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Meet Darcy Pattison: Author of the KittyTubers (+ loads of other books!)

Tell us about your books

The Kittytubers series takes you behind the scenes of viral cat video. In this world, an inventor created a cat to human speech translator and gave it to the cat world. They took charge of their own videos and created video production studios (called kennels). We enter the story when kittens are born to the KittyTube star Grace Persian. Follow Angel, PittyPat and Quincy as they learn to act and find their place in the viral cat video world.

Which books did you enjoy growing up?

Lord of the Rings

What is your favorite food or foods?

Pizza

What inspired you to write your book series?

Since YouTube came online, I’ve been fascinated by the viral cat videos and wanted to create a world behind the scenes. This series finds kittens trying to fill the role of a chase cat, food cat, water cat, innocent cat, and much more.

Where is your favorite place to read?

I read everywhere!

What do you like to do when you’re not writing?

Hike or bike.

What did you learn when you were writing The KittyTubers?

A special kind of Persian cat has odd colored eyes, one blue and one copper. It’s rare and special when it happens.

As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?

An astronaut.

What is a writing tip for aspiring authors?

Read! Put words in so you can get words out!

You can find Darcy online:

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