Tuesday, November 3, 2015

IWSG, Feline Fun Facts, and More!

IWSG: This month I have the pleasure of co-hosting the Insecure Writers Support Group along with Karen Walker, Denise Covey, and Tyrean Martinson. Take a few moments and stop by and say hello to this awesome group of co-hosts. This month 


 Also Today Lynda Young is hosting me at her Website WIP It. 

This Week Salem’s Daughters is $0.99. You can read the synopsis and download a copy by Clicking Here. 

 Short Blurb A four hundred year old evil is unleashed when souls of the daughters of those killed during the Salem Witch Trials find a new generation of people to murder at a popular modern-day bed and breakfast

I’m also doing a promo today with BookSends. I rarely do promos like this. This is only the third time I’ve gone this route. But BookSends has been good to me and I’ve always made back the small fee plus some. 

Fun Fact Fear of cats (cat phobia) is known as ailurophobia (Greek - ailouros - cat). It is defined, by various sources, as: 
• an abnormal fear or aversion to cats 
• a fear of cats 
• a morbid fear of cats 
Alternate names for fear of cats are aelurophobia, galeophobia, and gatophobia.

Human Has Not Fed Me In Days. Me Very Hungry.
Did You Know When people die in their homes and their cats get hungry, the first thing they eat are the faces of the deceased people. I had to get that in somewhere during my Salem's Daughters Blog Tour.

Who Am I My name is Stephen Tremp and I write speculative fiction. My fourth novel, Salem’s Daughters ($0.99 on Kindle this week), is supernatural thriller about an average young couple who build a bed and breakfast that is terrorized by thirteen seemingly harmless cats possessed by disembodied witches who instigate a cycle of terror and murder. 
 
Question What’s your IWSG this month? Do you ever use BookSends or BookBub or other similar services to help promote your books?
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87 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughNovember 3, 2015 at 4:45 PM

    Like that episode of X-Files where the dog ate his master after he died.
    Did you see the report that if house cats were bigger, they would eat their owners?
    Thanks for co-hosting and I will see you at Lynda's!

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  2. joehNovember 3, 2015 at 5:00 PM

    I am a slow reader, but so far find your book very entertaining!

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  3. D.G. HudsonNovember 3, 2015 at 5:24 PM

    Ew, yuk, Is the face the fleshiest, I wonder? Glad I don't at present have any pets about. But protein is protein to an animal. My daughter's cat will raid the pantry if he gets hungry and he's alone. . .(he goes for the bakery items though, as protein is to hard to get in the pantry. Good luck with Salem's Daughters!

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  4. Denise Covey November 3, 2015 at 5:29 PM

    Hi Stephen! Have a fun time co-hosting too! I'm wishing you well for Salem's Daughters! Now off to Lynda's!

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  5. bettyNovember 3, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    That is a fact I hope I never experience with cats :)

    Started your book, interesting so far!

    betty

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  6. AnonymousNovember 3, 2015 at 11:45 PM

    Ok Stephen, that's just gross. Ewww. Thank goodness I only have a dog now. Thanks for co-hosting this month and good luck with Salem's Daughters! Eva

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  7. Hilary Melton-ButcherNovember 4, 2015 at 12:14 AM

    Hi Stephen - glad that snippet didn't appear on my blog! Revolting!! Good luck with the book and promotion .. .I've been across to Lynda's blog. cheers Hilary

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  8. cheerfuloptimisticNovember 4, 2015 at 12:25 AM

    Gotta keep fed somehow.

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  9. Laura ClipsonNovember 4, 2015 at 1:09 AM

    I love my cats, so I try not to think about facts like that! I suppose they still have to eat...

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  10. Angela WooldridgeNovember 4, 2015 at 2:17 AM

    Ew! Note to self, if dying remember to cover face.
    I've heard Bookbub mentioned a lot recently but not dipped into it - it seemed to be offering lots of free e-books and I wondered how the writers felt about that?

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  11. Nancy GideonNovember 4, 2015 at 3:36 AM

    Thanks for co-hosting, Stephen. Now keeping a close eye on my cats. Hey, not dead! I'm only sleeping!!

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  12. Shah WhartonNovember 4, 2015 at 4:21 AM

    I'm a dog gal. :) Cats never seem to like me much :(

    Shah X

    http://shahwharon.com

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  13. Rachel PattinsonNovember 4, 2015 at 4:34 AM

    You learn something new every day! I wonder why they go for the face? How strange. Your book sounds good, I'll be checking it out once I've narrowed down my TBR pile a bit more! Thanks for co-hosting :)!

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  14. Natalie AguirreNovember 4, 2015 at 4:40 AM

    That's a weird tidbit about cats. Hope your tour is going well.

