Fiona L. Woods's Blog, page 45

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Do you see what I see?

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.
Today's puzzle is the hardest one so far.  Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to Do you see what I see

Free Classic Crime Movie: The Walls Came Tumbling Down

See you tomorrow.
Panzer found this noir movie on the MelekSima Music channel on YouTube.
The Walls Came Tumbling Down is a 1946 murder mystery movie. It's 1 hour 22 minutes long. Note: This one does have advertisements at the beginning. (I didn't see one the first time I visited the site, but the second time there was one.)

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.
To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Crime Movie

Free Classic Mystery Audio: Muder by Proxy

I'll see what else is out there for you.
Here's a short murder mystery Panzer found on the Bitesized Audio Classic channel on Youtube.
Murder by Proxy was written in 1897 by M. McDonnell Bodkin. It's narrated by Simon Stanhope and 53 minutes long. Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the story.

To listen to the audio tootle over to Classic Mystery

Free Clean Romance Audiobook: Finding Faith

Let's see what else I can find for you today.
Here's a single dad clean romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.
 The billionaire HEA Finding Faith romance is written by Bridget Baker. It's narrated by Jennifer Jill and 8 hours 50 minutes long. 
This is a long audiobook, so you might want to listen to it while you're out for a jog or driving doing errands..

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Romance

Free Small Town Romance Audiobook: Legally Sweet

That's it for today.
If you like your romance clean, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.
Legally Sweet is written by Alice Fox. It's 3 hours 30 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea and enjoy this clean, sweet romance.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Legally Sweet

Free Classic Detective Audio: The Copper Box

I'm off to find a romance for you.
Here's a classic mystery adventure Panzer found at the Storytime Haven channel on Youtube.
The Copper Box was written by J.S. Fletcher. It's 3 hours 31 minutes long.
Find a comfy spot to relax and enjoy this thriller adventure.
Note: This audiobook has advertisements; so, if you don't like ads, you want to avoid it.
To listen to the audio tootle over to The Copper Box

12 Fabulous Writing Conferences and Workshops in February 2025 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Something for everyone?
Are you looking for some place to go to meet other writers? Agents? Publishers?  Over at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site today Panzer found Erica Verrillo's new post about writing conferences and workshops in February. The post lists 12 conferences and workshops. There are conferences or workshops for fiction or nonfiction or poetry or children's book writers. Some are online and others are in-person.  Panzer says, "Some have eligibility requirements, so be sure to read the guidelines."
 Note:This is a medium length post with links to other sites. You'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink while you're reading.
 To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences

50 Calls for Submissions in February 2025 - Paying markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms

Be sure and check the dates.
Today, Panzer made another trip to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about paying markets looking for writing submissions.
 Erica Verrillo lists 50 sites open for submissions. There are openings for fiction and nonfiction submissions. Some of them have submission restrictions..
 Panzer says, "Some have deadlines of February 1 and some open for submissions on February 1, so be sure to read the guidelines."
 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 Calls for Submissions

80 Free Writing Contests in February 2025 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Something for everyone.
Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about next month's free writing contests.
 Erica Verrillo's list contains 80 fiction and nonfiction contests which charge no entry fees. As always read the submission guidelines before entering.
 Panzer says, "Some of these have February 1 or 2 deadlines, so you'll need to hurry to enter."
 Note: This is a long, long length 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

 Panzer on human correctness:
Good news Mom.  Even Mom's right once in a while.
You were absolutely right!
You really can't put toothpaste back in the tube.
No matter how much you squeeze out, it just can't be pushed back in.





*From Cat Wisdom for humans