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Amy D Shojai's Blog
October 13, 2009
- I began writing about pets more than two decades ago, on a Royal electric typewriter. At the time, we lived in Eastern Kentucky in a very small town that boasted a tiny library that carried a short shelf on how-to writing books. There was no such thing as Email or the Internet—at least, not for aspiring wannabe writers. My information came from an ...
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August 5, 2009
- How the hell does she swing from the drapes? Why in doGs name did he roll in dead fish—and then share by rubbing clean against my socks? Does shedding itch? Is that cute innocent look for real, or just an act? I'm passionate about pets. I never stop thinking about them. For more than twenty years, I've puzzled over their actions, behaviors, motivations and care, nearly 24/7. Pets rule.Okay, ...
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July 5, 2009
- Many months have passed since my last blog post. A lot happened, most of which kept me from posting--or even writing much. I can explain the reason for my absence in one word:School.If you want the long story, read on. You see, I've volunteered for several years with the local high school, coaching voice and directing the music for their theater productions. Just before the Christmas holidays, ...
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May 3, 2009
- Heavens to murgatroyd...it's been NOVEMBER since I last posted. And I've got to tell you, God has a seriously wicked sense of humor. My last entry noted that I had streamlined the regular deadlines and then...well, then God laughed. A friend asked me for a major favor, and I was concerned enough about the economy that I took a "real job" teaching High School choir when the director ...
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November 1, 2008
- I will finish the first draft of the novel this month. No excuses. I've taken steps to streamline existing deadlines, and plan to say "no" to any extras this month. So weekends will be devoted to the columns and blogs, once a month I'll do the Pet Peeves newsletter and radio gigs, and devote weekdays and most evenings to fictioning. I'm at page 200 on the first draft of DEADLINES, a ...
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September 21, 2008
- The first issue, sent this past Friday, has received rave reviews. It's the same title as my podcast and the two go together paw-in-glove. A winner of one of my autographed pet titles will be chosen the last day of each month from current subscribers. That means, if you've not yet signed up, there's still time before the first drawing. Winners may even get a photo of their pet featured in the ...
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September 2, 2008
- NEWS FLASH! This Fall, Amy will launch a FREE monthly E-Newsletter with health and behavior articles, care tips, training tricks, pet news and advice. Pet Peeves comes directly to your in-box, so you can read what you like and even pass on to other pet-loving friends. A free autographed book will be given away each month to one lucky subscriber. SUBSCRIBE TODAY by filling out the form, below. ...
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June 24, 2008
- I'm jealous of my time. Most authors feel the same way. Anything that takes away from creating that work-in-progress feeds my nervous tic. Yet the best books in the world never stand a chance without that "P" word getting a workout. Talking about promotions, guys. Book promotion, self-promotion, cross-promotions. Building a platform, creating some "buzz," blogging, ...
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April 7, 2008
- Busy busy busy...last week I attended the Border Queen Book Festival, signed and sold a bunch of books and met some great folks in Comanche, Oklahoma. Once I returned, I had hopes of making further progress on the WIP, but instead spent more attention on the OWFI conference than anticipated. Really there's nothing of grave concern, just answering questions and dealing with this-and-that such ...
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April 7, 2008
- Seems to be more and more difficult to stay up to date on posting. Forgive the flurry of news, and I'll try to categorize in separate entries (WARNING, info-dump ahead):Last Thursday and Friday, I interviewed guests for the next four "Pet Peeves" radio shows. Last month's final show ("Do Pets Go to Heaven") has received quite a bit of attention, I'm pleased to say, and ...
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March 22, 2008
- It's been a busy month, with several assignments, regular columns, and volunteer duties cluttering my calendar. Between times, we've had CRAZY weather -- nearly 80-degree temps in February alternating with ice storms, 8-12 inches of snow (in N. Texas?!) followed by many inches of rain after several years of drought. The dog loves the snow, loves the rain, heck, he loves any excuse to get messy! ...
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February 21, 2008
- In early February I attended the CATalyst Summit in Palm Springs with other cat-savvy, cat-centric folks in the veterinary and animal welfare world, concerned that cats don't get the same respect as dogs. Read my report at my website, here, as well as listen to a radio show on the subject:http://www.shojai.com/articles/CATalystamy
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February 21, 2008
- Friday February 22nd, I'll be a chat guest at the 10th Annual Chat Event at PetHobbyist.com, starting at 10 pm ET. I've done this before, and it's great fun for everyone to post questions and have an online conversation.I hope those of you of a furry purr-suasion will nip over and check it out to see if there's anything to howl about. My topic this year is cat and dog behavior...so there'll be a ...
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February 21, 2008
- I'm pleased to report that the www.owfi.org website once again functions as designed. Whew! What a helpless feeling. I want to be able to push an on-off switch, click on websites and easily read whatever and not worry about how it got loaded, servers, domain names, routing, IPs and whatnot. Thank the lord for people who understand such things!Our "early bird" deadline for the price ...
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February 18, 2008
- I'm the president of the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc, and we'll celebrate our 40th Anniversary conference May 1-3. We are in the midst of receiving registrations and answering questions--and to our dismay, discovered that the www.owfi.org website has been removed from the ether, and replaced with an imposter!We've paid our domain name on time. Our fees to the server are up to date. So we're ...
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