Flawed characters, and why I love them.
Ever since I wrote my first novel – and even before that, when I was writing short stories for women’s magazines – I’ve loved to make my...
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Sheila Norton
- Aug 9, 2016
- 2 min
My friend Charlie (by Oliver the Cat)
(This post has been translated from Cat by Sheila Norton) Hello, all my human friends. I hope you remember me - Oliver the Cat. I live...
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Sheila Norton
- Jul 21, 2016
- 3 min
Currently catless! (But maybe not forever?)
With my second ‘cat’ story soon to be published, I’ve been asked by several people whether I’ve got a cat myself. It’s a fair question....
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Sheila Norton
- Nov 1, 2015
- 7 min
High Tea at the Cat Cafe
'How about we celebrate your publication day with tea at one of London's cat cafes?' my lovely editor Emily suggested during the lead-up...
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Sheila Norton
- Oct 17, 2015
- 2 min
Why cats?
'Why cats?' someone asked me recently after I'd been describing my new book 'Oliver, the Cat Who Saved Christmas'. I could only presume...
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Sheila Norton
- Jun 27, 2015
- 2 min
My cats - my inspiration
Writing my book about Oliver, the cat who saved Christmas, has brought back lots of memories of my own cats - sadly none of them with us...
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