Dear Diary - Monday, December 12, 2011

Being a feline ghost writer isn’t easy when the person you write for doesn’t spend much time sitting down to transcribe your wonderful musings.

I know T.K. Millin has just as much passion for being an advocate for unwanted animals as she does for being a writer and that it’s all for a good cause, but if she expects me to continue to meow out great stories, she is going to have to bring on more cat nip and tuna.

I thought I would share some photos with you of why my Friday Flashes haven’t been popping up.  I have to say I am happy she found them all homes of their own, because this one is taken. Okay, I know I have to share it with those other four legged creatures of the night that steal all my tuna when I'm not looking, but at least I am the one and only Cat Vamp!  

We have new homes!  I'm Dora on the left and I'm Simba on the right!

My new name is Savannah and I even got to keep the mouse!

I'm Mika!

Feeling festive I dressed up the other day to show one of my passions other than writing . . . Christmas.

Meowwy Christmas!

I want to thank all my friends who follow me and give me such great support in my writing and to let you know I can’t wait for next year, because I have something big on the horizon!   I promised not to let the cat out of the bag just yet, so you’ll have to stay tuned till next year!

Merry Christmas everyone and I wish you a joyous holiday with family and friends and I can't wait for next year to see what new and exciting stories are born!

Fangfully yours,

Efi Loo
The Cat Vamp

Dear Diary – Wednesday, September 21, 2011

I’ve been busy finishing the edits to Mr. Jingle and I am pawsitively proud to announce they have been completed!

Stacey Turner , editor for Angelic Knight Press, has been the best to work with. She has a good eye for detail, doesn’t dictate on “how” to write your story and her ability to “think outside the box” helped me to view my story from a different perspective. I highly recommend her editing services.  

Now that all the edits are completed I’m looking forward to getting to announce the release date of Satan’s Toybox: Demonic Dolls.

But that doesn't mean there's time for sun naps . . .  

I’m moving on to help T.K. finish one of her middle-grade novels that have been pressing on her heart, and my whiskers, for awhile. The only clue I’ll give is it involves history, pawsome battles and time travel.

This week’s flash fiction theme is, The Corpse, and I’m spinning a tale even cat nip couldn’t improve. So I hope you stop back by on Friday to read, all things scary.

Fangfully yours,

Efi Loo

The Cat Vamp     

Dear Diary – Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Is that contraction or cat-traction?

Where oh where does the time fly to? Lately, I’ve been so busy I haven’t even had time to vamp it up and I miss it.  But, being a feline ghostwriter has its responsibilities and over the past couple of weeks they have been huge!

Remember my post featuring author,Blaze McRob, where I spoke about his new exciting venture with his better looking half, Yvonne Bishop, and their launch of Angelic Knight Press? Well T.K. Millin thought it would be a good idea to go for it and create, write and edit a short story for their Halloween Anthology titled, Satan’s Toy Box: Demonic Dolls all in under 30 days! (click here for details) Since then, I have lost numerous hours of important cat naps, broke a claw and even had to skip watching my nightly horror movies. No matter what, I have had fun and that is what makes being a ghostwriter paw kicking pawsome!

This week I want to highlight author, Stacey Turner, who has been so supportive of my feline ghostwriting adventures. She not only writes her own books and a weekly blog and flash fiction for Vamplit Publishing, but she’s also the editor for Angelic Knight Press. Talk about busy!

When I first met Stacey I not only knew I had discovered a talented rising star (like yours truly, the cat vamp), but I knew I had met a super nice person who is supportive of other writer’s and their dreams.

Thank you Stacey Turner for all you do for writer’s pursuing their dreams and writers who just want to hang out with other writers and share their work. 

I have listed below links to where you can find and connect with Stacey. 

Stacey Turner's Blog

Stacey Turner on Facebook 


Fangfully yours, 


Efi Loo
The Cat Vamp

Dear Diary – Wednesday, July 20, 2011

REFLECTIONS...

Dear Diary,

This week I felt compelled to do some self-reflection, and since I’m always looking at myself in the mirror I found it to be quite easy. 

Knowing I am Efi Loo, The Cat Vamp, I knew my keen feline vision would see nothing but purrfection; however, much to my surprise I discovered I’ve been a little self-centered these past couple weeks. (Okay, actually T.K. Millin had to point it out) But in my defense it’s been a little easy letting my paws get a little too big for my litter box. I mean how many cats can claw out a flash fiction every week, maintain two blogs and sleep through numerous edits? 

But since I’m reflecting this week I would like to take full responsibility for the one thing I’ve been neglecting lately and it’s a very big one thing. Okay enough pussy footin’ around, I have neglected something that’s very important in a writer’s life and that’s paying if forward.

