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October 31, 2023
84 Calls for Submissions in November - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity
These should keep you busy.Today Panzer was out tootling around in the Catosphere, when he decided to stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our inquisitive, traveling kitty found a post with a treasure trove of writing markets accepting submissions.
Erica Verrillo's post lists 84 markets looking for submissions in November. The list includes publications looking for fiction, nonfiction, short stories, poetry and essays. Some have closing deadlines of November 1, so you'll need to see if you something suitable now. All are paying markets.
Panzer says, "Always read the guidelines."
Note: This is a long, long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
To read the post tootle over to November Submissions Wanted
Amazon rolls out AI-powered image generation to help advertisers deliver a better experience for customers - About Amazon News
For the last couple of days Panzer has been hearing about Amazon and AI images. Today our little kitty boy decided to see what he could find out at the Amazon News site. There he found a post about Amazon's new AI image generation feature for advertisers. With the feature advertisers can position their products with various background images. A link to a YouTube video showing how the feature works is included in the post. According to the post, it's in beta now and will be rolled out to more users later.
Nothing is ever really new.
Panzer says, "It will be an interesting feature for Amazon advertisers when the rollout is complete. Authors, however, have been able to position their books in different image backgrounds for advertisements for a long time using Book Brush."
Note: This is a short read and a short video. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. To read the post tootle over to Amazon AI Powered Image Generator
Nothing is ever really new.Panzer says, "It will be an interesting feature for Amazon advertisers when the rollout is complete. Authors, however, have been able to position their books in different image backgrounds for advertisements for a long time using Book Brush."
Note: This is a short read and a short video. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. To read the post tootle over to Amazon AI Powered Image Generator
October 30, 2023
48 Writing Contests in November 2023 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity
Hurry on some of them.Panzer made a quick stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site today. There he found a post about upcoming writing contests in November.
Erica Verrillo's post contains a list that includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and short story contests, as well as published novel and short story contests. Some of the contests do have entry restrictions, so be sure to read the guidelines.
Panzer says, "Some of the contests have November 1 deadlines."
Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
To read the post tootle over to Writing Contests
A Monday Panzerism for You
Missed it again.*Panzer on the virtue of cat naps:
Don't you just hate it when you're late for a nap because you slept through it?
*From Cat Wisdom for humans
October 29, 2023
Your Free Sunday Puzzle: It's kind of high to jump over.
HintHere's you Sunday jigsaw puzzle.
As always remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to It's kind of high to jump over.
October 28, 2023
Your Free Saturday Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Kittyzen's Arrest
My work is finished tonight.If you like a little humor with your cozy mystery audiobook, Panzer has one for you tonight. The audiobook Kittyzen's Arrest is written by Addison Moore and Bellamy Bloom. It's 5 hours 30 minutes long.
Make a cup of hot cocoa, snuggle up in a warm blanket and listen to this cozy mystery.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to KittyZen's Arrest
Your Free Saturday Crime Mystery Movie: Calling Paul Temple
It looks like an interesting movie.*Panzer thought you might like a British mystery movie to watch tonight. The movie he found on the Artflix movie channel on YouTube is Calling Paul Temple. It's a 1948 black and white movie that's been "colorized." It's 1 hour 25 minutes long.
Make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.
To watch the movie tootle over to Calling Paul Temple
* Received a complaint some of our photos were too small, so we're trying different sizes.
October 27, 2023
Free Bitesized Audiobook: The Warder of the Door
Have fun!For those of you who prefer your audiobooks short and classic, Panzer has one he found on the Bitesized Audio channel on YouTube. The audiobook has a curse, spooky tunnels and a secret door. All just in time for Halloween.
The episode The Warder of the Door is written by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace. It's narrated by Simon Stanhope and 49 minutes long.
Get a cup of tea, turn off the lights and snuggle up in a blanket while you listen.
To listen to the episode tootle over to Bitesized Classics
Free Clean Romance Audiobook: Inheriting the Farmhouse
I'll keep looking for something else too.If you like clean, Christian romance audiobooks, Panzer found one for you today.
The audiobook Inheriting the Farmhouse is written by Catelyn Meadows and narrated by Emily Norman. It's 8 hours 20 minutes long.
As always with Panzer's treasures for you, it's free on the author's YouTube channel.
Enjoy!
To listen to the romance tootle over to Inheriting the Farmhouse
