A Monday Panzerism

Even Mom is right once in a while.*

Panzer on choices:

 

Mom figured she could have a kitty

OR

a nice couch.

She made the right choice.

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: A matching set.

Hint

Here's your free Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

As always, at the puzzle site remember to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

Have fun with this one!

To do the puzzle tootle over to A matching set.

Free Classic Mystery Movie: Dragonwyk

Finally.

Panzer found a classic mystery movie for you on the Network Movie channel on YouTube.

The 1946 black and white gothic thriller Dragonwyk is 1 hour 42 minutes long.

 

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to free gothic mystery

Free Sherlock Holmes Mystery Audio: The Solitary Cyclist

I'm still looking for a movie for you.

For those of you who like your audio mystery short Panzer found this one at the Bitesized Audio Classics channel.

The Sherlock Holmes short mystery The Solitary Cyclist was of course written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It's read by Simon Stanhope and 52 minutes long.

Get whatever you'd like to drink while you enjoy this classic Sherlock Holmes mystery.

To listen to the audio tootle over to The Solitary Cyclist

Free Mystery Hour Podcast: Death Will Take the High Line

I'll look for more for you.

Panzer found a new Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (AHMM) and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's (EQMM) podcast site. It's called The Mystery Hour.

The episode Death Will Take the High Line is written by  Elizabeth Zelvin. It's 37 minutes long.

 

 Make a cup of tea and enjoy this short mystery.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to Death Will Take the High Line

Free Historical Romance Audiobook: To Catch A Spinster

I'll see what else I can find for you.

For the visitors here who like historical romance Panzer found one on YouTube.

 

The audiobook To Catch A Spinster is written by Megan Bryce. It's narrated by Maureen Cavanaugh and 4 hours 14 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to relax, and enjoy this romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to To Catch A Spinster

Free Regency Romance audiobook: Patience

 

See you tomorrow.

For you regency romance lovers Panzer found this one on the Starfall Publications channel.

The audiobook Patience is written by Leah Conolly. It's 8 hours 6 minutes long.

Grab your beverage of choice, lean back and enjoy this regency romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Patience

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: The Cereal Murders

Can you solve the mystery before I get back?

Here's a cozy mystery audiobook Panzer found on the Cozy Crime Corner channel on YouTube.

 

The Cereal Murders is written by Diane Mott Davidson. It's narrated by Barbara Rosenblatt and 9 hours 39 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to sit and enjoy the mystery.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootled over to Cozy Mystery

45 Writing Contests in October 2024 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Now I'll look for our regular Friday material.

Panzer found this post at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. Since these contests are in October he didn't want to wait until next week to post them for you. Some of them have October 1 as the submission deadline.

Erica Verrillo's list includes 45 free to enter writing contests. There are contests for fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, and emergency money needs.

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the submission guideline on these because there are some restrictions.:

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

To read the post tootle over to Writing Contests

Scotland's Highland Book Prize Names Sally Huband It's Winner - Publishing Perspectives

It's hard to keep track of all the prizes and awards.

Panzer made a stop at the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

There our traveling kitty boy found Porter Anderson's post about the 2023 winner of Scotland's Highland Book Prize. The post explains the criteria for the prize and who the supporters of it are. It also includes links to information about the winner, the prize and the supporters.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty doesn't remember ever hearing about this prize before."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Scotland's Highland Book Prize

Teachers College Press Signs with Mare Nostrum for Int'l Distro - Publishers Weekly

It was a very quick stop.

Panzer stopped at the Publishers Weekly site today.

 

There he found a press release from Teachers College Press announcing they've changed their international distribution company to Mare Nostrum. In the release they also list all the countries they'll distribute to.

 

Note: This is a short press release. You won't need any snacks while you read this post.

 

To read the post tootle over to  Teachers College Press

44 Outstanding Writers Workshops and Conferences in October 2024 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Interesting workshops and conferences here.

Today Panzer made a trip to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our little kitty pilot found a post about October writing conferences and workshops.

 

Erica Verrillo's post has a list of conferences and workshops which focus on help writing fiction, nonfiction, novels, articles, short stories, and poetry. There are also editor and agent pitch sessions available. Some are online and some are in-person. Be sure to read the guidelines before you register.

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the registration dates too. One is already past and some others are coming very soon."

 

Note: As always with a long post, it's up to you to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences and Workshops

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on developing your cat's personality through games:

 

Let's try it and see.*

No, I don't want to play a game of chase the wadded up paper ball.

Now ...

A game of ambush What's His Name's ankles might be kind of fun, though.

From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Autumn Is Here

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

This one is a little harder than usual.