Meew, now that I’ve gotten my one short coming out of the bag I’d like to shine a spotlight on fellow authors who have been so supportive of my feline adventures and I’d like to let them know I am meowfully grateful.

Over the next few weeks I will share their sites and stories with you and I know you will find them just as interesting as I do. Each of them also welcome new friends with open paws!

This week I’d like to thank Carole Gill, author of The House on Blackstone Moor, and several anthologies and sci-fi stories. It doesn’t take a bright light to make Carole shine. Since I made a promise not to talk about myself I’d have to admit Carole Gill is one of the hardest working “human” authors I know. 

Her work is timeless, classical and SCARY! If you like all things vampires, demons or gothic then Carole Gill is the author for you. Carole also writes Friday Flash Fiction, in fact, she was very open to helping a feline ghost writer join in on the fun.

I’ve provided links below to her two blogs (okay so maybe I’m not all that of a cat) where you can better get to know Carole Gill and her writings. I hope you find a little time to visit, because if you don’t, remember, I am Efi Loo, The Cat Vamp!

Carole Gill's Official Author Blog

Carole Gill's Bloody Good Vampires Blog

Take a bite out of life!

Efi Loo

The Cat Vamp         

Dear Diary - Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Meowummy!

What a fang-tasticlly delicious Fourth of July!  

First, I celebrated our freedom by sinking my teeth into some fresh steamed Florida Key West pink shrimp.

Then I followed it up with the catch of the of the day: 

GROUPER!  It was the cat's meow!

I have to say though, after devouring all that seafood I was thirsty!

Then I nestled down for a nap before the night came alive. From my superior feline perspective I find it hard to understand why humans feel it necessary to celebrate with such disturbing noise. Isn't it enough the only superior being to me celebrates by opening the sky with tears of joy and makes me run in fear when it stomps its feet! 

T.K. Millin said we have lots to do this week, now that her niece has gone back home (I hate to admit it, but I already miss her). Here is what I have on my TO Claw At List for this week: revise two chapters in Summertime Chills, write blog post for T.K.'s blog, The Unknown Author (found here) and write this week’s Friday Flash Fiction. So it looks like I’m going to have a pawsitively busy week, but since I am a feline ghost writer, I wouldn’t want it any other way.

Just found out this week’s theme for Friday’s Flash is Lighthouses and I’m already twirling a spooky tale around inside my superior brain. So far it’s enough to make any cat tail twitch! 

Fang-fully yours,

Efi Loo

The Cat Vamp

Dear Diary - Thursday, June 30, 2011

Suddenly, I feel the strangest urge to bite!

I had the most pawsitively pawsome week, first I spent the first part of the week doing nothing while T.K. Millin spent her time exercising in the pool with her niece from Hell.  Actually, I have to admit she is the sweetest girl, but don't tell her I said that.  Somehow though I think she may already know I like her, because for some weird reason I couldn't bring myself to sink my teeth into her finger when she pointed it at me.

Secondly, I had the greatest time clawing out my Flash Fiction Friday for this week.  This week's subject is right up my alley cat instincts, demonic objects! 


Be sure to check back tomorrow, (if you are even reading this today, meow-hee-hee) for my story,  The Locket; okay it's actually T.K. Millin's, but I helped!

Fang-fully yours,

Efi Loo
The Cat Vamp    

Dear Diary - Monday, June 20, 2011

I am so excited about this week’s Vamplit Publishing's Flash Fiction Friday theme, Terrible Taxidermy.  It’s based on this video from You Tube posted on their blog:

Terrible Taxidermy From Around the World

My ferocious appetite for all things scary and the images of all those creepy looking animals gone mad has my creative claws clicking away. 


T.K. Millin says if I finish the story and can have it posted by the deadline of Thursday, I’ll get extra catnip and maybe a can of tuna! 

Click . . . click . . . click!

Fang-fully yours,

Efi Loo

The Cat Vamp

Dear Diary - Friday, June 17, 2011

Efi Loo when not vamping it up!

My supreme instincts tell me the human species underestimate what it takes to be a cat vamp.  Sure it's all fun and games when the moon is high and I'm out vamping around looking for something to sink my fangs into, but when the sun comes up the long hours of sleep I have to endure to keep up my image is, actually, quite exhausting!

Mmmmmeow, give me more!

Then there is the constant thirst, meow the thirst! All it takes is one drop on the tip of my tongue to start the craving all over again.


Even though I wonder if there are anymore out there like me or if I'm the only one in this vast world, I'm happy to say I love being me.


Fang-fully yours,


Efi Loo
The Cat Vamp