As I’ve been delving into the world of Indie Authors, via blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and Google +, I’ve noticed that many have more than one gift for the arts. Also, it seems that many are avid cat owners.
So to my fellow “Indies” I’d like to ask two questions…
- What other art forms are you good at?
- Do you have a cat?
I’ll go first. 1. I like to draw, faux paint, and play guitar and 2. I have two cats, Minnie and Phoenix.
San Giacomo's Corner 
1.What other art forms are you good at?
*thinks* Honestly… I don’t think I’m good at any.
2.Do you have a cat?
Nope. But I have a dog 🙂
Guess I break the mould. hehe.
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I think you’re the first or only author w/o a feline 🙂
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I have three cats.
I’m a programmer, I can use photoshop well, I understand technology deeply, I am a good GM for role playing games, I create chess variants and other games.
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3 cats makes you one serious Indie author! 🙂
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I have a cat (Nosey) and we have a second cat who belongs to our son. If you check out my avatar, you’ll notice that it’s a cat, which is because my current series of books features starcats – large, glow in the dark felines who still like to sleep on the bed, despite their size.
I also have a tendency to post the occasional picture of my cat on my blog 🙂
I’m also an amateur musician. I sing (classical and contemporary) and play the flute badly.
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Thanks for dropping by. BTW I liked your blog as well.
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Thanks!
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My young son owns a cat. I don’t. I prefer goats. As for other forms of art, I like drawing (pencil mostly, and coloured and water pencils), photography and woodworking. I’d like to try pottery some day. I’m not really a cat person, but I don’t mind if they sit and watch me work.
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That’s some blog you’ve got Diane!It looks really professional. Loved your link the marketing post so much I’m going to tag it here as well.
http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/if-you-dont-enjoy-marketing-youre-doing-it-wrong/#comment-26172
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Thanks, Ernesto. I’ve been working on the blog for there years now.
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I used to love black & white darkroom work. Never had so much fun doing that. I stopped doing photography once the digital age was ushered in.
Thanks for commenting Diane…I’ll try to visit your blog soon.
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I don’t have a cat but I do sing and play the piano.I actually prefer reptiles.
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My wife likes the keyboards.
Reptiles! I can stomach an iguana…but not snakes.
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I love snakes. Harry Potter just made them even cooler to me when the main character was able to speak to them.
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My wife is a Harry Potter fanatic 🙂
BTW diggin’ your new avatar. The Kanji for Japan.
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Other arts- hmm, does racing count? Mechanical stuff? How about martial arts?
I’m also okay with cats but a big dog lover.
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Haven’t had a dog since 2000. Love ’em, but cats have easier care and maintenance.
I’ll count racing and the other things.
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I used to paint a long time ago, and play the piano — an even longer time ago.No more painting, thank you. I may resume playing the piano, though. Two cats help me write. Sophie plays with the paper clips on the desk. She extracts them one by one from their magnetic holder, and then bats them around till they hit the floor. It does wonders for the concentration. Sasha, who is older, keeps the scatter rug behind my desk chair warm. Just in case I feel like giving up and lying down next to her. Have you come to any conclusions yet?
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My first conclusion is that Sophie sounds like my cat Minnie. 🙂
Second conclusion: Indie authors love cats:-)
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Regarding your second conclusion — despite the paper clip thing, cats are easier than dogs. You don’t have to get up from what you’re doing to walk them. 🙂
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