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

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

Jordan wrote: "Just trying to figure out how to catch up on so much missed sleep. The book I’m reading says I should take a vacation and sleep in. Um... that’s not going to help. Lol. But it does sound nice.

Any..."

Uh yes. Just take a vacation, Jordan! :-D

I wish I had useful advice. I've heard power naps and cat naps are the solution, but I've never been able to sleep in the day time unless I'm medicated or don't mind waking up grumpy and confused.

Anne wrote: "I have been away with no internet or phone connection for ten days. Such a liberating experience!

Otherwise, ten days safari in Botswana was an adventure of a lifetime, we saw so many animals clos..."

Oh! That must have been amazing!!!

1 - The youngest of the kidlings asking me very solemnly if he could rent my old house. (He does not have a job and cannot drive yet but still he is my ideal tenant,) :-D

2 - Super soft T-shirts

3 - My new Three Things a Day rule. I've accepted that I can't take a day to clean out my office--or at least, I can't wait for a day/week when I have time to clean out my office--so I have made it a rule to put three things away every single day, and guess what? I can see the floor again! :-D

4 - A stack of old Victoria magazines I came across while clearing out my former abode for my new tenant. What a great magazine that was in the beginning.

5 - Journaling

Johanna wrote: "1. Pouring summer rain. Warm and wet and fun to watch.

2. Dark autumn evenings and Italian string lights at our back patio.

3. Butter, dill and crayfish on toast.

4. Curiosity.

5. When Armi The..."

:-D :-D :-D These are lovely

Anne wrote: "Not m/m but I take a chance and recommend a book I read in my vacation The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. Some of you might have enjoyed her [book:The Regeneratio..."

It sounds like something I would not be able to put out of my mind--and right now I am seeking easily forgettable stuff.

Except when it comes to research. ;-)

Mymymble wrote: "Josh wrote: "Mymymble wrote: "Josh wrote: ""Once upon a time, when you wanted to give a party, you called Ye Olde Family Retainer and said, 'Dinner for 12, please, James.'"
[bookcover:Esquire Party..."

LOL

Josh wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Philipp wrote: "Brenda, could you explain why you think Jason holds all the power? I would have said that Jason does not realize how much power he has over Sam, but I don't think he ..."

And then viewing the power dynamics in Mainly by Moonlight, this is a case where the reader knows who has the real power, but John doesn't. John believes he has all the real power--and in one sense, he's correct. :-D

Brenda wrote: "Philipp wrote: "Brenda, could you explain why you think Jason holds all the power? I would have said that Jason does not realize how much power he has over Sam, but I don't think he has more? But m..."

Brenda, I always find your comments and insights so interesting on this aspect.

From my perspective, they are more equally balanced in power than maybe either one realizes--and the inability to see it, keeps them from being truly balanced in power.

If that makes sense.

Do you have power if you don't realize you have power?

Mymymble wrote: "Josh wrote: ""Once upon a time, when you wanted to give a party, you called Ye Olde Family Retainer and said, 'Dinner for 12, please, James.'"
[bookcover:Esquire Party Book: For Entertaining Around..."

Those were the days! ;-D

SamSpayedPI wrote: "Josh wrote: "I try to go through a couple of times a week and release all the legit posts, so it's possible you got caught in the filter?"

No; it's been on moderated status for as long as I can re..."

Argh.

"Once upon a time, when you wanted to give a party, you called Ye Olde Family Retainer and said, 'Dinner for 12, please, James.'"

SamSpayedPI wrote: "First love, like the cherry blossom beloved of the Japanese, no less beautiful for falling in the wind.

Bomber's Moon"

Nice!

Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "I have no idea how one looks after bats..."

I'd keep an eye on spiders ;-): Enormous Spider Eats Bat in Web Outside Texas Home. JFYU: those spiders don't attack humans ;-)"

Yikes!!!

1 - Experimenting with cocktails.

(I mean the mixing of them, not the drinking of them, although...)

2 - Green juice

(I'm making and drinking a lot of green juice right now and I feel so virtuous!)

3 - The mostly unexplored hoard of vintage paperbacks I've collected over the past year and a half. I didn't even remember I had these set aside for gloating over at a later date. ;-)

4 - The lights in the garden at night. So magical and gorgeous out there at night right now

5 - Getting my new kindle set up and organized exactly the way I want it

Loretta wrote: "1. Josh Lanyon books and audiobooks
2. Josh Lanyon and Fanyons
3. This safe place on the internet that gives me laughter and comfort
4. Lurkers reaching out and joining in
5. The whole weekend to e..."

Awww. What a lovely list!

Alison wrote: "Anyone know what's actually going on with Dreamspinner Press? I keep seeing all these bad things popping up around the internet, but I don't actually know the situation. I'm not sure if I should bu..."

It's not looking good, unfortunately.

Obviously, if readers stop buying from them, there is no chance in hell of pulling out of their tailspin--but then again, if authors and contractors are not being paid (which does seem to be the case) is it right to continue to support the publisher?

I'd probably take it on a case by case basis. If the author is asking that people not continue to buy their books through DSP, I'd honor that request.

Jordan wrote: "Oh! And here’s a great article I just saw from The New York Times on libraries as tourist destinations, that covers libraries from around the world!

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/tr......"

That would be a dangerous holiday destination for me. Once I entered the library, it's unlikely I would do anything else on my vacation. :-D

Brenda wrote: "Jordan wrote: "And I'm guessing that the character who got hit by a car, was hit for a reason."

YES!!! REX!!! I am so curious about them!!! And they were 'on screen' for literal seconds. BUT I WAN..."

I love it when one of the supporting cast captures readers' interest! I love Rex. I have such a vivid image of them.

Jordan wrote: "My next question is something I've been pondering. Why, if John isn't supposed to know about magic, did they have two wedding ceremonies, where one of them was very "odd" for someone who isn't Wicc..."

I think part of why so much slips under John's radar is that he agreed to many, many things while under the love spell. Like a "French" wedding (I just hope everyone finds the French joke as funny as I do) and then so much is happening, it's too late to really question or rework their plans.

And he does realize by the end that Cosmo is very much "into" Wiccan stuff (as he would think of it) which would be uncomfortable for him, but by that point what ISN'T uncomfortable. :-D

It's a good point though. If Cosmo had told John about being a witch (or wiccan) while John was under the love spell, John probably would have accepted it because at that point anything Cosmo did was fine. But once he's no longer under the love spell, his normal attitudes and biases are reasserting themselves fast.

Jordan wrote: "Katie wrote: "I’m going to expand on the comments I left on Patreon as well. I really enjoyed this book. I love the world building, and how the Craft is like a religion. I really liked the decision..."

Yes, that was a careless lie--but then the John under the love spell believed everything he was told, and Cosmo is forgetting this new awake John believes almost nothing.