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A Thousand Tears . . . Song For A Magical-Dawg

by Amy Shojai | Sep 20, 2017 | Dog Training & Care

A Thousand Tears -- Song For A Magical-Dawg A thousand tears I shed each night Since Magic left that bitter day, He took away a special light And turned my world to gray. We knew a gift that shined so bright Would burn too fast and go away More quickly than is ever...

Amy Shojai WIPIN Pet Industry Awards Video #poweredbyindie

by Amy Shojai | Sep 15, 2017 | Contest

I’m a Women In the Pet Industry (WIPIN Pet Industry Awards) FINALIST for Solopreneur of the Year. I posted about this incredible honor in a previous blog post here. I'm proud to say this would never have happened if I hadn't gone "indie" with my publishing--creating...

Katrina Revisited: 12 Years Later, Are You Disaster-Ready for the Next Hurricane

by Amy Shojai | Aug 25, 2017 | Uncategorized

As Hurricane Harvey barrels down upon the Gulf coast, our prayers are with those in the path of the storm. Please tell me you're disaster ready, both you and your pets! Read more about disaster preparation in this post. ARE YOU DISASTER READY FOR A HURRICANE?...

Amy Shojai Named Pet Industry Woman of the Year Finalist in WIPIN Pet Industry Awards

by Amy Shojai | Aug 25, 2017 | Cat Behavior & Care, Dog Training & Care

So...this happened. I'm a Women In the Pet Industry (WIPIN Pet Industry Awards) FINALIST for Solopreneur of the Year. The other award categories are Entrepreneur, Corporate, Advocate and Rising Star. DARE TO DREAM BIG The pet industry is chock full of amazingly...

Celebrate Dog Birthday Every Day: Magic Is Eleven!

by Amy Shojai | Jul 24, 2017 | Dog Training & Care

I’ve written about Seren-Kitty’s recent 21st birthday, and we also celebrate Karma-Kat’s “gotcha-day” since we don’t know his birthday. Read about those here. For our Magical-Dawg, though, we were on a waiting list for two years to get him as a puppy. We not only know...

Jesus Christ Superstar: Living The Part

by Amy Shojai | Jun 1, 2017 | Uncategorized

Many of my readers know about my passion for plays and theater and music. So when the opportunity came to be involved in a rock opera, I had to audition for the chance to sing in the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice masterpiece, Jesus Christ Superstar. JESUS CHRIST...

Celebrating Cat Writing Awards that Celebrate Cats! Get Your Gift Book Here

by Amy Shojai | May 23, 2017 | Uncategorized

Cat Writers Hosts Awards Banquet I have attended every Cat Writers Association event since the beginning that celebrates cat writing awards, and almost missed the 23rd Annual Conference and Awards Banquet this past weekend. Part of that was concern about my two aging...

Thriller Thursday: Melodie Winawer’s Historical Epic, The Scribe of Siena

by Amy Shojai | May 18, 2017 | Books

THRILLER THURSDAY is a new occasional feature of Bling, Bitches & Blood. As a member of International Thriller Writers and alumni of the ITW Debut Author Program, it is my honor to showcase select ITW authors and books participating in the ITW Bloggers Program. If...

Thriller Thursday: Sherry Knowlton Releases DEAD OF SPRING #ITWBLOG

by Amy Shojai | Apr 13, 2017 | Books

THRILLER THURSDAY is a new occasional feature of Bling, Bitches & Blood. As a member of International Thriller Writers and alumni of the ITW Debut Author Program, it is my honor to showcase select ITW authors and books participating in the ITW Bloggers Program. If...