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  1. Monday Mentions: Blonds, Pirates & Two-Legged Cats

    June 18, 2012 by Amy Shojai

    Fresh fruit right off the tree just tastes better than anything you can buy in stores. We had a bumper crop this year on our little peach tree. And last night I turned some of those peaches into cobbler–yum! Today’s blog also has some “fresh picks” that I hope will be just to your taste. :)

    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.

    I also urge you to check out last week’s Woof Wednesday and Feline Friday blogs for a chance to have YOUR pet’s name featured in my upcoming thriller LOST AND FOUND.

    WRITER-ICITY SCHTUFF

    Desk Posture Conundrum–Sitting Straight “Bad” for Backs?

    Class Action Suit Against PublishAmerica as reported by WriterBeware

    Conan the Librarian from the fun blog of Myndi Shafer

    Timeline Help from ScribbleCode when you have plot points that require detailed info to get it right! This looks awesome

    World’s Smallest Artificial Heart should be great jumping-off point for you fiction authors

    Dangerous Compassion–writing villains from real life experience. Scary blog post you’ll want to read!

    Why I’m Trashing My “Blond” Card from the awesome writer August McLaughlin

    Writing Treasures from Gene Lempp’s terrific blog, links to all-things-writerly

    Facebook Friendly How to get FB to “pull” the right content in your posted links

    Online Pirates & How to Send A Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Takedown Notice thank you Diana Capri for the link

    PET SCHTUFF

    PetFinder Is Hiring looking for a digital associate producer–love animals? love writing? Check out the link!

    Litter Box Issues–Free Online Chat from certified cat behavior consultant Marilyn Krieger

    National Dog Party Day June 22 from my colleague and awesome paw-ty animal Arden Moore. It’s also National Take Your Dog to Work Day sponsored by Pet Sitters International

    Pet Tips for Road Trips

    Alley Cat Rescue National Feral Cats Survey

    Golden Retriever Lifetime Health Study helps cancer issues, bravo to Morris Animal Health! Enroll your Golden today.

    Training Bras–for Cats? lessons from a true cat-aholic!

    Elephant Care & Protected Contact, thanks to awesome dog trainer Gary Wilkes for sending the links to this article.

    Iranian Cat Finds New Home

    Finally, two videos that bring a smile to my face, and I hope to you, too.

    I love hearing from you, so please share comments and questions. Do you have an ASK AMY question you’d like answered? Do you have a new kitten and need answers? Stay up to date on all the latest just subscribe the blog, “like” me on Facebook, listen to the weekly radio show, check out weekly FREE PUPPY CARE newsletter, and sign up for Pet Peeves newsletter for your chance to NAME THAT DOG character in the forthcoming THRILLER, LOST & FOUND, and pet book give-aways!

    Category Cat Behavior & Care, Dog Training & Care, Writing Advice & More | Tags: ,,,,,,,,, | 14 Comments

  2. Monday Mentions: Blogs, Pet Food & Summer Colds

    May 14, 2012 by Amy Shojai

    I’m sick today, urk. No voice. Stuffy head. Feel exhausted. So that’s my excuse for the brevity. I’ve had folks suggest a number of remedies–eat marshmallows to coat the throat and my personal favorite, sip “Hot Damn” (cinnamon flavored schnapps). Need to snuggle with my Seren-kitty and have the Magical-Dawg deliver some chicken soup (but he’ll want to share…). Colds suck anytime, but summer colds are particularly aggravating. Hope y’all stay healthy and I promise, I’ve sanitized the links and suchlike so germ-icity won’t infect you today on the blog.

    Do your cats and dogs know when you’re under the weather? How do they act? Do tell.

    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

    New Writerly Production? book a year or more? Is acceleration of content a good thing?

    Love Is Murder, check out Sandra Brown’s edited anthology of romantic suspense (pre-orders now available)

    Blogging Tips for Writers–FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS!

    More Blogging Tips–make it EASY to comment plus all about moderation

    Author Facebook Pages, why have them?

    New Anthology Opps from Margie Yee Webb the co-creator with Dahlynn McKowen for Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Cats. And Ken McKowen and Kathy Baker are co-creators for Not Your Mother’s Book . . . On Dogs.

    Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency has new website with value-added for writers. Meredith was my agent for many years and I can’t recommend her highly enough.

    Hyperthymesia and Marilu Henner’s Brain from the awesome Writer’s Forensics Blog of Dr. Lyle

    Authors On the Air, a new radio show might be worth a look, suggested by author CJ West

    PET SCHTUFF

    Cat Food Recalls and Dog Food Recalls expanding. Here’s further info from the FDA.

    Small Vet Practices On Way Out? IBISWorld reports veterinarians appear to be gravitating toward working in larger multi-doctor practices. What will this mean for your furry wonder?

    Pit Bull Saves Owner, Loses Leg awesome story about a hero dog pulling owner from train tracks

    New Hyperthyroid Diet for Cats–miracle or disaster waiting to happen? A veterinarian weighs in.

    Dogs Feel Your Pain, fascinating read from ScienceNOW thanks to great pet author Cheryl Smith

    Bad Journalism How-To on Cat Declaw from Sally Bahner. Let’s be responsible, folks!

    Is Innovative Vet Care Too Expensive? Great post by my colleague Jo Singer. I have to say, the only “hate mail” I ever got about a book took issue with my cutting-edge title and the expense involved. Hmnnn.

