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Meryl Yourish

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The United States

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Children's, Fantasy, Chick Lit

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Mark Twain, Shirley Jackson, Patricia A. McKillip, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K ...more

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May 2012

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Meryl Yourish has managed to turn her love of cats and reading fantasy into creating a fictional world where cats have human intelligence and magical powers. It's no coincidence that some of the major Catmages look remarkably like cats that are or were in her life.

When she's not writing about Catmages, she's working on fantasy novels. A trilogy about the last dragon is in the works.

Meryl lives in Richmond, VA, and loves spending time with her friends and their children. She can often be found at RavenCon, the annual Richmond-area SF and fantasy convention.

Find out more about Meryl, her writing, and her cats at https://merylyourish.com/ ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Meryl Yourish Until a few years ago, I let it defeat me. But after I got the idea for The Catmage Chronicles, I worked hard to push through what I -thought- was wri…moreUntil a few years ago, I let it defeat me. But after I got the idea for The Catmage Chronicles, I worked hard to push through what I -thought- was writer's block. Turns out that it was lack of plotting. So now, I wind up calling a friend when I'm stuck, and start talking to her about the plot. She says "Yes" and "Uh-huh" from time to time, and after a few minutes, I figure out what I needed to do and move forward.

The other thing you need to be wary of is the voice inside you telling you that your writing isn't any good. Ignore that voice. Write anyway. When you read what you've written, turns out the voice was lying.(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Meryl Yourish I get to daydream, call it "plotting", and then say I'm working. :-)…moreI get to daydream, call it "plotting", and then say I'm working. :-)(less)

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Average rating: 4.28 · 182 ratings · 26 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Darkness Rising (Catmage Chronicles, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness Ascendant (The Catmage Chronicles, #2) 4.68 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness Exultant (Catmage Chronicles, #4) 4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness Triumphant (The Catmage Chronicles, #3) by Meryl Yourish (Goodreads Author), Julie Dillon (Illustrator) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness Fallen 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heroes Rising: Book One of Catmage: Genesis 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nafshi's Family: Book Two of Catmage: Genesis 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Catmage Chronicles: Books 1-3 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Catmage Chronicles: Books 4-5 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heroes Rising: Book One of Catmage: Genesis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars