I am currently working on a first draft of The Deepest Growl, Book 3 of the Cats of the Afterlife series. Before I start a process, I always try to prepare myself as best as I can. I am not a pantser, someone who writes by the seat of their pants. I am an outliner who follows the precepts outlined in Save the Cat Writes a Novel. I would say I was a Student of the Beat.

Earlier this month, my husband and I stayed with friends at their cabin for an extended weekend. I had planned on doing writin...