Maurice, my Dragon-Muse, has been kicking my ass-ets to get the fiction done!
Meanwhile, I’ve also been struggling to finish the thriller edits and my editor has been incredibly patient with me. This week is THE week! We’re already working on the cover and of course we want it to be special. I’ll have some news shortly about how you–yes the readers!–can get in on the thriller-icity and have a bit of a say in what goes in the book. Stay tuned.
Monday Mentions is the mash-up-day of all the neato-torpedo links and videos, pet schtuff and bling and writer-icity crappiocca collected over the past week. Some of this “schtuff” can be hard to categorize and may fit more than one topic so I urge you to at least scan them all.
WRITER-ICITY SCHTUFF
Free Sites to Promote Your Book
Deep Cuts Horror Anthology especially looking for work from women
Going To BEA? Navigate the Crowd with Free App
The Amazon Effect interesting background and insight into the giant
Publishers Weekly Moves Into Self-Pub’ing from the Writer Beware blog
Writing Persuasive Content–48 Tips Here
PET SCHTUFF
The Secret World of Cat Slang, a hilarious translation of felinese from Angie Holland Baily of Catladyland
Feral Cats Blamed For Typhus cooler heads prevailed, and now education about fleas is in the works, yay!
Can You Love Your Dog Too Much?
Curiosity Nearly Kills the Cat from Dr. Rayya’s Blog (graphic photos, gang…but you’ll be rooting for this kitty!)
Punishment Training–Does It Work? What’s the Fallout?
Cat Safe Sunblock? from Paws & Effect awesome blog!
Dog Follows Cyclist 1000 Miles
New Book on Nutritional Supplements–for Pets from my colleague Shawn Messonnier, DVM (it’s for vets but pet owners probably would like this, too!)
Are generic drugs safe/as effective for pets? Answers in this VIN Video!
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Good luck – you guys are going to be STELLAR! I can’t wait to hear about all the fun and glory….
GREAT pets and writing links. LOVED the video!!!
Thanks Natalie! We have an AWESOME cast–and the orchestra sounds terrific, too. Last night’s tech rehearsal went well so I think we’re more than ready for our first audience on Thursday.