Have fun!

To do the puzzle tootle over to Autumn Is Here

Free Only Murder In My Mind Podcast:The Legend of Arthur Conan Doyle: Beyond Sherlock Holmes

Nothing scary to worry about here.

For you Arthur Conan Doyle enthusiasts Panzer found a podcast on YouTube about him.

On the Only Murders In My Mind podcast Carol Bisset, Liz Hedgecock and Mike Jackson discuss Arthur Conan Doyle and what he did in addition to Sherlock Holmes. The podcast is 38 minutes minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy this conversation.

To listen to the podcast tootle over to Arthur Conan Doyle

Free Classic Sci fi Movie: Kronos

Don't be afraid, Mom. I'll protect you!

Panzer found this classic movie on the Creature Features channel on YouTube.

 

As the name Creature Features denotes the 1957 black and white movie Kronos has aliens as monsters in it. The movie is 1 hour 57 minutes long (including the extra intro and other stuff).

 

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Kronos

Free Classic Sci fi Short Story: Outpost On Io

Something different this time.

If you like sci fi short stories, Panzer found one at the Thousand Tales channel on YouTube.

Outpost On Io was written by Leigh Brackett. It's narrated by Matthew Carlson and 49 minutes long.

Relax and get comfortable and enjoy this classic story.

To listen to the audio tootle over to Leigh Brackett

Free Small Town Romance: Then Again

This should be fun to listen to too.

For his small town romance fans Panzer found this one at the author's YouTube channel.

The contemporary romance Then Again is written by Sylvie Stewart. It's narrated by Kelsey Navarro and 6 hours long.

Make a cup of tea, find a place to relax and enjoy this rom-com audiobook.

 

To listen to this romance tootle over to Small Town Romance

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Murder of Pearl

Have fun listening to this one.

For the cozy mystery lovers Panzer found this audiobook at the author's YouTube channel.

 

The cozy humorous mystery Murder of Pearl is written by Nellie H. Steele . It's narrated by Deborah Rees and 5 hours 11 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to sit and enjoy the mystery.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Murder of Pearl

Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize for Nonfiction - Writers' Trust of Canada

It's been a long day. See you tomorrow.

Panzer's last stop today was at the Writers' Trust of Canada site.

 

The shortlist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust contains five nonfiction books. Click the See More button under each book to see what the Jury Citation says about the book. The jurors and their bios are listed below the shortlisted books. Hilary Weston's bio is below the jurors'. The winner will be announced November 19.

 

Panzer says, "If you're Canadian and interested, the submission guidelines are also listed on the landing page."

 

Note:With books and author bios and the Jury Citations and juror bios and Hilary Weston's bio, this is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize

 

German Book Prize 2024: The Shortlist - New Books In German

Let's see what other shortlist got announced.

Panzer's next stop today was at the New Books in German site.

 

According to Sarah Hemens post, the German Book Prize has announced their 2024 shortlist. There are 6 novels on the list. Each listing has a plot synopsis, an author bio, and a link to get a short sample in English translation. There's a link at the end of the post to go to the German Book Prize and read about the prize. (It's in English.)

 

Panzer says, "The prize will be awarded on October 14."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to German Book Prize Shortlist

The U.K.'s Booker Prize for Fiction Names It's 2024 Shortlist - Publishing Perspective

There are a lot of contest shortlists  now.

Today Panzer decided to spend some time collecting news around the Catosphere about 2024 book awards shortlists. His first stop was at the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

Porter Anderson's post has the nominees shortlist for the Booker Prize for Fiction. There are 6 novels on the list. The winner will be announced on November 12. The post includes information on how the books are chosen for the longlist, shortlist and the winner. There's also information about how winning the prize effects book sales. There are also links to more information about the Booker Prize included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "The judges do a lot of work to pick the winner."

 

Note: This is an extremely long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

To read the list tootle over to Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist

Facing Author Lawsuits, Shawline Publishing Re-Brands as New Found Books - Writer Beware (R)

Don't sign a contract with these red flags.

Panzer's second stop in the Catosphere today was at the Writer Beware (R) site. Our traveling kitty pilot always finds useful writer information there.

 

Victoria Strauss' post delves into an Australian publishing company called Shawline Publishing. The company advertises itself as a hybrid publisher. Shawline Publishing is being sued by several authors so the company simply changed its name. Under the new name, New Found Books, it's continuing to do business. The post contains examples of author contracts and book royalty complaints. The post also includes links to other information about this company and its practices.

 

Panzer says, "Victoria Strauss is definitely a bad guy's worst nightmare."

