{"id":1614,"date":"2009-12-31T11:49:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T18:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/?p=1614"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:25","slug":"the-last-day-and-the-first-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/the-last-day-and-the-first-day","title":{"rendered":"The Last Day, And The First Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Today is the last day of 2009. What a year! Although I should lament about the state of the economy, or the fact that I’m not getting any younger, I have to say that I’ll always remember 2009 as being a great year for me.<\/p>\n

My first book Wyoming Solace came out two weeks before 2008 ended. Since then, I’ve written and sold another six books. I’ve learned a lot, grown a lot, met some great authors, editors, publishers, cover artists, and twitter friends (you know who you are). I’ve learned more than I ever thought I wanted to know about the internet, blogging, website upkeep, (I now know what CSS stands for, but HTML is still a mystery), and social networking, and I’ve learned a fraction of what I want to know about writing and publishing.<\/p>\n

There’s always next decade, right?<\/p>\n

I hope that all of you had a great 2009, and will have an even better 2010.<\/p>\n

So what’s on tap? I’ve got several stories in the works, a few for me, a few for Olivia. I’m sure that my recent slump of writing angst is over (right?!) and I’ll be kicking out at least another six novels this year. I also have a trip coming up in April to the RT Convention in Columbus OH. I hope I get to meet a plethora of romance geniuses, and if I rub up on them, their greatness will soak in by osmosis.<\/p>\n\n

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