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Ugh. September. That means snow is around the corner.<\/p>\nUgh. September. That means snow is around the corner.<\/p>\n
And that’s all I have to say about that.<\/p>\n
Here’s what’s going on around here:<\/p>\n
Work in Progress News ~<\/span> I’ve been spending the week going through Olivia’s book Falling Star<\/a>. I’ll be republishing this one at a lower price, so I had to go through and make sure there weren’t too many ellipses (uh…yikes. I kinda went overboard with those things. Again.)<\/p>\n New Release News ~<\/span> Oh boy. You guys are gonna love this. Carina Press has a great promotion going for Romantic Suspense books, including PreView<\/a> which comes out on Monday!<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/a> I’m teaming up with six other Carina Press RS authors for a scavenger hunt of sorts. Click the banner and you’ll get more information. (Post goes live Monday, but you never know what you’ll find when you click that banner…) Industry News ~<\/span> This is just a small segment of the industry, but it’s big news\u00c2\u00a0for me and a ton of other authors and readers. Ellora’s Cave Publishing has dropped its prices on all EC books at the major distribution sites like Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. EC has long been criticized for\u00c2\u00a0their\u00c2\u00a0inflated distro prices. For example\u00c2\u00a0Olivia’s only EC book At Ease<\/a>, originally sold for $4.45 at the EC site<\/a>, but $8.45 at Amazon<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0Now only $4.48! At Ease is a very short (17K) novella, so almost $8.50 was way too pricey in my opinion. So woohoo for EC! Welcome to the age of the Kindle and Nook<\/a>! (Like how I put my subliminal pimp in there?)<\/p>\n Real Life News ~<\/span> Kids are back in school, life has quieted down. This coming weekend I’m taking them on a trip to Yellowstone, so maybe I’ll post some pictures after that. Otherwise, my “real life” has just centered around guest blog posts for next week and getting Falling Star ready for repubbing. I guess that’s pretty boring. Sorry.<\/p>\n Search Term of the week aka How People Found My Websites ~<\/span> Someone found AlannaCoca.com by searching for the word “hairy”. Wow. I hope my site was on page 768 for that search, but okay. Over at Olivia’s Place, I had this one: “because i’m worth it”. And I hope my site was on page one. In bold.<\/p>\n Hero Quote ~<\/span> Can’t help it. I’ve got to post something from PreView, since it’s the birthday book.<\/p>\n \u201cI know a lot about you. I know now you\u2019ve got me right where you want me. Close enough to prove how much I want you too. \u00c2\u00a0I also know you started this little fight just so I\u2019d put my hands on you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00c2\u00a0Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/span> My daughter started singing this the other day, and it’s been stuck in my head since. Now watching the hokey video, I think I’m done with it. What a riot!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0Okay, there’s your blast from the past for the week.<\/p>\n Also, I’m part of the JustRomance.Me blog hop this weekend. Join us HERE<\/a>, we’re giving away plenty of books, and we’ll be chatting on Monday, so you’ll have a chance to chat with a handful of authors, and ask us whatever you’d like to know. See you there!<\/p>\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/RS_728x90.jpg\")
<\/a>Also, I’ll be guest blogging at a few different places around the webosphere, I’ll be\u00c2\u00a0 sure to post links once they’re live.<\/p>\n