![\"\"](\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/734621_blog.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
Howdy! It’s the last Saturday of July. Already. The summer sure goes quickly. I’m not going to let it go without a fight though!<\/p>\nHowdy! It’s the last Saturday of July. Already. The summer sure goes quickly. I’m not going to let it go without a fight though!<\/p>\n
So here’s what’s up this week:<\/p>\n
Works in Progress News ~<\/span> Kicking butt on Olivia’s short m\/m. These two are talkers. Not just telling me their story, but there is a lot of dialogue in this one, which is fun for me to write, and it seems to move the story along at a nice pace. \u00c2\u00a0I’ve got a few title ideas even, but nothing that’s set in stone. These two guys are best friends flipping a house together. I wasn’t inspired by Ty Pennington, but I’ll watch him work shirtless any day. It’s at 6,700 words now, aiming for 15-18k<\/p>\n Industry News ~<\/span> Ever take your Kindle to a book signing, and wish your favorite author could sign your ebook? Well here we go. Authorgraph is here. It’s so easy, just pick the book, the author gets an email, the author digitally signs the book and it gets resent to your Kindle. Awesome, huh? Check it out, all my books are there! Authorgraph<\/a><\/p>\n Real life news ~<\/span> I’ve discovered the joys of Netflix. I didn’t think my life was lacking until I found every episode of Cheers on Netflix. And Quantum Leap. And Psych! Seriously, this is not a good thing for someone who should be writing. I can’t wait for school to start so that television can remain off all day!<\/p>\n Search Term of the Week aka How People Found My Websites ~<\/span> This week someone found me by searching for: wait for it…<\/p>\n speaking dividends saturday july 23 2011 going press<\/p>\n Yeah. I don’t know. I’ve got nothing.<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0Hero Quote ~<\/span> Well, it’s kind of a conversation between Tessa and Josh from Olivia’s Tessa’s Pride.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUnpacking,\u201d he answered without hesitation. He\u2019d kept his back to her, but she heard him clearly enough.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, yes, but\u2026why?\u201d<\/p>\n Josh straightened, then turned his head to pin her with a level look. \u201cYou told me to make myself at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00c2\u00a0Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/span> My teenager is learning Busta’s rap. I’ll keep you informed. NSFW<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Okay, that’s it for me. I’m working all weekend at the Evil Empire so each of you should feel sorry for me. Starting…..now.<\/p>\n\n