Meet Saul Weber, Author of A Lesson My Cat Taught Me
What inspired you to become an author?
From June 1995 – June 2006, I wrote about 450 commentary type items for my community newspaper. Along the way I decided to see if I could write something else. I didn’t have a computer of my own at that time. So on the computer I’d been using I wrote two pages one week, two pages the following, and by April 2003 I had story [paranormal romance]starting to develop. I found it enjoyable trying to create something out of words and in June 2003 I joined the RWA [Romance Writers of America, followed by a local chapter soon afterwards. And it was at the local chapter, that I really learned how to write fiction through their critique sessions.
How did you come up with the idea for A Lesson My Cat Taught Me?
Around the middle of 2005, my wife told me I should try writing something for children as I was still in the process of writing my original story. I looked around and watching the antics of our two cats, I got the inspiration for the book. The two cats in the book are real. We have a Maine Coon which we adopted from an animal shelter and a one-eyed Calico which we rescued from the garage we’d park our car in.
How long did it take for you to write A Lesson My Cat Taught Me?
It took a relatively short time considering I had other obligations to take care of; I believe the time period for writing my book was about four months.
What was your experience with getting your book published?
In the beginning it was a frustrating experience getting rejected several times by the known traditional publishing houses. I finally got picked up by a small press publisher at the time in March 2007, and the book finally got released in November 2007. When my contract ended in March 2010, I felt given the lesson my book conveys, that I should self-publish it. I did and it became available again on October 2, 2010.
Your book was runner up for the 2011 Sharp Writ Award. What does that mean to you as an author?
Given the fact there are literally thousands of authors getting their books published each year, including those for children, receiving this award serves as a validation of my status as an author.
Do you have a favorite topic to write about?
I don’t have any real favorite topic. Being retired, writing gives me something to do each day.
What do you hope readers will learn from your book?
The lesson I want everyone reading this book, including adults, is the acceptance of others for who they are and not what they are.
Are you working on any other books?
I have two more early readers children’s book completed. Like my first book, they also try to convey a message to the reader. One book deals with gaining self-confidence, and other deals with a type of bullying and friendship.
As a member of the CWA [Cat Writers of America], I’ve begun writing another cat story, which at the present time involves finding/having a home.
Find out more about Saul Weber and A Lesson My Cat Taught Me by visiting www.freewebs.com/saweb22
From June 1995 – June 2006, I wrote about 450 commentary type items for my community newspaper. Along the way I decided to see if I could write something else. I didn’t have a computer of my own at that time. So on the computer I’d been using I wrote two pages one week, two pages the following, and by April 2003 I had story [paranormal romance]starting to develop. I found it enjoyable trying to create something out of words and in June 2003 I joined the RWA [Romance Writers of America, followed by a local chapter soon afterwards. And it was at the local chapter, that I really learned how to write fiction through their critique sessions.
How did you come up with the idea for A Lesson My Cat Taught Me?
Around the middle of 2005, my wife told me I should try writing something for children as I was still in the process of writing my original story. I looked around and watching the antics of our two cats, I got the inspiration for the book. The two cats in the book are real. We have a Maine Coon which we adopted from an animal shelter and a one-eyed Calico which we rescued from the garage we’d park our car in.
How long did it take for you to write A Lesson My Cat Taught Me?
It took a relatively short time considering I had other obligations to take care of; I believe the time period for writing my book was about four months.
What was your experience with getting your book published?
In the beginning it was a frustrating experience getting rejected several times by the known traditional publishing houses. I finally got picked up by a small press publisher at the time in March 2007, and the book finally got released in November 2007. When my contract ended in March 2010, I felt given the lesson my book conveys, that I should self-publish it. I did and it became available again on October 2, 2010.
Your book was runner up for the 2011 Sharp Writ Award. What does that mean to you as an author?
Given the fact there are literally thousands of authors getting their books published each year, including those for children, receiving this award serves as a validation of my status as an author.
Do you have a favorite topic to write about?
I don’t have any real favorite topic. Being retired, writing gives me something to do each day.
What do you hope readers will learn from your book?
The lesson I want everyone reading this book, including adults, is the acceptance of others for who they are and not what they are.
Are you working on any other books?
I have two more early readers children’s book completed. Like my first book, they also try to convey a message to the reader. One book deals with gaining self-confidence, and other deals with a type of bullying and friendship.
As a member of the CWA [Cat Writers of America], I’ve begun writing another cat story, which at the present time involves finding/having a home.
Find out more about Saul Weber and A Lesson My Cat Taught Me by visiting www.freewebs.com/saweb22
Stacie Theis / beachboundbooks@yahoo.com / copyright 2012