AUTHOR OF THE DAY
AMY SOJAI
Amy
Shojai, CABC calls herself an "accidental writer" because she took a
detour on her way to Broadway and stayed to write books. She earned a
double-major in music and theater performance, and sings, plays piano
and cello, as well as composing/producing musical comedy plays.
Amy is a certified animal
behavior consultant (for dogs and cats) and a former vet tech. All of
these topics inform Amy's "pet-centric Thrillers With Bite!" She
is also the award-winning author of more than 30 nonfiction pet care
books, and has appeared frequently in the media as a pet care expert,
including Animal planet.
Once Amy accepted the
commute from her mid-west home to New York theater was outside her gas
budget, writing became her creative outlet. She fell in love with
advocating for pets through her articles, blogs and books, and
co-founded the Cat Writers Association in 1992 (catwriters.com). She's
also a member of the Dog Writers Association of America, International
Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, and an honorary life member/past
president of Oklahoma Writers Federation.
Today, Amy lives in North
Texas with an 11-year-old wise-ass German Shepherd, a delinquent
four-year-old tabby cat, and a 21-year-old Siamese wannabe who rules the
whole house.
In her spare time, Amy
volunteers with local school programs and community theaters teaching
young thespians, as well as offering professional cat and dog behavior
consults to help solve "pet peeves." Oh...and she loves bling,
especially pet-theme jewelry, hence the name of her blog, BLING, BITCHES
& BLOOD.
Amy's critically
acclaimed September & Shadow Thriller Series, set in North Texas,
are high-octane domestic thrillers praised by James Rollins, J.T.
Ellison. Jon Land and others. They feature an animal behaviorist who
plays cello on the side, and her German Shepherd service dog (he has his
own viewpoint chapters!) as well as a trained Maine Coon cat. Of
course, her "furry muses" keep her honest and on track writing both
fiction and nonfiction that empowers pet lovers with life saving
info-tainment.
Learn more about Amy:
Blog
Amy Sojai, CABC (certified Animal Behavior Consultant)
Where to get Amy's books:
Amazon
Bling, Bitches and Blood - her blog
Bookbub
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