Saturday, September 20, 2014

Why I chose the title "In the Cat's Eyes"

I decided to start a blog about why I chose my title.  Its actually a very simple little story.  As I was traveling across the West Coast, I had some moments where I was tired of the radio and driving.  My mind started moving in all different directions other than what was going on in front of me.  I never thought that I would write a book 10 years later!  Anyways, while I was driving, I thought how neat it would be to tell people about this crazy adventure.  And most of it was coming from Si's eyes..or his perspective.  Meaning, I kept worrying about him.  How he was reacting to the different changes in the car. What was he thinking? What was he going through?  Si would look out of the window and wonder about things.  But me as a human would wonder, what is he seeing?
I did my trip and got to where I was going in LA, Calif.  I stayed about two months and then since my father was not doing well medically, I came back home.  In the middle of the trip going to the East side of the US, I had this sudden premonition about a title "In the Cat's Eyes".  It stuck with me for 10 years.  I kept thinking about it.   After about five years, I put the computer to work and laid out the title "In the Cat's Eyes" on the first page.
So there you have it.  My title.
Some friends said change it, make it more crazy.  But no.  How can I?  Its been in my head for 10 years.  I guess it was meant to be!
Thanks,
Andrea

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