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Howdy! It\u2019s the last Sat\u00adur\u00adday of July. Already. The sum\u00admer sure goes quick\u00adly. I\u2019m not going to let it go with\u00adout a fight though!<\/p>\nHowdy! It\u2019s the last Sat\u00adur\u00adday of July. Already. The sum\u00admer sure goes quick\u00adly. I\u2019m not going to let it go with\u00adout a fight though!<\/p>\n
So here\u2019s what\u2019s up this week:<\/p>\n
Works in Progress News ~<\/span> Kick\u00ading butt on Olivi\u00ada\u2019s short m\/m. These two are talk\u00aders. Not just telling me their sto\u00adry, but there is a lot of dia\u00adlogue in this one, which is fun for me to write, and it seems to move the sto\u00adry along at a nice pace. \u00c2 I\u2019ve got a few title ideas even, but noth\u00ading that\u2019s set in stone. These two guys are best friends flip\u00adping a house togeth\u00ader. I was\u00adn\u2019t inspired by Ty Pen\u00adning\u00adton, but I\u2019ll watch him work shirt\u00adless any day. It\u2019s at 6,700 words now, aim\u00ading for 15\u201318k<\/p>\n Indus\u00adtry News ~<\/span> Ever take your Kin\u00addle to a book sign\u00ading, and wish your favorite author could sign your ebook? Well here we go. Author\u00adgraph is here. It\u2019s so easy, just pick the book, the author gets an email, the author dig\u00adi\u00adtal\u00adly signs the book and it gets resent to your Kin\u00addle. Awe\u00adsome, huh? Check it out, all my books are there! Author\u00adgraph<\/a><\/p>\n Real life news ~<\/span> I\u2019ve dis\u00adcov\u00adered the joys of Net\u00adflix. I did\u00adn\u2019t think my life was lack\u00ading until I found every episode of Cheers on Net\u00adflix. And Quan\u00adtum Leap. And Psych! Seri\u00adous\u00adly, this is not a good thing for some\u00adone who should be writ\u00ading. I can\u2019t wait for school to start so that tele\u00advi\u00adsion can remain off all day!<\/p>\n Search Term of the Week aka How Peo\u00adple Found My Web\u00adsites ~<\/span> This week some\u00adone found me by search\u00ading for: wait for it\u2026<\/p>\n speak\u00ading div\u00adi\u00addends sat\u00adur\u00adday july 23 2011 going press<\/p>\n Yeah. I don\u2019t know. I\u2019ve got nothing.<\/p>\n \u00c2 Hero Quote ~<\/span> Well, it\u2019s kind of a con\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adtion between Tes\u00adsa and Josh from Olivi\u00ada\u2019s Tes\u00adsa\u2019s Pride.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>What are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>Unpack\u00ading,\u201d he answered with\u00adout hes\u00adi\u00adta\u00adtion. He\u2019d kept his back to her, but she heard him clear\u00adly enough.<\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>Well, yes, but\u2026why?\u201d<\/p>\n Josh straight\u00adened, then turned his head to pin her with a lev\u00adel look. \u201cYou told me to make myself at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00c2 Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/span> My teenag\u00ader is learn\u00ading Bus\u00adta\u2019s rap. I\u2019ll keep you informed. NSFW<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Okay, that\u2019s it for me. I\u2019m work\u00ading all week\u00adend at the Evil Empire so each of you should feel sor\u00adry for me. Starting.\u2026.now.<\/p>\n\n