Meryl Yourish has managed to turn her love of cats and reading fantasy into creating a fictional world where cats have human intelligence and magical powers. It’s no coincidence that some of the major Catmages look remarkably like cats that are or were in her life. The Catmage Chronicles series is the first published part of that world.
When she’s not writing about Catmages, she’s working on fantasy novels.
Meryl sometimes calls herself “a one-woman publishing house.” She has an extensive background in typesetting, desktop publishing, editing, copy editing, proofreading, and web production, as well as a smattering of programming. But her true love has always been the written word, both writing and reading.
She is currently writing a three-part sequel series to The Catmage Chronicles and a standalone Catmage novel set in 19th century Russia is in progress. There is also a dragon fantasy trilogy in the works when the Catmage stories are done.
Meryl lives in Richmond, VA, and can often be found at RavenCon, either as a fan or a guest.
