A New Panzerism

 Panzer on training your human with unsheathed claws:

Sometimes What's His Name can just be too overly helpful.

 

Mom says he means well and maybe she's right

But ...

I'm a cat.

I don't need help from anybody.

So ...

Get this Mr. What's His Name ...

That's what my tongue is for.

 

Next time you think I need a bath ...

I'll do it myself.

We'll both be happier.

From Cat Wisdom for humans

No Post

No post today.

 

Panzer went to the vet for his vaccinations.

He doesn't feel well, so we're taking the day off to rest.

CWA Dagger Award Winners 2021 - Mystery Fanfare

 Today Panzer made a stop at the Mystery Fanfare site. With a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty found one about the Crime Writers Association's Dagger Awards

 

Those daggers are sharp.

According to site owner Janet Rudolph's post, the Dagger Awards winners were announced July 1 by the UK's Crime Writers Association (CWA) There were eleven Daggers awarded for novels by authors both new and old, for short stories, for publishers, for translations, for libraries, and for lifetime achievement. The post includes a link to the CWA site where you can download the press release.

 

Panzer says, "It must have taken a lot of reading to get it down to one winner in each category."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to CWA

2021 Workshops and Conferences July to August - Blood Red Pencil

Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today was a quick one. Our speedy kitty boy went to the Blood Red Pencil site. There he found a post about July and August writers' workshops and conferences.

 

Hmm ... Mom says trouble is my middle name.

The post lists eighteen writers' workshops and conferences. Some are online and some are not. Some are for mystery writers and some are not. Some are free and some are not.

Panzer says, "Sorry we don't have a lot of information about the workshops and conferences for you here. Mom read the left-hand sidebar at the Blood Red Pencil and it says if we say too much about what's listed at the site we'll get in trouble."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow some of the links in the list, you'll need to decide what you want to bring for while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to workshops and conferences

Hank Phillippi Ryan to Host Mystery Interview Series - Publishers Weekly

Today Panzer made a quick trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a News Brief (press release) about the A Mighty Blaze site.

 

According to the news release A Mighty Blaze's Mighty Mystery page will now feature Hank Phillippi Ryan interviewing mystery authors. The first interview will be posted on July 13. The post includes links to A Mighty Blaze website, the A Mighty Blaze Facebook page and one to author interviewee T.J. Newman's book.

This post is longer than the release.

 Panzer says, "I know what this little kitty will be doing next Tuesday."

 

Note: This is a press release so it's so short you won't even need a glass of iced tea. If you plan to follow the links, however, you'll need a glass of iced tea, two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) and a brownie.

 

To read the press release tootle over to Mystery Interviews

A New Panzerism

 Panzer on human indecisiveness:

Mom is always saying be a good kitty.

I wish she'd make up her mind.

Which is it:

Really. You can't have both.

good ... 

or ...

Kitty?

* From Cat Wisdom for humans

July 4th

 Happy Independence Day!

From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

Germany's Bookwire in Distribution Deal with Spain's Editorial Planeta - Publishing Perspectives

Today as Panzer washing the wind screen on the Panzermobile he found a post stuck under the wiper blade. Pulling it out, our fastidious kitty discovered it was a post from the Publishing Perspectives site about Bookwire.

 

Now for a little nap.

According to Porter Anderson's post, Bookwire has entered into an agreement with Editorial Planeta. According to terms of the agreement Bookwire will distribute 30,000 ebooks and 1,200 audio books to the Spanish-language market. There are links to information about Bookwire, Editorial Planeta and Bookwire's OS platform included in the post.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Interesting. The post lists Amazon and Kobo as two of the places they'll distribute to."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of iced tea and two chocolate chip cookies for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Germany's Bookwire

Things I Wish I Knew About Being an Author I Didn't Know Before by MK Scott - Writers Who Kill

 Panzer found this post for your weekend reading entertainment.

 

Enjoy your weekend.

It's to help you understand what writers go through.

 

(If you've read Mom's author bio at Amazon, you'll recognize some of these things.)

To read the post tootle over to Things I Wish I Knew

The Whys and Hows of Novel Translations - Fiction University

Today Panzer decided to stop in at the Fiction University site. With a little digging in the posts there, our traveling kitty pilot found one about book translations.

 

I'll definitely look into this.

The post by Ariel Tachna at Janice Hardy's Fiction University covers the Why, What, and How of novel translations. It includes information about traditionally published novels and indie published novels.

Panzer says, "There's no information about translation from human speak to kitty speak; but I can help you with that."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Novel Translations