Author Archives: WhimsicalWerecat

About WhimsicalWerecat

In short - Creative extraordinaire, warrior princess, dragon-lover, anime enthusiast, partisan of fantastical things, and most assuredly and proudly peculiar!

Riddle Me This!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by WhimsicalWerecat

Greetings mortal readers and virtual wanderers of the blog realms! I, the Whimsical Werecat, have returned to grace you all with my marvellously fascinating presence and memorable, mesmerizing musings. And what better way to mesmerize you all, than with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Werecat Whims | Tagged fun, gollum, guessing, puzzles, riddle answers, riddle me this, riddles, solving, sphynx, traditional riddles, tricky | Leave a comment

The Power of L.O.V.E

Posted on February 11, 2013 by WhimsicalWerecat

With Valentine’s Day closing in, there’s a strong sense of love and friendship in the air; or at least, there should be! With the way our society is today, there’s usually a lot more superficiality, and a lot less sincerity. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged agape, ancient greek, encourage, eros, february, generosity, laughter, life, love, love others, offer, philia, storge, valentines day, value | Leave a comment

Enter 2013 – Year of the Water Snake!

Posted on January 7, 2013 by WhimsicalWerecat

Well, here we all are, with 2013 rolling across the present timeline of our lives. And a very big welcome to this new year – the Year of the Snake (or to be more precise, year of the Black Water … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 2013, be yourself, good advice, humility, longsuffering, merlin, navi the fairy, new year aspirations, plans for new year, starting anew, the hobbit, wreck-it-ralph, year of the snake | Leave a comment

The Twelve Whims of Christmas

Posted on December 8, 2012 by WhimsicalWerecat

Greetings mortal adventurers! The Whimsical Werecat has returned – at the most opportune of times I might add – to awaken and inspire within your soulful natures some random acts of kindness. After all, is this not the time of … Continue reading →

Posted in Werecat Whims | Tagged ark'd culture, blogger, books, christmas, facebook, giving spirit, goodreads, itunes, kindle, music, pinterest, support musicians, support photographers, support singers, support writers, twitter, whim, whimsical werecat, youtube | Leave a comment

Music – The Soul of Visual Storytelling

Posted on November 10, 2012 by WhimsicalWerecat

Music. It is, without a doubt, one of the most powerful and influential creative forces in the world. Music can move people to bloodshed, or move them to tears; brighten the darkest mood in a room, or bring the stillest … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged andrew powell, emotions, game soundtracks, inspiring, james horner, ladyhawke, mass effect, movie scores, music, musical scores, soundtracks, story element, titanic | Leave a comment

Those That Inspire Us

Posted on September 6, 2012 by WhimsicalWerecat

“Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.” – Christian Nestell Bovee We all love a good story. And by good, I don’t simply mean popular, or timeless, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged book characters, characters, characters that inspire us, favourite movies, favoutire books, fictional characters, inspiring traits, personalities | Leave a comment

A Writer’s Guide to Creature Depiction

Posted on June 4, 2012 by WhimsicalWerecat

Greetings, oh mortal readers of the virtual blogging realm! I, the Whimsical Werecat, am once again returning here to embellish this marvellous little site with more of my memorable mesmerising musings. The topic I wish to enlighten you with today … Continue reading →

Posted in Werecat Whims | Tagged animal descriptions, creature depictions, creature traits, describing animal behaviour, dragon, griffin, mythical creatures, unicorn, werecat, writer's guide, writing tips | Leave a comment

Sensory Description – The Flavour of Every Story!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by WhimsicalWerecat

The Five Physical Senses – they are fundamentally how we interact with and perceive our world. Everything from the feeling of a hot cup of coffee against your fingers, to the sound of the wind whisking its way through a … Continue reading →

Posted in Information | Tagged descriptions, sensory description, story writing, taste touch smell hear see, the five senses, writing scenes, writing tips | 2 Comments

Time Waits For No One

Posted on February 24, 2012 by WhimsicalWerecat

“Time waits for no one” That small and simple quote holds a truly profound meaning, and is used as an important point of focus in the Japanese animation feature film, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time – which I only … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged animation feature, carpe diem, Chiaki, fleeting life, future, japanese animation, Kōsuke, Makoto, past, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, time, time travel | Leave a comment

The Year of the Dragon!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by WhimsicalWerecat

Well now, here I am, the Whimsical Werecat, back from the many exploits that werecat’s often end up occupying themselves with. And what better way to mark this site with my presence once more, than to celebrate the start of … Continue reading →