals are domestic and belong to the same kingdom and division. The differences between the cat and the dog can be analyzed in terms of behavior, physical appearance, biological composition, nature and character among others.
The dogs are very dependent on human beings unlike the cats which are more independent. Cats are good hunters of birds, rats and mice for food but they also depend on human beings who feed them. It is important to note a very interesting fact that female cats would hunt and bring food to the kittens apart from breast feeding, while female dogs only breast feed their puppies. Despite the fact that the dogs can also hunt by chasing the prey, they need people to take care of them.
The dogs can tolerate lack of food for much longer period than the cats, since dogs are better at using their fat reserves. The cats, on the other hand, have to be fed regularly, because their fat reserves are not burnt efficiently and cannot be used as a source of energy
The dogs and the cats are domesticated mammals with fur or hairs, teeth and four legs. These two pets were originally belonging to the carnivore order. The two animals are good friends of human beings, so they were easily domesticated. It is easy to train these pets
Similarities
The dogs are very alert and usually feel happy to be woken by their masters, while the cats do not like being troubled, and especially, woken up. This alert character of the dogs makes them good friends and bodyguards, especially at night since they scare away intruders, while the cats can only run away for their safety.
The dogs need a lot of space, because most of them are huge and like playing with each other, while the cats are completely satisfied with little space. The dogs are usually more playful compared to cats, which are more quiet and slowly. The other fact is that the dogs of special species can even be used in hunting or as a workforce and be very helpful for people. The cats are considered to be a little bit lazy and selfish animals.
Despite the similarities mentioned above, there are many differences between the cat and the dog. First of all, the dogs are more affectionate. They like playing around with people trying to please them, unlike the cats, which rarely play with people
catedit |
When you write a book with cats as your characters, you should also try to consider human emotions and motivations as much as possible. Treat your feline characters as if they are humans. Give them emotions. Make their actions seem motivated. You can even have them possess the ability to talk. Personifying your feline characters will make them more relatable for the human readers just like the fur friends in William and Tibby Forever.
catedit |
About Catherine Holm: Cat Holm is the author of The Great Purr, the cat-themed memoir Driving with Cats: Ours for a Short Time, and a contributor to Rescued: The Stories of 12 Cats, Through Their Eyes. She’s also a yoga instructor. Cat love living in nature and being outside every day, even in winter. She is mom to six adorable cats, all of them rescues.
Contributions
Do you write about cats? I’d love to hear your advice, or any insights you have on writing about these amazing companions and creatures.
Jeff Siegel |
You might already be a writer, or you might not be
But at some point, I started using cats in my writing. First I wrote a cat fantasy fiction novel. Then I wrote a cat-themed memoir (and am now working on a second). I met the folks at Catster, joined the Cat Writers’ Association, and a world of cat writing and cool cat folks opened. How could I not write about cats? Suddenly, I had ideas and inspiration. I even aimed to write about our dogs, though I feel that I have more to say about cats.
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Each week of Beginning Handwriting includes three printable lessons in one download that explores foundational skills important for young learners. The class covers topics such as pencil grip, prewriting skills, letter formation, and tips and tricks for remembering which letter is which! Numerous additional resources and printables are included.
See the Handwriting Practice Sheets I have available for 3 styles - Manuscript, D'Nealian and Cursive and for different ages. They are free to download and they are A-Z practice sheets with dotted letters and lines to copy the different letter shapes.
Handwriting printables with drawing box - available soon. This lined paper is ideal for writing narrations and adding a drawing on to the page.
Further writing resources
Dotted Lined: a line divided into 2 (tall, short letters) with space between each new line of writing
Check out these free homeschool printables on my site - graphic organizers, free printable writing paper, History printable worksheets and more.
Looking for free printable writing paper for you and your children to use in your homeschool? The lined paper comes in four different formats.
Lined Writing Paper: different spaced lines for different ages
Time to start making a few triangles. Draw two triangle shapes for the ears and one triangle shape for the nose. You could also make the nose oval or round.
- pencil or marker
- our cat directed drawing printable (optional)
- paper
- coloring supplies (optional)
Draw feet. Start with the front ones (long U shape). Hind legs are optional, but I do think they can complement the picture.
We love making things simple, so we simplified this one as much as possible while still keeping things cute.
Step 3
Draw one more curve in bellow the two curves (in the middle). Mouth complete.
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