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A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on training your human:
What's His Name said I'm a lazy, good for nothing cat,
And ...
The only thing I am good for is ...
Careful. I will give you what you ask for.*
Eating, sleeping and dropping fur.
Well ...
I'll show him ...
I'll just have to prove him right.



*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Today is a good day.

  HintHere's your 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 jigsaw puzzle tootle over to Today is a good day.

Free Mystery Audio Short Story: Agatha Cristie's The Case of the Perfect Maid

I'm finished for the day.
For those of you who prefer mystery Panzer found a Miss Marple short story on YouTube.

The audio short story The Case of the Perfect Maid is written by Agatha Christie. It's 32 minutes long.
As with all Panzer's treasures, it's free for your listening.
Enjoy!

To listen to the short story tootle over to A Miss Marple Mystery

The Booker Prize Podcast

Back on the hunt.
Panzer made a quick stop at the new The Booker Prize Podcast site. 
On July 6 the site will officially begin uploading episodes featuring interviews with past winning authors and others.
If you're interested in The Booker Prize, you'll want to follow the site.
 To read the post tootle over to The Booker Podcast

Free Author Interview: Mick Herron and the Great British spy novel - A Stab in the Dark Podcast

I just need a little rest.
Today, Panzer is taking you to the A Stab in the Dark Podcast: A UKTV Original Crime Podcast.
The interview episode features author Mick Herron being interviewed by Mark Billingham. The episode is 40 minutes long including the intro. The interview was uploaded June 7, 2020. (Be advised: Mark Billingham uses a bad word or two during the interview.)
As always, the podcast episode is free for your listening.
  Enjoy! To listen to the podcast tootle over to Mick Herron

Free Romance audiobook: The FBI Bride

Let's see what else I can find.
Panzer found you a romance audio book on YouTube for tonight's listening.
The audio book, The FBI Bride, is written by Kimberley Montpetit. It's narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya. It's 4 hours 21 minutes long.
As always with the YouTube romance audio books, it's free for your listening.
Enjoy!
To listen to the audio book tootle over to Kimberley Montpetit

AI and Copyright Law by Kelley Way · Writer's Fun Zone

 

There's a lot of information in them.
Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere looking for some interesting news when he decided to stop at Beth Barnay's Writer's Fun Zone site. There he found a post about copyrighting AI (Artificial Intelligence) work. Earlier this month Panzer sent you to the Writer Beware (R) site for information about copyrighting AI material.

Kelley Way's post is divided into three sections. Each section deals with questions about AI and copyright. The first section explains the U.S. Copyright Office's position on copyrighting AI work. The other two sections deal with other issues with AI and copyright.

Panzer says, "Every author who wants to use AI to write their book should read this post."
Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to AI and Copyright LawTo read the Writer Beware(R) post tootle over to Copyright and AI Generated Material

Free Turning Readers Into Writers Podcast - Get inspiration for your stories with Steve Adams

I'll see what else I can find.
Today Panzer thought he would give you an early start on your weekend with the Turning Readers Into Writers Podcast episode for memoir writers.

The podcast episode Get inspiration for your stories is an interview by Emma Dhesi with multi-award winning writer Steve Adams. In the interview Steve Adams explains how to get inspiration from your life experiences. The episode is 43 minutes long.
As always the episode is free for your listening.
To listen to the podcast tootle over to Steve Adams

Bullet Points: Father's Day Edition - The Rap Sheet

All interesting news here.
While tootling around in the Catosphere, Panzer made a quick stop at The Rap Sheet site. There with a little digging in the posts he found one with a lot of mystery news.
 J. Kingston Pierce's post contains information about mystery TV series, books, contests, and authors.
Panzer says, "If you want to get caught up on all the mystery news, you need to read this post." Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and muffin for your snack while you read the selection.
 To read the post tootle over to Bullet Points

Bloody Scotland Festival Schedule Announced

  It's a lot of fun.
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Bloody Scotland site.  There he discovered they have a flip book for the conference schedule. The flip book lists all the classes and the panel members. The conference will be both online and in person September 15 - 17.
If you don't want to read the flip book, Panzer has included a link to the schedule page at the site below too.
 To read the flip book schedule tootle over to Bloody ScotlandTo read the conference page schedule tootle over to Bloody Scotland Events