The moon cats and the magical forest

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Mercedes A. Cooper
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I started writing when I was about twelve. The first book I wrote was about humans who could turn into cats. At the time, I was obsessed with both cats and magic. My mom bought me a notebook from the dollar store, and I filled it up in no time. I even drew a cover for it. 

The story was about four siblings who discovered they could transform into humanoid cats. I was so proud of it that I would lend my notebook to family members to read. I got some great feedback at the time, but looking back now with my adult perspective, I'm sure it was probably written terribly. There wasn't a punctuation mark in sight, and description? Forget about it.  

My first published book, Red of Royal: Book 1, was released on August 27th, 2021. However, it wasn’t the first book I ever wrote. The one closest to that title is Moons Blood of Royal: Book 1, which was published on November 27th, 2022. I began writing the first part of that book when I was just fourteen. Originally titled The Moon Flower, I later changed it to better integrate it into my Red of Royal series as a connected story. 

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