Cute Cats Writing App 'Written? Kitten' For NaNoWriMo Authors

When you sit down to scribe a killer essay or your take on The Great American Novel, do you usually wind up with a headache, a blank page and a disenchanted outlook on your craft? Luckily for you, writing just got a lot fuzzier. A new website has discovered the cure for writer's block: Cute cats!

The converse of the popular app, "Write or Die," which supplies the wordsmith with threats when they stop typing for too long (common warnings include "unpleasant sounds" or phrases like, "keep writing or your work will unwrite itself"), Written? Kitten! provides an image of an adorable cat for every 100, 200, 500 or 1,000 words you complete.

With photos supplied by Flickr, the app is a great motivator for the daunting page counts required for National Novel Writing Month, for which participants are urged to complete 50,000 words before November 30.

Here are some of the precious pictures you could see while using Written? Kitten! Happy writing!:

Comments

[gemzenith]

03:46 PM on 11/21/2011

I have COL right now as I type on my computer.( Cat on Lap)COL excuses you from anything that requires getting up.Some have COS as well( Cat on Shoulder)which does not impede mobility.

[Folk Hero]

03:19 PM on 11/21/2011

I have three kittens and a momma cat living in luxury in my garage right now. They are my neighbor's, but the momma cat was so emaciated that we "adopted" her and started feeding her. Then she surprised us with kittens. I have to say that the kittens are helpful after studying for hours on end. I simply go to the garage and play with them for a minute, then I commence to studying. Now I just wish they would not grow up.

[DFL]

02:34 PM on 11/21/2011

Cats rule and dogs drule!

[NyJimbo]

02:22 PM on 11/21/2011

Can't have no kittens in my house 'cause we got a baby. Everyone knows that babies steal the breath from kittens when they sleep, so havin' a kitten in the house would just end up being a tragedy, for the kitten.

Instead we got a ten foot Boa constrictor in the house, because a baby ain't no threat to a Boa constrictor.

[Shirley Fisk]

01:48 PM on 11/21/2011

11/21/11
1:47pm
NYC

Kitties are not going to help me write. Thanks anyway.

[Montana 123]

01:30 PM on 11/21/2011

Thank you! I need this today. :-(

[Xtazia]

03:07 PM on 11/21/2011

maybe this site will cheer u up :)

https://www.google.com/search?q=lol+cats&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=YK_KTqGmLY3Atge-_dihBQ&ved=0CGAQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=935

[Montana 123]

03:24 PM on 11/21/2011

Thank you! ROFL Cats are the goofiest things. Like our kitten climbing through the christmas tree last night.

[BeasleysMom]

01:28 PM on 11/21/2011

I decided to adopt a cat in Sept. I refused to look at the kittens because they are always so cute and I knew they would find homes, but the older ones are mostly unwanted. I found a terrific four-year old who weighs 15 pounds.  8-)  But, surprise! He acts just like a kitten. Constantly wants to play so I guess I need to get him a friend. When I look at pictures of kittens I simply melt and wish I had one, but I know from the past that they get big real fast anyway.

[crazydogchick]

12:25 PM on 11/21/2011

I may be motivated to type, however, my CootieKitty,(siamese) prongs my fingers when I try to touch HIS keyboard!

[deminmo]

12:25 PM on 11/21/2011

I am motivated by a dog right now.
But in the past I have had beautiful tabbies that kept me
rolling on the floor with their antics. Animals are great at keeping
us human.

[Sekti]

12:21 PM on 11/21/2011

It worked for the great composer Gustave Mahler. He use to carry kittens around in his pockets as he composed some of the world's greatest music!

[Carbon Forteetoo]

12:21 PM on 11/21/2011

The only downside is that all the resulting essays and novels are about cats.

"It was a dark and stormy night, and so Fluffy was hiding under the bed...."

[hawkseye]

12:10 PM on 11/21/2011

My tabby is busy with her morning chore, sleeping on our double bed until about noon. Then she will have a few salmon cookies before her afternoon chore which is the same as the morning chore. It's a very good life and her happiness encourages me to write for some reason.

[KDMac]

12:00 PM on 11/21/2011

I like kitten pics, but there are only so many pics with sayings (like "I can haz chezcake") that I can see before I start defriending people on FB.

[deborahjoybrat]

12:42 PM on 11/21/2011

LOL! I agree. The pics are cute, but the captions are stupid.

[Fi]

11:41 AM on 11/21/2011

Gawd love them all, may they all know love all their lives.

[deborahjoybrat]

12:42 PM on 11/21/2011

Yes, bless them all. all the critters!

[enigma2]

01:48 PM on 11/21/2011

Well done Angus! Don't forget us doggies we give a lot too!

[Fi]

02:02 PM on 11/21/2011

Sure do Max, had doggies at home when I was a kid, love 'em.

[PennsyLiberal]

11:38 AM on 11/21/2011

Got my sooooo cute fix for the day.