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Saturday already? Wow, summer weeks go by so quickly. Well, here we go, my weekly report<\/p>\nSaturday already? Wow, summer weeks go by so quickly. Well, here we go, my weekly report<\/p>\n
New Release News~<\/span> I got a great email from Carina Press, the publisher for Alanna’s book PreView. Her romantic suspense comes out in about six weeks, and Carina Press is already planning some great promotions. It’s going to be released during their Romantic Suspense Week. I’m not going to divulge the promotion plans, but I’m very excited to be a part of them. More info as soon as plans are finalized. If you like your love stories with a little bit of heart pounding excitement, then mark the first week of September on your calendars.<\/p>\n Works In Progress News ~<\/span>Well, I passed 20K on my m\/m novel. Then two days ago I woke up with not only a plot, but the first paragraph and even the conflict for a short story, so I had to drop everything to write it while it was still fresh in my mind. Now I used to do this often, but being scatterbrained is usually frowned upon, so I worked hard on focusing on one WiP at a time, and tried to finish. The problem with that is when I get stalled, rather than work on something that’s speaking to me, I just end up staring at the blank page. So call me a flighty pantser, but that’s how I roll. So this new one will be about 12-15K, a contemporary m\/m friends-to-lovers theme, which I’ve always wanted to write. If it continues to write itself like it’s been, I might have more for you soon.<\/p>\n Industry News ~<\/span> I touched on the fact that Borders was closing, and that seems to be the big industry news this week. I’m seeing a lot of tweets from the publishing industry reaching out to the Borders employees with employment opportunities, which really warms my heart. Comic Con was held in San Diego, and while I don’t think my style would benefit from attending such a conference, the news coming out of Cali sounds like there was fun had by all attendees.<\/p>\n Real Life News ~<\/span> I’m not going to go on and on about how beautiful the weather up on top of this mountain is. I won’t tell you that I read news about heat waves and triple digits as I’m sitting outside in the perfect Wyoming weather. But I will enjoy it, because as much as I complain about my weather from September through June, you’re just going to have to give me July and August. Aren’t you glad I didn’t say anything about the weather? In other news, I gouged my shin on some aggressive Rubbermaid storage containers, and it looks like my first time shaving with a real razor. Hey, I never promised anything interesting in these updates.<\/p>\n Search Term of the Week aka How people found my website ~<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0One very special Googler found Alanna’s website by searching: “rip her up nostril cocaina”. No. I did not make that up. How could I possibly make something like that up? I’m pretty sure it’s from a Googler whose native language is not English, but I doubt they found what they were looking for.<\/p>\n Hero Quote ~<\/span> A new feature beginning this week. A quote from one of my heroes, just for fun. This week I’ve got Marcus from Position Secured<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cIt was damn hard to concentrate on that perp when I knew you were there. I don\u2019t know how many times I wondered if you were naked under that robe before I focused on my job.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/span> Speaking of weather…okay you probably know the Norwegian group A-Ha from their 80’s hit Take On Me, or more accurately, the pencil-drawing-real-life video that went with it. No, A-Ha wasn’t a one hit wonder. In fact they have several hits in the US, and they’re still together and touring Europe. This song came out in the nineties, and I must say I like it better than the original. Let me know what you think. I’m a sucker for harmony.<\/p>\n