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Author's note: I’ve been entranced by the
friendship my dog has with several local crows for years, so it seemed natural
to include them in my newest mystery. 
The excerpt below features Blackie, a rehabilitated crow who will play
an interesting role in the mystery. ~ 

Tracy    









Excerpt from Karma's a Killer

Judith
yelled, “Hey, stop! What are you doing?” Even Tiffany ran over to check

"Including a dog with EPI in my series was no accident. Like most fiction authors, my primary goal is to entertain. To immerse my readers in a world they would otherwise never experience. But that’s not my only goal. My secondary, not-so-secret goal is to spread awareness of EPI and provide hope to owners of animals impacted by the condition."

Tracy Weber will share an excerpt from her brand

When my younger daughter was an infant, she didn’t sleep.
Not at night. Not at nap time. What she did was cry, especially in the evening,
so I took it upon myself to diagnose her with colic. Thus, I had an explanation
for why she cried and why there was nothing I could do to stop it.



The colic eventually passed, as did her habit of rising
before the sun. She never took to napping, at least

by Janis Susan May/Janis Patterson









I don’t write about animals, but with two
neurotic cats and a very prissy little dog – all rescues from horrific situations
– I live with them all the time.



Mindy is a small 12 pound blonde dog who is
half terrier mix and half pure diva. As far as she is concerned the house and
everything in it – except perhaps our bossy little tuxedo cat Squeaky

Like most dogs, Doodle, the canine narrator of
the Doodlebugged Mysteries, not only loves food but has some strong opinions on
the subject. He recently got a chance to share some of those in Cooking Up Stories: Favorite Recipes from
the Oregon Writers Network. 



The brainchild of Louisa Swann and Dayle
Dermatis, Cooking Up Stories is a
compilation of recipes and brief story excerpts from an

by Judy Alter



Every night when I’m
ready to go to bed, I ask Sophie if she’s ready for bed. She trots to the dog
bed next to my bed. We visit and she gets tummy rubs; sometimes I talk over the
day with her, sometimes I just tell her what a sweet girl she is. When I say,
“Okay, time to go to sleep,” she jumps up and goes to her crate (she’s
housebroken but occasionally unreliable). In the

Tell us
about your latest book.



DOGLAND: A Journey to the Heart of
America’s Dog Problem intertwines two stories.
The first details my search to find the person who surrendered my dog to
a North Carolina shelter when she was only six weeks old; the second examines
our country’s dog problem and seeks solutions to fix it.

For many people, the notion that America has a
dog problem is hard to

by Janis Susan May/Janis Patterson





In a way I feel sort of a cheat. I don’t put
animals in my books, at least not in any major roles. I do, however, have them
in major roles in my life, roles so major that I sometimes feel like a minor
character.



I believe firmly in adopting rescue pets, so
much so that The Husband’s and my favorite charity is East Lake Pet Orphanage.
Right now we

Tell us a little bit
about your journey as a writer.

My journey began when I
was a child—I drew picture books before I could read or write (I was 4) based
on a soap opera my mother listened to called “My Gal Sunday.” When I could read
and started on the Little House on the Prairie series, I wrote my own version.
I continued writing stories and added plays for my neighborhood friends to
perform.