Janiss Garza

Janiss Garza is the founder of FitCat Publishing. She began her writing and editing career in the late 1980s as a music journalist, specializing in alternative rock and heavy metal. In 1989, she became senior editor at legendary rock magazine, RIP, a position she held for 7 years. Her writing credits include the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, the Allmovie Guide online, Yahoo Music, Cat Fancy, Catster.com, CatChannel.com, and the award-winning blog, Sparklecat.com. Janiss is the co-author of White Line Fever with Motörhead frontman and heavy metal icon Lemmy Kilmister, and ghostwriter for Sparkle the Designer Cat's two books, Dear Sparkle: Advice From One Cat to Another and Dear Sparkle: Cat-to-Cat Advice From the World's Foremost Feline Columnist. She created FitCat to combine a traditional publishing approach with the personal touch of an indie publisher. Janiss is also a photographer, and volunteers for a therapy pet organization with her cat, Summer.