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  15. Nick WilfordNovember 4, 2015 at 5:02 AM

    At first I read "faces" as "faeces"... not sure which is preferable, yikes! With the faces, maybe they start off licking the faces to try and get their owner to wake up, then when they realise that isn't happening, they make a meal of it?

    Just downloaded Salem's Daughters for a cool 99p, although when I clicked through to Amazon UK from the link, the search term was just "Salem" so there was lots of other stuff first like Salem's Lot. Might be something to look into?

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  16. Mary AalgaardNovember 4, 2015 at 5:04 AM

    I'll be downloading your book. It struck me as humorous, a sort of "gotcha" for cat haters, or lovers. I have a cat and he can be sweet and snugly, or turn on you and bite your arm! Thanks for co-hosting the IWSG this month!
    Play off the Page

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  17. MelissaNovember 4, 2015 at 5:29 AM

    I saw a bump in sales with Booksends, too. I also like Digital Book Today and The Kindle Book Review / Romance Review.

    Thanks for co-hosting.

    IWSG #115 until Alex culls the list again

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  18. S.A. LarsenッNovember 4, 2015 at 5:30 AM

    Eating the faces of their deceased people... Yeah, I will never look at my cat the say way again. The visual I keep getting is nasty.

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  19. Joylene Nowell ButlerNovember 4, 2015 at 5:40 AM

    I heard it was because they were ingested the spirit of their owners. Which doesn't make it any easier to imagine. We have 2 cats, who always seem hungry. Thanks for co-hosting, Stephen.

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  20. Tamara NarayanNovember 4, 2015 at 5:42 AM

    So when my cats lick my face, I probably should not be interpreting that as kisses then? Yikes. I should look into those book services.

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  21. Debra Renée ByrdNovember 4, 2015 at 6:03 AM

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  22. Debra Renée ByrdNovember 4, 2015 at 6:03 AM

    Well, if I become a crazy cat lady, I'll know to build a kitty door. SMH. Thanks for co-hosting!

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  23. Cathrina ConstantineNovember 4, 2015 at 6:07 AM

    Is that true?! About cats eating their owners faces...yuck!!! I have 2 cats, hopefully I'll die facedown.

    Stephen, I actually have a promo coming up with Booksends, I hope it helps with sales. Bookbub is expensive, I've submitted my books, but I've never been picked.

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    1. Stephen TrempNovember 4, 2015 at 7:04 AM

      Cathrina, BookBub is expensive. But I watch the daily promos and almost all of them are launched high in Amaon rankings and they stay there for a while. Many make it into the Top 100. At $1.99 and a profit of $1.40 per Kindle download, the payback is there.

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  24. Cathrina ConstantineNovember 4, 2015 at 6:08 AM

    Oh, and thanks for co-hosting!!!

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  25. L. Diane WolfeNovember 4, 2015 at 6:31 AM

    Our Rocko is so tiny she'll be feasting on us for months.

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  26. Diane BurtonNovember 4, 2015 at 6:32 AM

    Another reason not to get a cat. LOL Thanks for cohosting this month.

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  27. AnonymousNovember 4, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    That's a gruesome cat fact!

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  28. J.Q. RoseNovember 4, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    Ok. I could have lived all my life and been happy NOT to know about the cat eating the owner's face. You will be remembered for that snippet of information though. Thanks for co-hosting!

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  29. Dean K MillerNovember 4, 2015 at 7:01 AM

    Thanks for co-hosting IWSG this month. Always enjoyed cats, but only one seemed to have mischief on its mind!

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  30. Jennifer HawesNovember 4, 2015 at 7:03 AM

    Your supernatural thriller sounds awesome! Remind me never to get a cat:) Thanks for co-hosting!

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  31. Kai Strand, AuthorNovember 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    I've never heard of BookSends before. I'll check it out. Thanks for co-hosting.

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    1. Stephen TrempNovember 6, 2015 at 11:42 AM

      Kai, I'm very happy with the results this time around, as with the previous two. I made my money back and a little more.

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  32. Loni TownsendNovember 4, 2015 at 7:25 AM

    *shudder* about the face-eating. That was probably a fact I could've lived without. :D

    Thanks for co-hosting!

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  33. Yolanda RenéeNovember 4, 2015 at 7:33 AM

    Book Bub, many years ago, it worked. But haven't done it lately! Happy IWSG - ing!
    Got your book, thanks!

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  34. Jacqui Murray--Writer-TeacherNovember 4, 2015 at 7:38 AM

    I'd heard that about cats. There's a moral there somewhere. Hmm...

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  35. TBMNovember 4, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    Not surprised that a cat will eat their human's face. Mine gnaws on my elbow every night to let me know his food dish is empty. Not a pleasant way to wake up at 4 am.