    SAR Dog Organizations Receive $258,000 In Grants from the AKC Companion Animal Recovery Canine Support & Relief Fund, bow-WOW!

    Hogzilla–Feral vs Domestic Pig Brains for those who are really into “this little piggy.” Hmnn, wonder what would happen if people brains took that turn (can you say “weird plot idea?”)

    This how-to video is on my new must-do list, since Magical-Dawg loves getting dirty and we have white carpet.

    I love hearing from you, so please share comments and questions. Do you have an ASK AMY question you’d like answered? Do you have a new kitten and need answers? Stay up to date on all the latest just subscribe the blog, “like” me on Facebook, listen to the weekly radio show, check out weekly FREE PUPPY CARE newsletter, and sign up for Pet Peeves newsletter with excerpts from the forthcoming THRILLER, LOST & FOUND, and pet book give-aways!

    Category Cat Behavior & Care, Dog Training & Care, Writing Advice & More | Tags: ,,,,,,,, | 12 Comments

  3. Monday Mentions: Writer-icity & Pet Talk

    March 12, 2012 by Amy Shojai

    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.

    Awesome Shirt Folding Tips! from Margaret Miller’s Blog, this is amazing, you gotta see!

    Own Your Beauty–It’s Contagious from the awesome blogger Myndi Shafer

    Facebook Timeline Tips from Lorie Huston

    WRITER SCHTUFF

    Kansas Writers Association “Scene 2012″ Writer Workshop, and yes, I’m a speaker offering sessions on “kindle-ization” and “media training for authors.” Come say howdy…I’ll be wearing the sparkles (surprise!)

    AgentFest, a part of Thrillerfest with some awesome opportunities for writers (yes, I’ll be there)

    Branding For Sissies Hey if I can do this so can you. Just sayin’ . . .

    Book Club for Authors/Readers a fee-based sign up for authors to get works-in-progress in front of readers for feedback.

    RWA®’s Kiss of Death Chapter presents~~ The 2012 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery Suspense

    Heightening Suspense from Guest Blogger Jodie Renner

    Gorgeous Mousepads! for spiffing up you office decor (yes, I want one of these…)

    Writer Beware on Trusting Sources (or Not)

    Turning Author Site Into A Store tips from Jen Talty

    Tribr How-To from the awesome Jenny Hansen

    PINTEREST SCHTUFF

    Pinterest for Biz

    How Pinterest Engages Better than Twitter Et Al,

    How Random House Uses Pinterest

    Pinterest Boo-Boos to Beware

    Embrace Your Inner Doberman from Sonia Medeiros, good info for anyone including writers

    PETS & ANIMAL SCHTUFF

    VAFA Shelter Now on PetFinder yeee-haw! This is the FIRST animal shelter in Iran, and dogs fostered in the US now can find their forever-homes via PetFinder connection. Here’s a video you MUST SEE of two rescue GSD-mix pups on grass for the first time.

    Pet Industry Estimates $53 Billion Spending

    9 Dental Issues You Share With Pets, my latest at Huffington Post

    Zero Odor Wins Product of the Year Award! If you haven’t tried this product, check it out

    A Beloved Horse Lost–and Found! this is a 3-hanky story you’ll love!

    Lost Woman’s Cat Never Leaves Her Side

    Australia’s Love-Hate with the Dingo

    Greyhound Races Thing of the Past?

    Animal Sounds Around the World you say toMAtoe, and I say meow…

    NPR Transcript Discusses Animal-Human Bond Benefits

    So…what’s the cat saying? And does the toddler understand? Are both “learning” from the communication?

    http://ww.www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpYyTeQhX48

    Totally tongue-in-cheek how animals talk (or beak in feathers…)

    Westchester Cat Show Interview

    I love hearing from you, so please share comments and questions. Do you have an ASK AMY question you’d like answered? Stay up to date on all the latest just subscribe the blog, “like” me on Facebook, listen to the weekly radio show, check out weekly FREE PUPPY CARE newsletter, and sign up for Pet Peeves newsletter with pet book give-aways!

    Category Cat Behavior & Care, Dog Training & Care, Writing Advice & More | Tags: ,,,,,,,,,,,, | 11 Comments

  4. Blogs, Podcasts, and Info-Dumps

    April 7, 2008 by Amy Shojai

    Seems to be more and more difficult to stay up to date on posting. Forgive the flurry of news, and I’ll try to categorize in separate entries (WARNING, info-dump ahead):

    Last Thursday and Friday, I interviewed guests for the next four “Pet Peeves” radio shows. Last month’s final show (“Do Pets Go to Heaven”) has received quite a bit of attention, I’m pleased to say, and hopefully the next offerings also will get some attention. They include:

    OUT DARN SPOT, All about pet potty stains and what to do
    FURRY INFATUATION Why we Love Pets
    SEX-SEX-SEX! and the Single Pet, Part 1 (and 2)
              The first part covers spay-neuter issues, the age controversy, and health benefits. 
              Part two discusses the pro-con issues of mandatory spay/neuter ordinances

    You can access these shows anytime (once they’re posted…one each week or so) by clicking on the Pet Peeves logo at http://www.petliferadio.com 

    I’ve covered some of the same issues, plus a few unique topics, at my daily “cat blog” at www.petside.com –stop by and browse, post a comment or two. 

    best,

    amy

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