 

Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to drink and snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writer Beware Blog

Nordic Nominees - The Rap Sheet

It has an interesting origin.

On a quick stop at The Rap Sheet site Panzer discovered information about the Petrona Award.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the long list nominees for the Scandinavian Petrona Award. The list contains the 10 novels announced. To be considered for the Award the novel must be published in the U.K., but translated from Scandinavian.

 

Panzer says, "There are more rules a novel needs to qualify, so read the whole post."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. A cup of tea will do it for your snack while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to  Nordic Nominees

A New Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on why I don't tell Mom jokes:

Me: Knock. Knock.

She gets me every time.

Mom: Who's there?

Me: Atch.

Mom: Walks away.

Me: Finish it. Say it: Atch Who?

Mom: From the kitchen: Gesundheit Panzer.

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Didn't your mother tell you it's rude to point?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 .

As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

Have fun!

To do the puzzle tootle over to Didn't your mother tell you it's rude to point?

Free Classic Mystery Drama Movie: Fall Guy

I'm already comfy.

Here's a classic noir mystery movie Panzer found on the Broken Trout channel on YouTube.

The Fall Guy is a "drive-in movie" black and white classic. It's 1 hour long.

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn, get comfy, and enjoy the movie.

To watch the movie tootle over to Fall Guy

Free Romantasy Audiobook: Shadow & Soul

 Romantasy = Romance + Fantasy

Panzer found this Romantasy audiobook on author AR Colbert's channel.

 

AR Colbert wrote the romantic fantasy Shadow&Soul. It's 6 hours  25 minutes long.

Get a cup of tea, find a comfortable spot to sit and enjoy this clean romantasy.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romantasy Audiobook.

Free Cowboy Clean Romance Audiobook: A Cowboy and His Neighbor

Tomorrow will be here sooner than you think.

Panzer found you a clean cowboy romance on the Feel Good Fiction channel.

 

The sweet romance A Cowboy and His Neighbor is written by Emmy Eugene. It's 6 hours long.

 

Make a cup of tea, lean back and get comfortable to enjoy this cowboy romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to A Cowboy Romance

 

 

Free Agatha Christie Mystery: The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly

Let's see what else I can find.

For those of you who like your mystery short Panzer found this one on the Detective Tales channel on YouTube.

 

The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly is an Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot mystery story. It's narrated by Jason Fraser and 27 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to sit and see if you can solve the mystery before Hercule Poirot does.

To listen to the audio tootle over to Agatha Christie

Killer Nashville Magazine September Issue Now Online

Enjoy!

by Fiona L. Woods with news gathering by Panzer

Today, Panzer found the free September issue of Killer Nashville Magazine online.

At the Table of Contents (TOC) page you can scroll down and click on the title you want to read. Included in this issue are writing craft articles, short stories and poetry.

Panzer says, "There's some good reading here."

Note: Only you know what you'll want to read at the site, so you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

To read the issue tootle over to Killer Nashville

Patriot Day (USA)

 We will never forget. 

 

 

National Novel Writing Month defended the use of AI. Now authors are stepping down from its board - CBC

Something smells bad here.

When Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he stopped in at the CBC (Canadian) news blog site. There our traveling kitty found a post about the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) organization. Panzer posted a few days ago about the issue covered in the CBC's post.

 

According to Kevin Maimann.s post on the CBC's site, authors on NaNoWriMo's boards who disagree with the organization's stand on AI and the language used to illuminate that stand are leaving the board of directors. One sponsor organization has also withdrawn it's support.

 

Panzer says, "NaNoWriMo sure stepped into a big pile of you know what with that post."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to NaNoWriMo AI Controversy

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to NaNoWriMo and AI

A Monday Panzerism

Don't touch that!

Panzer on ownership:

There are only two things to remember:

1) Not yours

... and ...

2) Mine.

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: My dessert? That's a joke. right?

Hint

 Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

As always remember at the site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

Have fun!

To do the puzzle tootle over to My dessert? That's a joke, right?

Free Classic Mystery Movie: Sherlock Holmes and The Murder at the Baskervilles

This is only a short nap, so save me some popcorn.

If you're ready for an old-time classic murder mystery movie, Panzer found this one at the Feature Film channel on YouTube.

Sherlock Holmes and The Murder at the Baskervilles is a 1937 black and white movie. It's 1 hour 9 minutes long.

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.

To watch the movie tootle over to Sherlock Holmes

Free Time Travel Romance Audiobook: The Time Rift

Back in a few with something else for you.

