{"id":6363,"date":"2014-07-26T09:37:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T15:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/?p=6363"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:17","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:17","slug":"saturday-status-72614","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/saturday-status-72614","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Status 7\/26\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"6381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/saturday-status-72614\/1260965_blog\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,265\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignleft wp-image-6381 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Hey guys! We&#8217;re near the end of July, and I feel like I haven&#8217;t squeezed enough enjoyment out of summer yet! I&#8217;ll have to plan a camping trip soon or something. I really need to move somewhere that has a longer season.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Work in Progress News ~<\/span> <\/strong>Plugging away on my &#8220;bed and breakfast&#8221; wip. Regular blog readers know that I name my wips after the Hero. This one is so fresh that I don&#8217;t even have a name for him yet. It takes a while for the characters&#8217; personalities to shine through enough to name them, so right now they&#8217;re &#8220;John and Jane Doe&#8221;. Got any good hero names you&#8217;d like to share?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/span> <\/strong>If you are active on any single social networking site, you&#8217;ve seen this. Probably multiple times, but as an author, I just gotta:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Gv0H-vPoDc?rel=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Tweet of the Week ~<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Pro tip: When in an awkward situation, stop, look around, &amp; say &#8220;Oh boy&#8221;. They&#8217;ll think you got Quantum Leaped and give you time to catch up<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete Lynch (@PJTLynch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PJTLynch\/statuses\/336664927525814272\">May 21, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00JZEUTBC\/?tag=alannacoca-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/saturday-status-72614\/attachment\/21854850\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"316,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;alexander yakovlev&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignright wp-image-6380\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">What I&#8217;m reading ~<\/span> <\/strong>September Moon by my friend Trina M Lee came out last week while we were in Las Vegas. If you haven&#8217;t read the series, now is your chance. The first FOUR full length novels are bundled together and at a special low price of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Alexa-OBrien-Huntress-Book-1-4-ebook\/dp\/B00HHXUW9C\/?tag=alannacoca-20\">FREE<\/a>. It&#8217;s a great series, and September Moon just takes it to the next level.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #181818;\">Death is coming for Alexa O\u2019Brien.\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #181818;\" \/><br style=\"color: #181818;\" \/><span style=\"color: #181818;\">Alexa must stop Shya from claiming Lilah\u2019s vacant throne. If the demon succeeds all hell will break loose. Forming alliances is a challenge. The vampires hate her and the wolves don\u2019t trust her. Rebellious vampire activity creates tension between Alexa and the FPA. It gets ugly when the covert government operation learns that Shya needs her as a sacrifice.<\/span><br style=\"color: #181818;\" \/><br style=\"color: #181818;\" \/><span style=\"color: #181818;\">The strain of what\u2019s to come is weighing on both Arys and Alexa. Arys\u2019s need to protect her is as strong as his growing desire to kill her. Haunted by visions of her death at his hand, Arys can no longer trust himself. The strength of their bond is about to be put to the test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Today&#8217;s Tearjerker\u00a0~<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"486\" height=\"412\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=2472253037001&#038;playerID=180211731001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAGuN0bcE~,rS1wzGXkRNnKZBuQ4FRjFM7e28yVdmek&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/For-Price-Olivia-Brynn-ebook\/dp\/B0053HVKJ0\/?tag=alannacoca-20\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/sometimes-saturday-status-102613\/for-a-price-olivia-brynn\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/For-a-Price-Olivia-Brynn.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"200,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/For-a-Price-Olivia-Brynn.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/For-a-Price-Olivia-Brynn.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignright wp-image-6100 \" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/For-a-Price-Olivia-Brynn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Book Snippet ~<\/span><\/strong> From For a Price, which is <a href=\"http:\/\/oliviabrynn.com\/books\/for-a-price\/\">FREE<\/a> at all e-tailers!<\/p>\n<p>He kissed her. He couldn\u2019t help it. It was awkward and somewhat dangerous the way they practically fell out of their chairs, but it was worth it. He released her when the waiter cleared his throat. He\u2019d forgotten that they\u2019d ordered ice cream. Nick watched her take two bites, and tried to keep his thoughts away from the erotic things her chilled tongue could do to him.<br \/>\n\u201cTell me why.\u201d<br \/>\nThe spoon froze in her mouth. She looked at him curiously, then pulled it through her lips. \u201cTell you why what?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWhy&#8230;you\u2019re still a virgin at twenty-four&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well folks, that&#8217;s it for another week. Hope you all have a great one.<\/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>Hey guys! We&#8217;re near the end of July, and I feel like I haven&#8217;t squeezed enough enjoyment out of summer yet! I&#8217;ll have to plan a camping trip soon or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"twitterCardType":"summary","cardImageID":0,"cardImage":"","cardTitle":"","cardDesc":"","cardImageAlt":"","cardPlayer":"","cardPlayerWidth":0,"cardPlayerHeight":0,"cardPlayerStream":"","cardPlayerCodec":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3WdCY-1ED","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6363"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6363\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}