Free to Watch Classic Murder Mystery Movie: It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

Don't wake me.

Panzer found this classic movie on the Pizzaflix channel on Youtube.

 

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) is a 1936 black and white murder mystery movie.

 

Make a pizza, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy the mystery.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie

Something Is Going to Happen - Skidding Broadside in a Cloud of Smoke

The things I do for you.

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Something Is Going to Happen has a post written by mystery writer Anna Scotti. 

 

In the post she explains the trail that led her to being a short story writer.

  

To read the post tootle over to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 

Amerian Flash Fiction: Brilliant Brevities & Miniature Masterpieces - Library of America

Off to find something else

In case you missed the Library of America's Flash Fiction presentation earlier in October, it's now online on Youtube.

 

The event features three flash fiction writers discussing what it is and how to write it. The program is one hour long.

 

Note: Yes these are authors published in a Library of America flash fiction book. 

 

To watch the video tootle over to Flash Fiction 

Free to Listen Rom Com Audiobook: Case Study

 

Let's see what else is hiding out there.

Panzer found this opposites attract romance on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Case Study is written by Lainey Davis. It's 6 hours long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Rom Com Audiobook

Free to Listen Paranormal Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Some Enchanted Eclair

Look at that book cover with all those cats.

Panzer found this audiobook on the Cozy Mystery Audio channel on Youtube.

 

Some Enchanted Eclair was written by Bailey Cates. It's 7 hours 33 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook

Free to Listen Clean Romance Audiobook: Coming Home to the Valley

Off to find a mystery for you.

Panzer found this romance audiobook on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Coming Home to the Valley is written by Ellen Joy. It's 7 hours 9 minutes long.

 

Note: The title under the book cover on Youtube says "AI Full Length Clean Romance Audiobook." I think that means it's AI narrated not written.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Romance Audiobook

Must Read Issues Statemen on Cover Illustration Contracts - Locus

Just talking in my sleep.

Panzer's next stop was at the Locus site. 

 

There he found a continuation of yesterdays' post at Writer Beware (R) about contract rights grabs by Must Read Magazines. The Locus post quotes Must Read Magazine's explanation of the contract's terms.".

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Maybe ... don't use a specific story's plot/theme/premise as your cover illustration."

 

Note: This is a long medium length post. Bring a glass of milk and three chocolate chip cooks for today's snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Must Read's Statement 

Charter of Ethical AI Use in the Creative Industries - Society of Authors

It doesn't say I can't use my spell checker.

Panzer made his first stop of the day at the U.K.'s Society of Authors site.

 

There with no digging in the posts at all he found the organization's new Charter which it is asking other organization to sign. At the bottom of the post are two "Plus signs". Each opens one of the reports mentioned in the Charter.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty got confused about what specific uses are ethical or not ethical."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Ethical AI Use

MACAVITY AWARD WINNERS 2026 - Mystery Fanfare

They missed a lot of good indie books and stories.

Tootling around in the Catosphere today, the Panzermobile was suddenly buffeted by clapping and cheering outside. Following all the noise took our intrepid kitty traveler to the Mystery Fanfare site.

 

There he discovered a list of the winners of this year's Macavity Awards was posted. The list also includes the nominees for each award. The poem that's about Macavity (the cat the awards are named after) is at the end of the post.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't see any indie books or short stories on the list."

 

Note:This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle ovesr to Macavity Award Winners...

Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting - Wired

I wonder if cover designer know about this?

Today, Panzer stopped at the Wired site where he discovered a post about publishers and AI.

 

According to interviews with employees at HarperCollins, Simon and Schuster and Hachette, all three are using AI in ways unknown to the public. These run from email to cover material.. If you've read about the books pulled by publishers because of "suspected" AI use, you'll find this post about their own use of AI interesting.

 

 Panzer says, "It's not that big a jump from back cover copy to front cover illustration."

 

Note: This is a long, long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Publishers and AI