"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast."

There is only so much drama one can get into a 1,000 word picture book story.  I wrote about a small boy who falls madly in love with a battered stray who wanders into his garden, then goes missing.  He, the cat, is found again, but my agent thinks the story needs more tension - but love must be established before anxiety at its loss can be described - but that's publisher; ; they want it all & at the least cost to them.  Ah, well, it's a business like any other.

Little Tiger sent me a questionaire that runs to 3 pages; I shall answer none of them except  my name and telephone number.  I will send a photo - also reguested.  I think it damned impertinent of them to want to know so much.  But perhaps it's just frustration that I can't say 'Yes' to the ocassional book signing.  At the moment the nearest town seems like a 'planet far,far away. . .'