{"id":2822,"date":"2012-02-18T16:17:13","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T23:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliviabrynn.com\/?p=2822"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:20","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:20","slug":"saturday-status-21812-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/saturday-status-21812-2","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Status 2\/18\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Woops. A bit late getting this posted. I hope you forgive me!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/strong><\/span> This week I want to share a parody of a cover. If you&#8217;d like to check out last week&#8217;s post for the original, this might make more sense, but maybe not.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IwPHy17Iu6E?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00c2\u00a0Work in Progress News ~<\/span><\/strong> I really got moving on my free read. I love the way it&#8217;s turning out. Then my editor sent me the first round of edits for Wyoming Solace. I knew this would be a tough one. Send my editor your best wishes. Or chocolate. Or both. Poor lady.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Backlist News ~<\/span><\/strong> A new review for <a href=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/books\/preview\">PreView<\/a>! I love how that sounds hehe. \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nikkibrandyberry.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/16\/preview-by-alanna-coca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ramblings from a Chaotic Mind<\/a> had this to say: &#8220;Coca\u2019s writing is strong and I did enjoy her ability to draw you into a story. She lets you get into the characters heads and you never feel like you\u2019re an outsider looking in. It feels as if you are there. &#8221; \u00c2\u00a0Long time blog readers will remember how I struggled to make Trevor nice, and it seems he&#8217;s still on the gruff side for some tastes. I should have tried whips and chains.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Industry News ~<\/strong><\/span> One of my publishers Samhain Publishing is dipping its toe into the POD pool with the Espresso Book Machine! This is like a POD vending machine, where you order a book and it prints it while you wait! I would love to see one in action. The closest machine to me is almost a three hour drive. Some day though.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Search Term of the week aka How People Found My Websites ~ \u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>How about this: &#8220;why is jake married retreat alanna coca&#8221; Kinda sounds like my mother giving me the third degree. All I can say, dear Googler, is that you&#8217;ll have to read the book <a href=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/books\/retreat\" target=\"_blank\">Retreat<\/a> to find out, but I promise there&#8217;s nothing fishy going on at the V-Bar Guest Ranch. Well, not too fishy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-ebook\/dp\/B00413PTF8\/?tag=alannacoca-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4934\" src=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three_300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>What I&#8217;m reading ~<\/strong><\/span> An anthology called THREE, featuring stories by Lisa Andel, Bonnie Dee, and T.A. Chase. This features three different stories about trios. Three totally different stories. \u00c2\u00a0One is a m\/m\/f shifter, the next a m\/m\/m contemporary, and the last a f\/f\/m contemporary. This was the first taste of Ms. Andel&#8217;s writing, but Bonnie Dee and T.A. Chase are autobuy for me, so it&#8217;s nice to see some works I hadn&#8217;t read. I like short stories, especially when I&#8217;m supposed to be doing other things&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Hero Quote ~<\/strong><\/span> Just because I&#8217;m lazy, I like to pull a quote out of whatever manuscript I have open as I write this status update. Unfortunately, Cody in Alanna&#8217;s Wyoming Solace isn&#8217;t very talkative. I think I&#8217;ll be loosening his lips as I edit this puppy. So until then, how about a quote from Marcus from <a href=\"http:\/\/oliviabrynn.com\/books\/position-secured\" target=\"_blank\">Position Secured<\/a>. This cop has just used Mariana&#8217;s window as a vantage point. Now the standoff is over, and he wants something else&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8230;I need one thing from you first.\u201d He didn\u2019t continue until she lifted heavy lids to meet that electric blue stare. \u201cTell me your name.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s when the fun starts.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, that&#8217;s it for me this week. Back to edits! Right after I check Twitter&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1112\" title=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/olivia.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woops. A bit late getting this posted. I hope you forgive me! Favorite Song of the Week ~ This week I want to share a parody of a cover. 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