Fiona L. Woods's Blog, page 27

Nibbies Endorse Tense Tale - The Rap Sheet

Don't know about you, but I'm starved for my snacks.Panzer found an announcement about the Nibbies (Awards) at The Rap Sheet site. J. Kingston Pierce's short announcement about the British Book Awards, includes links to the winners information. Note: This post is short enough you wont have time to snack while you read it. To read the post tootle over to The Nibbies

Libro.fm Launches In-App Direct Purchase, Member Signup - Publishers Weekly

I expected this. Did you?Panzer found a news release by Libro-fm on the Publishers Weekly site.
According to the release, Libro.fm now allows app users to make purchases outside Apple.  Note: This is a short news release. You won't have time to snack on anything while you read this. To read the release tootle over to Libro.fm

Audible Expands Catalog with AI Narration and Translation Services - Publishers Weekly

It's not a surprise They've been testing it for a while.Today Panzer found a post at the Publishers Weekly site about Audible's new AI narration service. The post by Ed Nawotka is an indepth look at Audible's acceptance of AI narration. Audible announced they now offer AI narrations services and will add translation later this year. Panzer says, "You'll want to read this post."
  Note: This is a very, very long post. In addition to the AI narration announcement, it also has information about Audible's history in the audio book market. To read the post tootle over to Audible

Two to Avoid: Book Order Scams and Fake Reviews - Writer Beware (R)

She does a lot of work for writers.Panzer found a new post at the Writer Beware (R) site. This one is about two scams writers need to watch out for. Victoria Strauss explains the fake big book order scam and the fake reviews scam. Both will cost you a lot of money if your respond to them. There are several samples of the scammers come-ons included in the post. Panzer says, "Victoria Strauss always investigates the scams and tells you about them, so you're prepared." Note: This is a long-medium post. Bring a cup of tea and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.
To read the post tootle over to Two Scamswrit

New Killer Nashville Magazine Issue Online

I always read the writer's craft articles first.Today at the Killer Nashville Magazine site Panzer found the May issue posted. As usual at the site just scroll down and click the article or story or poem you want to read.  Some of the material is from the previous issue and some is new. This time there's a new writer's craft article, a short story and a poem. To read the issue tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on tranquility: I believe in the Universal Chaos Theory. 
You know ...  Or ... I can do it for you.*that theory when you humans say everything should be in chaos. So ... If things aren't chaotic in your life ... You should try harder to be like everybody else.      *From Cat Wisdom for humans

Sunday's Jigsaw Puzzle: I love you Mom.

HintHere's today's jigsaw puzzle. As always, remember to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.  Happy Mother's Day! Have fun! To do the puzzle tootle over to I love you Mom.

Happy Mother's Day to All Mothers

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Free Classic Mystery Movie: Death by Television

I love these classic movies.For those of you who like your mystery movies with just a little sci fi thrown in Panzer found this one on the PizzaFlix channel on Youtube. Murder by Television is a 1935 black and white murder mystery. It's 54 minutes long. With a name like Murder by Television and a star like Bela Lugosi (read the Comments under the movie or Google him), who can resist this 90 year old classic movie? Make some popcorn (or pizza), grab your beverage of choice and enjoy the movie. To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie

Free Mail Order Bride Romance Audiobook: Whispers of the West

I'll find a movie for you now.Panzer found this historical mail order bride audiobook on the author's channel on Youtube. The clean romance Whispers of the West is written by Emma Ashwood. It's 2 hours 10 minutes long. This audiobook is short enough you can enjoy it while you're doing errands. To listen to the historical romance tootle over to Mail Order Bride Audiobook