Josh’s Comments (group member since Jun 17, 2010)

Josh’s comments from the Q&A with Josh Lanyon group.

Karen wrote: "Oh, and I think Harp would have made a great spin-off character... but this story wouldn't have been as poignant."

No, it wouldn't. And I felt like the initial victim wasn't too much of a loss from everyone's point of view. But Harp is a genuine casualty and tells us just how ruthless the killer is.

Debbie wrote: "I maybe would have thought that if the story had been from a single POV.

Sequel...Murder Between The Plot Twists...he faked death to flush out a killer, now he's back etc. :D"

LOL.

Karen wrote: "Josh wrote: "Now we're watching Poker Face, which is very entertaining with it's inverted mystery format, big star cameos, and callback to 1970s detective show plots.

Recommended."

We've been wat..."

That is always the problem of trailers!

Debbie wrote: "Now you're just showing off."

LOL. A little.

Averin wrote: "That’s interesting, Josh. I didn’t have a problem with Harp getting bumped off but he was definitely intriguing."

Did you think at any point he was going to be the romantic interest?

1 - Finishing a book WELL ahead of schedule

2 - News of friends coming to visit this summer!

3 - Remembering how good I feel when I bother to eat the right things

4 - The amusing insanity of playing around with AI

5 - Going through old family photos with my dad. He wants someone to know who all these people are, and so I volunteered. It's fascinating.

Antonella wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Oh, I bet that was interesting!"

Yes, and Kim de l'Horizon also did something special.

They don't want to tour from one place to the next like in an assembly lin..."

Oh! This is of great interest.

Antonella wrote: "In France there is a wide protest against the government's plans of raising retirement age.

Lovely actions were taken by the French energy unio, they called them Robin Hood strikes ;-).

They gav..."

Don't you love it when wealthy, privileged folks discuss raising the retirement age for people slogging through the week in hope of surviving to the next weekend?

My God. I saw one of these fat, grass-fed fools being interviewed in the capitol, and his response was, "Lots of people tell me they WANT to keep working past retirement, so we should give those people that incentive."

As if A - you weren't allowed to keep working past retirement age if you so choose, and B - people who already wanted to do something NEEDED INCENTIVE TO KEEP DOING IT.

The GALL.

Now we're watching Poker Face, which is very entertaining with it's inverted mystery format, big star cameos, and callback to 1970s detective show plots.

Recommended.

We started The Search Party on Apple. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5460226/

It's amusing but mid-way through the second season, my attention started wandering. Granted, this happens to me A LOT, so it's not necessarily a reflection on the show.

The SO hated every character from the get-go, so that didn't help.

I constantly forget to post here! :-D

went live the night of February 9th (which eerily is the 19th anniversary of when Maura Murray--the girl at the heart of the case this work of fiction was based on--went missing)!

The novella is live everywhere now, including Amazon.

It will be in print within a week or so and Kale Williams is set to do the audio.

FOR THE RECORD: THIS BOOK IS OUT THREE MONTHS EARLY.

**DEFINITE SPOILERS BELOW**





This was--is--the first time I killed off a believable viable second romantic alternative character, and I think readers had some problems with it.

Harp is one of the few characters I regret killing off.

(Which is to say, I liked him and could have used him elsewhere--not that I changed my mind about who and how my main characters ended up together.)

Karen wrote: "Josh wrote: "...4 - That moment when all the separate parts of a story click into place...."

This also bodes well for your readers. :)"

Let's hope! :-D

SamSpayedPI wrote: "Josh wrote: "
2 - Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. It took me eight tries but I FINALLY got it right."

I hope you'll be sharing the recipe!"

This is the recipe -- it's delicious but for some reason, the muffins were super wet when I baked them. So I've started adding a third cup of ground flax seed, and that seems to have done the trick.

https://www.hotandflashy.com/pumpkin-...

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "1 - Old family and friends photos--and the good memories those bring.

2 - Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. It took me eight tries but I FINALLY got it right.

3 - Dogs. Dogs in general..."

EXACTLY ;-D

1 - Old family and friends photos--and the good memories those bring.

2 - Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. It took me eight tries but I FINALLY got it right.

3 - Dogs. Dogs in general and my dogs in particular.

4 - That moment when all the separate parts of a story click into place.

5 - Remote controls

We just finished Bad Sisters, which we LOVED. Highly recommended. Funny and startling and touching and occasionally horrific AND SET IN DUBLIN. Just really terrific characters.

This is one time when I sincerely hope they won't try to do a sequel. A sequel will just mess it up. It ends at the perfect point.

Antonella wrote: "I've just seen this wonderful documentary about a 210 years old oak and the animals surrounding it or living in it. Incredible images!
Heart of Oak ((but it is simply called The Oak in French))
htt..."

Speaking of where the wild things are, we either have squirrels or (gulp) rats in the attic and definitely a rat in the garage. YIKES.

Candice wrote: "I didn't see those notations and I honestly thought I had looked for them. I'm a total goof. Thank you. I so wish she would have more of her books converted to audio. I drive for a living.
BTW, Jo..."

I'm so glad you enjoyed them!

Antonella wrote: "1. walking in the fresh snow...
2. ... with my cat. I didn't know if he would like it, for ex. he doesn't like walks in heavy rain.
3. my friend is back from Australia. She is one of my best friend..."

My dogs love snow but hate the rain. :-D I never thought of a cat enjoying snow.

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