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

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

Antonella wrote: "The San Francisco based author Kevin Killian died. He was born in 1962. I've never read any of his LGBT-themed books, but I'm sorry to hear this."

Oh no. So sad.

Teal wrote: "Alison wrote: "...it sounds like the things that went wrong were somewhat outside of their control and they're being upfront about it and fixing it...

Unfortunately, it's not at all that clear-cut..."

Yeah, I appreciate Rhys's viewpoint, but she's hardly objective. She's all in, and good for her, BUT.

Basically, it comes down to this. You don't get to expand at the expense of your authors and contractors. And the fact that people who haven't been paid (narrators for audio books, cover artists, AUTHORS) are upset and complaining doesn't make them the bad guys.

YOU, MS PUBLISHER, are the bad guy in this--assuming there is a bad guy and not just bad judgment. I know you don't want to be, you didn't intend to be, you'll fix it if you possibly can--and I sincerely, sincerely hope that you can because losing another lgbtq indie publisher is a disaster for all of us--but you are the one not paying money you owe to people who earned it. There is no other side to this. They did not agree to gamble their earnings on your business expansion.

PERIOD.

Yes, you are fighting for your survival. And that is awful and I think we all are hopeful you will triumph. But you don't get to be mad at your authors and contractors for being upset and frightened with this situation. They did not sign on for this.

And yeah, it's lovely that they've managed to get some of their authors into print in places like Target. I'll leave that there.

Mymymble wrote: "Josh wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I’m glad you had a good trip, Antonella! Sometimes it’s good to unplug from the world for awhile.

It’s mind boggling to me when healthcare practitioners don’t take bet..."

:-(

1 - I get to take two whole days for semi-creative promo stuff...videos and teasers and snippets which are actually kind of fun to do.

2 - The SO is going to an author signing tonight and I get to stay home and have the house to myself. Woohoo!!!

3 - The SO signing up for a couple of classes in the fall. :-) (SEE ABOVE)

4 - Door Dash and Grub Hub. I've resorted to them too often over the past month, but wow! What a life saver.

5 - The furtive, slightly crazed look Marlowe gets when he's trying to hide a bone from me. :-D

Mwanamali wrote: "Josh wrote: "Best thing about today?

Footsteps in the Dark launched without a hitch! Woohoo!

http://joshlanyon.com/"

I LOVED IT"

I'm so glad!!!

Susan wrote: "TBTAT is I have a friend visiting from Vermont. Tonight we are going to see a Broadway play, the Book of Mormon. Can't wait!"

How did you like it??

Jordan wrote: "Today is the Great Global Greyhound Walk and we got to spend a few hours walking around in the arboretum nearby this morning with twenty-ish other greyhounds, lurchers, and Galgos. It’s so freaking..."

What a thoughtful, practical gift!

Jordan wrote: "Ooohhh, Josh, can you link to that? I need that for my guide to writing fiction!"

Unfortunately, it's not a public link. :-/

Johanna wrote: "PARTY ALERT!!!

The Monuments Men Murders, The Art of Murder series book #4, comes out next Sunday, June 30th! This calls for a partyyyyyyyyy!

Click yourself here to join the celeb..."

OH! :-D :-D :-D

That should be fun. I always love reading the results of the games. LOL

Jordan wrote: "Trying to go gluten free and sugar free this month. I hate it. Doctors orders though. And she made noises about going dairy free next month, so I’ve cut out cow dairy completely and am sticking to ..."

Yikes!!!

Johanna wrote: "Here comes my annual Midsummer update. :-) Like every year, hubby and I are celebrating Midsummer at our summer cottage by a small lake in South Ostrobothnia area of Finland from where my dad origi..."

This sounds so lovely.

And so much deserved after the winter you had.

Ame wrote: "I can not believe my last time here was in March! How does time fly like this? With over 500 messages in this thread alone I'm afraid I won't be able to read all. My new job took a turn and changed..."

Nice to see you back again!

And while it was not that long a separation for me, I feel the same. Especially as it came on the heels of our all vowing to be more active and engaged.

The problem for me is I can't quite afford to hire the help I need, so I'm doing everything--managing the translations, the audio, the print, the advertising and marketing--and of course all doing the writing. And there simply is not enough time. Not even close to enough time in each day to do what has to be done.

And so sooner or later I hit a crunch where everything goes on hold while I devote my total attention to the next project and everything--EVERYTHING--falls by the wayside.

I'm hoping with Monuments Men I will have a little bit of breathing space before Mainly by Moonlight, which is a third written (and which, so far, has been so easy and fun to write).

Antonella wrote: "The whole of Italy* is wishing well to the writer Andrea Camilleri who was hospitalised yesterday because of a heart attack. He is 93, but many wish he would stay with us a bit longe..."

Oh no! I hope he recovers.

M wrote: "As one who lived through cervical cancer (with no family history) I can tell you the tests aren't as bad as cancer treatments...just saying. <3"

Ah. So true!

Antonella wrote: "A study found out what we all intuitively thought ;-):

Two-hour ‘dose’ of nature significantly boosts health"

Yes!!!!

That one hour swim in the afternoon is one reason why I feel so much happier and healthier during warmer months of the year.

Mymymble wrote: "Passport.
The Home Office has shredded my passport! I didn't collect it within a month!
I now have no British identity since they invalidated my old passport after issuing my new one. Worst bureauc..."

WHAT?????

Alison wrote: "Re: Kindles. I had to get a new Kindle about a year ago after the battery started giving out on my original one. I was so sad because it was perfect. Charging it every other day was getting old, ho..."

*snort*

And yet I agree with you. All the "improvements" are things I didn't want and don't need.

Anne wrote: "Sorry for being MIA again, life is very busy. I spend much time during the weekends helping my sister getting their house ready for sale. She is sick from stress, literally, infections that are so ..."

Just as your sister is allowed to feel what she feels, you are allowed to feel what you feel.

You are not allowed to murder the bastard, tempting though it is. ;-)

Antonella wrote: "SamSpayedPI wrote: "I replaced my Kindle in November..."

Thank you for your advice, useful not only for Jordan.

I dread the moment my Kindle will die.

Question for everybody: Are we sure that a..."

I still have my original. A gift from a reader--my god so long ago I don't remember who!--and I dread, dread, dread the day it dies. Which must surely be soon...

Antonella wrote: "Tomorrow women will strike nationwide in Switzerland: for equal pay (women's salaries are still about 20% lower than men's in the private sector and 16% lower in the public sector), against sexual ..."

I mean JESUS CHRIST. The fact that women still have to fight for equal pay for equal work ANYWHERE is just beyond the pale.