{"id":6926,"date":"2015-02-28T09:26:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T16:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/?p=6926"},"modified":"2015-02-27T17:51:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T00:51:03","slug":"saturday-status-2282015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/saturday-status-2282015","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Status 2\/28\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bm54nBCCYAACwBi.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/saturday-status-2282015\/bm54nbccyaacwbi\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bm54nBCCYAACwBi.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"599,338\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bm54nBCCYAACwBi-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bm54nBCCYAACwBi.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6946\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bm54nBCCYAACwBi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bm54nBCCYAACwBi.jpg 599w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bm54nBCCYAACwBi-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong>Isn&#8217;t this a beautiful picture!? When I was in Jackson in January I looked for this famous barn, but it&#8217;s sitting on private land accessed from a small stretch of road that is closed throughout the winter. I never thought about it, but you don&#8217;t see any pictures of this barn in the\u00a0snow. Now you know why!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Work in Progress News ~ <\/span><\/strong>Working away on Victor, but this morning I was visited by a plot bunny with TEETH! So I did stop and write a few paragraphs to get the idea down on &#8220;paper&#8221;. I think this new one might actually be an Alanna book, so woohoo! But I really need to finish Victor first, so back off, rabid plot bunny.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong> Favorite Song of the Week ~ <\/strong><\/span>So these guys were really popular across the pond, they didn&#8217;t make it huge here thanks to the other boy bands they were competing against at the time (Backstreet Boys, &#8216;N-Sync etc), and I&#8217;m a little sad that I didn&#8217;t get to join in on the screaming fan frenzy I think these guys deserve. They&#8217;re IRISH, you guys. Covering Garth Brooks:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WmzZg6Ry_KE\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong> Backlist News ~ <\/strong><\/span>I rarely have backlist news. I don&#8217;t know why I have this in my status update template. I think I&#8217;ll change this to highlight an old review from a backlist title. Too commercial? Well, it&#8217;s my blog, yo. So here we go, a review for PreView, back when it was originally titled &#8220;Pr\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu&#8221;,\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/seriouslyreviewed.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/preja-vu-by-alanna-coca.html?zx=74a768abf0b2425d\" target=\"_blank\">Seriously Reviewed<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>HOLY CRAP!!! Let me start by saying that I was skeptical when I first grabbed this one. Though the blurb was interesting it didn&#8217;t just reach out and grab me by the nose&#8230;..BUT once I got started reading, I just couldn&#8217;t stop!!!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>What a nifty little mystery with some sexiness right smack dab in the middle! By page 30 I thought I had it all figured out. I was sure I knew who the bad guy was and I was just waiting for the shoe to drop. BOY HOWDY did I get thrown a curve ball!<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ms Coca, *SNAPS* you did a great job! Totally kept me involved and interested and then WHAM! gave me a big shock! LOVED IT! I will be looking for your name in the future<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>(I do miss that old cover by the way&#8230;)<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong> Tweet of the Week ~ <\/strong><\/span>You&#8217;ve probably seen this in several places all over the net, but it truly is the tweet of the week, if not the month and year:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I&#39;m going to kill you, Brendadirk Cramplescrunch.&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/UQ4LUgzozD\">pic.twitter.com\/UQ4LUgzozD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Deppisch (@deppisch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deppisch\/status\/569691309612474368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Industry News ~ <\/strong><\/span>So let&#8217;s say you wrote a book, and maybe you think the\u00a0Big Five is too tough to get into, or not right for your book, but self publishing isn&#8217;t for you. Now there&#8217;s somewhere to turn. Booktrope takes your book (if you&#8217;re accepted into the system) and a pool of editors and cover designers collaborate and get your ms ready for publication. The good thing is that these folks will get paid royalties, so there&#8217;s no up front cost as far as that goes. I&#8217;m completely oversimplifying here, so be sure to check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booktrope.com\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> if you want more info.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Finding-Master-Right-L-Witt-ebook\/dp\/B00DFNB3LY\/?tag=alannacoca-20\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/saturday-status-2282015\/attachment\/1220678\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1220678.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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1220678\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1220678-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1220678.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignright wp-image-6958\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1220678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>What I&#8217;m reading ~ <\/strong><\/span>So I bought several books on Valentine&#8217;s Day during All Romance Ebooks&#8217; sale. Two I bought without much thought because I remembered the author, and wow. Those were awful awful books, I almost didn&#8217;t finish them. So after that, I re-read some old favorites to cleanse my palate. Then I picked up one from L.A. Witt, who never disappoints. This Friends-to-Lovers story has just enough angst to give it some teeth. Finding Master Right:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Today&#8217;s Tearjerker ~ <\/strong><\/span>Those who have the least, are the most likely to share.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5CwCvpEMEJU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Book Snippet ~ <\/strong><\/span>From At Ease, my book will be re-released in August!<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"6959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/saturday-status-2282015\/aesnip\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AESnip.png\" data-orig-size=\"750,445\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AESnip-300x178.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AESnip.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6959\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AESnip.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AESnip.png 750w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AESnip-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Baseball is back! Well Spring Training at least. Okay, that&#8217;s all for now. Have a great week, everybody.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. The dress is blue and black.<\/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>Isn&#8217;t this a beautiful picture!? 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