Panzer found a time travel romance for you on Youtube,

The clean romance The Time Rift is written by Liwen Y. Ho and David H. Ho. It's 7 hours 30 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, grab a muffin, find a comfortable place to sit, and enjoy this romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to a time travel romance

Free Second Chance Romance Audiobook: Promise to Stay

Another hour, another nap.

For those of you who like contemporary romance Panzer found this one for you on YouTube. 

The small town audiobook Promise to Stay is written by Lindzee Armstrong. It's narrated by Dana Jones and is 3 hours 13 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, lean back and enjoy this romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to second chance romance

Free Audio Horror Story: The Hair

Still looking for something else for you.

If you like your horror stories short, Panzer found this one on the Bitesized Audio Classics site.

The "whimsical" horror story The Hair was written by A.J. Alan. It's 22 minutes long.

Sit back and enjoy this short little horror story.

To listen to the audio tootle over to Whimsical Horror Story

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Murder Over Easy

I'll see what else I can find.

Here's a mystery audiobook Panzer found on the Mystery Author Rosie A. Point channel on YouTube.

 

The cozy mystery Murder Over Easy is written by Rosie A. Point. It's 5 hours 24 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, grab a few cookie, find a comfortable spot to sit, and solve this murder mystery.

Have fun.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Rosie Point

Internet Archive Takes Another Blow in Court on Copyright - Publishing Perspectives

This is a really tiring subject.

While tootling around in the Catosphere Panzer found another chapter in the never-ending Internet Archive story at the Publishing Perspectives site.

According to Porter Anderson's post, the U.S. Second Court of Appeals has upheld the March decision that the Internet Archive (IA) committed copyright infringement against the publishers.which brought the lawsuit against IA. There are several links to more information about the IA lawsuit included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "The case began in 2020. Was decided against IA for copyright infringement earlier this year. IA filed an appeal of the decision. The decision was just upheld. Will IA admit it was wrong now? This little kitty is betting, 'No'."

.

Note:This is a long post with a lot of links to other information sites and posts. You'll need to decide what you want to snack on while you read

 

To read the post tootle over to  This Internet Archive

NaNoWriMo and AI - Various

There's a lot of people unhappy right now.

Today everywhere Panzer went he found posts about the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) organization and it's recently published stand on AI. Part of the problem NaNoWriMo caused was by the words and phrases used and part of it was accepting as a sponsor a company that uses a chatbot. There's more to the problems, so you'll need to read the posts below to get the information. (Sorry about the bad wordspro in some of the posts, but people are angry.)

 

 Panzer says, "Be sure to read the Comments sections for the posts that have them.."

Note:Here are some of the posts about the NaNoWriMo dust up. You'll need to decide about your own snacks.

 

To read a post tootle over to Pivot to AI

To read another post tootle over to Terribleminds 

To read another post tootle over to  Kevin's Corner

To read another post tootle over to Jacey Bedford

95 Calls for Submissions in September 2024 - Paying Markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

You should be able to find something useful on the list.

Here's Panzer's last post for the day. This one is about the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site.

 

Erica Verrillo's list for submissions for September has 95 markets. These are markets for fiction and nonfiction in all genres. The list only contains paying markets.

 

Panzer says, "With 95 markets there must be something for everyone."

 

Note: This is a humongous list. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to  Calls for Submissions

Shamus Success - The Rap Sheet

It takes a sense of humor to enjoy my work.

At The Rap Sheet site Panzer found information about the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA).

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post contains a list of the PWA's Shamus Awards winners which were announced at Bouchercon in August. The list also includes all the nominees.

Panzer says, "You might notice there's no mention of a certain kitty's Mom in the list."

Note: This is a short-medium length post. A cup of tea should be enough for your snack while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Shamus Awards

Simon and Schuster Australia Aquires Affirm Press - Publishing Perspectives

Whenever I have a day off, I spend a week catching up.

Because of the Labor Day holiday here in the US, Panzer's news reporting is all kittywumpus. So, our speedy little kitty boy will try to get caught up today. His first stop is at the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Simon and Schuster has signed an agreement to acquire independent publisher Affirm Press. This allows Simon and Schuster to increase their Australian footprint size. Several links to other information are included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty wants to know what changes they'll make later."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Simon and Schuster Australia

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on board games:

I love playing checkers with Mom and What's His Name.

Especially the part where the noble jungle kitty sneaks through the tall carpet grass.

He waits patiently.

You're free. Fly away!*

He slithers forward ...

and ...

pounces on the checker board where all the plastic pieces take flight ...

like ...

a herd of butterflies.

* From Cat Wisdom for humans

Happy Labor Day

 

 

 

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Need a little help?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

Have fun!

To do the puzzle tootle over to jigsaw puzzle