Ragtag Giggagon

Here are the top five (5) recommendations for responsible cat fostering from People for the Eu Thanizing of Animals :-() 1. IF THE CAT STANDS NEAR YOU NOT LOOKING AT YOU, IT MEANS THAT HE OR SHE IS INTERESTED IN YOU. THEY MAY BE GROOMING THEMSELVES WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD, GLANCING AT YOU OCCASIONALLY AS IF YOU'RE A TOTAL ****HEAD, BUT IT OFTEN MEANS THAT THEY WANT YOUR ATTENTION AND THEY'RE PLAYING HARD TO GET. HOWEVER, IF YOUR CAT IS NOT AROUND, DO NOT GO LOOKING FOR THE CAT, FIND HIM HIDING IN A CARDBOARD BOX IN THE CLOSET, AND THEN CUDDLE HIM FOR THE NEXT HOUR. 2. THE BEST WAY TO FIND A WONDERFUL NEW HOME FOR YOUR MOGGY IS TO "PAINT THE BEST PICTURE". USE PHOTOSHOP TO REMOVE ANY UNSIGHTLY MARKS ON THE CAT, OR TO MAKE THEM SEEM LESS EXCITED THAN THEY USUALLY ARE. THE BEST PETS ARE THOSE THAT ARE "NO TROUBLE" TO THEIR OWNERS - SO DON'T BE AFRAID TO USE GRAPHICS PACKAGES TO GIVE THIS IMPRESSION. HERE'S AN ORIGINAL PHOTO OF TWO CATS BEING FOSTERE...

Character development is important. Check out a couple of theories that may help to inspire and motivate both your writing and develop your characters. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow on needs is good for some writing and character motivation. I hadn't heard of this guy. The needs are very fluid and there is a lot of overlap, but they might work to drive your character's arc forward. In Maslow's hierarchy, you have basic survival at the bottom - your hero may be starving, or he may be homeless on a wintry day. His basic need might be to survive at some point in your story, and ensure that all of his physiological needs are met. Sexual need is addressed by Maslow here too, under physiological requirements (to keep the human race going) but this could feed into a higher need.     Safety needs are next: The need to feel secure and unthreatened. Love and belonging is there too, in the middle of the pyramid. Again, this links into sexual needs. So a love in...