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  36. Crystal CollierNovember 4, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    Never tried booksends or BookBub, but I've heard fabulous things. Actually, I've found that with some (a lot of) work, I can reach a significant audience by utilizing free tools. Still, I'm going to have to look into Booksends if it's been such a great resource.

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  37. AnonymousNovember 4, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    NaNo is my insecurity this month!

    I knew that bit about cats eating faces, which is why I don't have one. Screw that.

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  38. Chemist KenNovember 4, 2015 at 8:30 AM

    Hmmmm, that bit about the cats has got me thinking. I've always wondered why our 5 cats look disappointed whenever I wake up from a nap.

    Thanks for co-hosting this month's IWSG.

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  39. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 8:44 AM

    Well at least I know if I die suddenly and they don't find me for a few days, my poor cat won't go hungry! LOL

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  40. Pat GarciaNovember 4, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    Thank you so much for co-hosting this month. As for my own insecurity, it is NaNo. I want to reach my goal which is not 50 thousand words but 60 thousand.
    Shalom,
    Patricia

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  41. Susan Gourley/KelleyNovember 4, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    I haven't used Bookbub or Booksends though I've heard good things about Bookbub. I didn't need to know that about cats eating dead people's faces.

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  42. LidyNovember 4, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    Eww, even though I’d already be dead, that’s definitely one thing I don’t want to happen after I expire. Guess, I’m lucky my husband hates cats and is against having one as a pet. Thanks for co-hosting today!

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  43. F. StoneNovember 4, 2015 at 9:19 AM

    Yes, i've heard that our pets don't hesitate to munch on our corpse. I'm hoping that's only when they become overly hungry and don't put on the bib the second I hit the floor pulseless. I've had no luck with BookBub and I've heard it's almost impossible to get accepted.

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  44. F. StoneNovember 4, 2015 at 9:19 AM

    Yes, i've heard that our pets don't hesitate to munch on our corpse. I'm hoping that's only when they become overly hungry and don't put on the bib the second I hit the floor pulseless. I've had no luck with BookBub and I've heard it's almost impossible to get accepted.

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  45. Erika BeebeNovember 4, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    Wow! You certainly got my attention. I wouldn't put anything past my cat. It's like thousands of crazy thoughts race behind his eyes at all times...lol. Great post. I haven't used either Bookbub or Booksends so thank you for pointing them out.

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  46. Fundy BlueNovember 4, 2015 at 11:02 AM

    Your fourth book sounds like a lot of fun, Stephen! I haven't even heard of BookSends or BookBub before, so thanks for the info. I'm way behind on technology ~ I just got my first smart phone. But I'm learning! Thanks for being and ISWG host.

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  47. NicolaNovember 4, 2015 at 11:07 AM

    My dislike of cats has just grown! Sounds terrifying! Sorry to all cat lovers who read this :) Wishing all NaNo participants lots of fun.

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  48. Jeffrey ScottNovember 4, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    I think the cats eating faces should have been the "Fun Fact". :)

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  49. ELAdamsNovember 4, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    Thanks for co-hosting! Salem's Daughters sounds like a fun read. I hope the sale goes well.

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  50. LisaNovember 4, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    Good luck and nice to hear the book is out!!! Interesting tidbits of info, if a bit gruesome!!!

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  51. LisaNovember 4, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    Sorry I forgot! Thanks for cohosting this month!! Great timing on your part!!! Have to remember this!

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  52. Olga GodimNovember 4, 2015 at 12:07 PM

    Face eating - eww! Aside from that, you have some fascinating facts about cats. Thanks for cohosting this time.

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  53. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 12:26 PM

    Hello from a fellow speculative fiction author! Congrats on your release. I had no idea about that interesting little tidbit about what cats do after someone dies. Makes them freak me out even more!

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  54. Melodie CampbellNovember 4, 2015 at 12:37 PM

    I'm thinking I'm happy I have a dog! Thanks for cohosting :)

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  55. dolorahNovember 4, 2015 at 1:05 PM

    Is that why my cat stares me in the face when he wakes me to feed him? A warning to get up or my face is food?

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  56. C.D. Gallant-KingNovember 4, 2015 at 1:25 PM

    I had not looked into BookSends and BookBub, but I'm checking now! Interestingly, BookBub charges the lowest price to advertise Free books, while BookSends charges the highest price for Free Books, despite the fact BookBub claims to have significantly higher circulation. I guess it depends on how prominently they feature them?

