Catboy (2011)
“Mr. Spence said as he handed back my story.
“Thanks.” I looked at the mark. It was a level four, an A! “I really enjoyed writing it.”
“It shows. And I learned so much about feral cats I didn’t know,” he said.
“You said, ‘Write what you know,’ and I know about them.”
“You certainly do,” he agreed. “But just as impressive was the imagination you put into the story. Writing from the perspective of a cat was a great idea.”
“I’m not really a talking-animal sort of guy, but I wanted to try it. Beside...s, Hunter is more than a cat,” I explained.
“He’s the leader of the colony, right?”
“He’s sort of the co-leader of the colony,” I said. “Although cats don’t really think like that. That would be anthropomo-lo-sizing or something like that.”
Mr. Spence smiled. “I think you’re aiming for the word anthropomorphize.”
“Yeah, that’s it!”
“That’s the wonderful thing about writing. You can give animals, or things, human qualities. Just think, if authors didn’t do that we’d have no Peter Rabbit, Charlotte’s Web, Silverwing, Watership Down or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”MoreLess
“Thanks.” I looked at the mark. It was a level four, an A! “I really enjoyed writing it.”
“It shows. And I learned so much about feral cats I didn’t know,” he said.
“You said, ‘Write what you know,’ and I know about them.”
“You certainly do,” he agreed. “But just as impressive was the imagination you put into the story. Writing from the perspective of a cat was a great idea.”
“I’m not really a talking-animal sort of guy, but I wanted to try it. Beside...s, Hunter is more than a cat,” I explained.
“He’s the leader of the colony, right?”
“He’s sort of the co-leader of the colony,” I said. “Although cats don’t really think like that. That would be anthropomo-lo-sizing or something like that.”
Mr. Spence smiled. “I think you’re aiming for the word anthropomorphize.”
“Yeah, that’s it!”
“That’s the wonderful thing about writing. You can give animals, or things, human qualities. Just think, if authors didn’t do that we’d have no Peter Rabbit, Charlotte’s Web, Silverwing, Watership Down or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”MoreLess
Read book Catboy for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
7 / 10
User Reviews: