Book Review: A Kitten Called Kitters

We haven't done a book review for a l-o-n-g time. But, Panzer found this cute little children's book, A Kitten Called Kitters: The Kitten Who Roared by Bob Guelfi, and insisted I read it to him.

Kitters is an orange tabby who wants to be a tiger. All the other kittens make fun of her. One day when Kitters is out walking, she hears a small sound. Going to investigate, she finds a little kitten being harassed by a big dog. Kitters does a Panzer attack. No spoiler here. You'll have to read it yourself to find out what happens.

Panzer gives the ebook four paws up.

The ebook is available at Amazon in the Kindle Store.

A Panzerism

Wasted ... Wasted ... Time.

Panzer says:

Mom is always telling me to be a good kitty.

I did that once.

That was a wasted three minutes.

13 Ways To Kickstart Your Writing in 2013

I need help!

Okay, Panzer has been dragging his paws since New Year's Day. He just hasn't been able to get any new cat adventures started. So, he went out in the catosphere today looking for a little inspiration.  And he found it at the Andrew Jack Writing blog. He parked the Panzermobile to do a little reading. Now he's ready to hit the ground running and get some new cases started!

Do you need some inspiration, too? Well, here you go. Tootle on over and read 13 Ways To Kickstart Your Writing in 2013

From the Write Angle: Five Must Hear Podcasts for Writers

Free! Free!

Panzer and I were tootling in the catosphere today and found a new -- to us -- blog called From the Write Angle. There's a post by Jean Oram with links to FREE podcasts! And you know Panzer and FREE stuff.

Panzer says get your FREE podcasts by tootling on over to From the Write Angle: Five Must Hear Podcasts for Writers: by Jean Oram I've recently discovered podcasts as a part of my quest to improve my writing. While some of you may be laughing and saying t...

Yet Another Panzerism

Panzer on the art of seduction:

Some cats say wine is fine.
Others think catnip does the trick.
Me? I just take them home and show them my big ...  huge ...

Panzermobile!

New Panzerism

I'm still not listening.

Panzer says:

I went to the vet today.
She cleaned my ears.
I can hear much better now.

But that doesn't mean I'll do what you say.

Writers FM -- Writers Radio -- Download Podcasts

Free! Free!

Panzer loves this podcast site. This is a free author podcast site and we all know how much my bad boy loves FREE!

Each time a new podcast is posted, you can listen to it online or download it as an MP3 file. There is a list of interviews with mystery writers, romance writers, marketing experts, and it changes all the time.

To check out the interviews, tootle on over to Writers FM -- Writers Radio -- Download Podcasts

Mystery Writing is Murder: Top 10 Things One Writer Learned About Social Medi...

Panzer and I were out tootling around in the catosphere and we stopped in at Elizabeth Spann Craig's  Mystery Writing Is Murder blog. We found a guest post by Colby Marshall about using social media.

Now, as all of you who have been here at the Cats and Crime blog for a while know, social media is not Panzer's fete. (Remember, cats don't have thumbs, so it's very hard for them to use the keyboard!) But, my bad boy reads about it so he can tell ME what he wants done. He did find some good information in the list of 10 things to know before you use social media.

So, if you're thinking about jumping on the social media bandwagon to build a tribe of followers, read the rules first. Tootle over to Mystery Writing is Murder: Top 10 Things One Writer Learned About Social Medi...: Guest Post by Colby Marshall , @ColbyMarshall In my (very brief) career as a writer, I’ve learned a few things about self-promotion on soc...

Free Tab Section Added

It's Free!

Panzer and I have added a new Tab above. We'll be putting our Free From Us items there. Now, it has Fiona L. Webber's free romance. We'll be adding things as we get them finished. We're planning an excerpt from the ebook Cat's and Crime and an excerpt from the audiobook, too. We'll be adding other free ebooks, podcasts, audiobooks as they come up on our To-Do-List.

Panzer loves (giving away) free stuff, so keep checking back.

Amazon Serials Program

They want me to do what?

Panzer and I have been hearing a lot about the Amazon Serial Program, so my bad boy was happy to find a post at indie fantasy author Lindsay Buroker's blog about it. The guest post is by Roberto Calas and his adventures writing one of the Amazon serials. There's a link here to Amazon's submission guidelines too.

While neither Panzer nor I could write an adventure fast enough to get an episode up every two weeks, it is an interesting concept.

If you're interested in trying out for the Amazon Serial Program, read about it at Lindsay Buroler's blog.