    IWSG November Post

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  57. Toi ThomasNovember 4, 2015 at 2:21 PM

    Thanks for co-hosting today and congrats on the release. I haven't started mine yet, but it's on the TBR list. As for cat facts, I know many of them. Being allergic to them, I try to know what I can. I used to really like them, and I guess I still do, I just can't really be around them... With that being said, I'm always telling people that dogs are domesticated and house cats are just small; they are tiny tigers.

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    1. Stephen TrempNovember 6, 2015 at 11:43 AM

      Toinette, very true. Tiny Tigers they are. Thanks for stopping by and saying hi!

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  58. Juneta keyNovember 4, 2015 at 2:25 PM

    YIkes, I love cats, but that is a fact I could have done without knowing---Shivers.
    Juneta Writer's Gambit

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  59. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyNovember 4, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!! Now I'm afraid of cats... ;)
    That fun fact deserves another ew: ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!
    lol.

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    1. Stephen TrempNovember 6, 2015 at 11:44 AM

      Lynda, I just had to get that fun fact in before the end off the blog tour.

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  60. Donna McDineNovember 4, 2015 at 4:41 PM

    Yikes....eating the faces of the deceased....yuck! I haven't used BookSends or BookBub...I'll have to check it out! Thanks for co-hosting this month!

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  61. DMSNovember 4, 2015 at 5:26 PM

    Stephen- I have been seeing your book all over the blogosphere. Yeah! I had no idea about cats eating the faces off of the deceased. Must have been some interesting research for sure.
    ~Jess

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  62. Beverly Stowe McClureNovember 4, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    I get emails from BookBub but have never used them. I also did not know that about cats. I have two cats and can't believe they'd do that to me. I must read your book too. Hope the cats in it don't eat people's faces. Congratulations.

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  63. alexiaNovember 4, 2015 at 5:31 PM

    I love cats! Hmmm, would they eat my face? I suppose if they were trapped without food. Oh, how morbid!!

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  64. Sharon HimslNovember 4, 2015 at 6:25 PM

    Oh, how awful. I adore cats, but why am I not surprised? They are resourceful to say the least, unlike dogs who act like two-year-olds their entire life. BookBub is a cheap way to buy books I hear. Thanks for co-hosting and good luck with sales of your novel.

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  65. Sandra CoxNovember 4, 2015 at 8:42 PM

    You had me until the face eating;)

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  66. Murees DupèNovember 5, 2015 at 3:23 AM

    Thank you for co-hosting. My brother has a cat and she likes biting my cheek all the time. After reading your facts about cats, I'm wondering if she keeps biting my cheek as a practice run, for when she stumbles unto my dead body. I hope not. Congratulation on the release of your new book.

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  67. Cherie ColyerNovember 5, 2015 at 3:50 AM

    Oh, I think I could have gone a lifetime without knowing that little fact about cats. I've advertised on Bookbub before and a couple other sites. They are great ways to get your books seen by new readers. Thanks for co-hosting this month.

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  68. VR BarkowskiNovember 5, 2015 at 10:45 AM

    There’s some question as to whether cats can even be domesticated. I’ve wondered about a couple of my own cats over the years… but that’s another story.

    I went with an encouraging IWSG post this month because I haven’t been writing. If I’m still not writing by December’s IWSG, I’ll be no doubt be blogging about that. :)

    Thanks for co-hosting, Stephen!

    VR Barkowski

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  69. Michelle WallaceNovember 5, 2015 at 12:32 PM

    Good luck with the blog tour of Salem's Daughters!
    The story sounds quite interesting, Stephen. Hope you sell tons of books!
    Thank you for co-hosting the IWSG this month!

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  70. Suzanne FurnessNovember 5, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    I am rather fond of cats! Congrats on the book Stephen and thanks for being a co-host this month.

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  71. diedre KnightNovember 5, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    I haven't used either one, but am leaning toward Booksends - thanks for the tip!
    Congratulations and best wishes with Salem's Daughters!
    I grew up with cats and never once believed them to be cannibals! Gads, say it ain't so...

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  72. Doreen McGettiganNovember 5, 2015 at 8:58 PM

    OMGOODNESS that is so gross but like they say if you get hungry enough. Eck!
    Thanks for co-hosting this month.

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  73. Shannon LawrenceNovember 6, 2015 at 1:27 AM

    Maybe they eat the faces so they don't have to view the owner they once loved when they're eating the rest of them.

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  74. Christine RainsNovember 6, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    Thanks for co-hosting this month! And wow, scary fact about cats.

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  75. Stephanie FarisNovember 6, 2015 at 5:50 PM

    I've never heard of BookSends, but I'm Googling now!

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  76. Heather R. HoldenNovember 6, 2015 at 6:27 PM

    Not surprised some people have a fear of cats, since eating the faces of dead people is apparently something they're known for!

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