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Working like a cat got me where I am today.
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Background
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My passion has always been writing with a satirical slant about my world--the workplace, traveling, and being single. After several years as a freelance writer working at home, I learned How to Work Like a CAT and put my strategy into a book publised by Willow Creek Press.
My columns regularly appear in Office Solutions, Credit Union Business, and Practice Manager magazines. The writers I've loved over the years who all helped me hone my style are a motley group: Louisa May Alcott, W. Somerset Maugham, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Art Buckwald, Dave Barry, and most recently, Christopher Buckley and Anthony Bourdain.
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Accomplishments
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1st place for personal essays, honorable mention for publication editing, Virginia Press Women, 2005.
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Additional Information
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My latest book is "How to Work Like a CAT." My first book was "Mastering English Skills for Word Processing," a workbook on English usage. Both are available at Amazon.com.
I'm teaching two courses at the University of Richmond (Virginia) called "Bend the Rules and Write Better" and "How to Work Like a Cat." Visit scs.richmond.edu for details.
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Favorite Links
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How to Work Like a CAT
If you want to stop worrying about who's moving your cheese, learn how to work like a cat. The philosophy is here.
Cats Working - the Blog
My cats are blogging their perspective on current events, and occasionally let me post about the writing life.
Credit Union Business magazine
My monthly column, "BizComm 101," offers, practical, nongrammatical tips on how to be a better writer.
Office Solutions
You'll find some of my feature articles here.
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