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[Sabine]

What Anne and Carlita said. I love your books, but if I know you can enjoy to write them, than I can enjoy them more.

[Josh]

This year turned into a little bit of a scheduling nightmare simply because of the timing of certain projects. I really have to space things out better, and that's not so hard. It just takes planning.

These last years have been BIG learning curves. And to complicate everything, the industry itself is changing so quickly that what was true three years ago is not true today.

I will never be bored, that's for sure.

[Ame]

Josh wrote: "Thank you all! I mean I do think 3 full-length novels in a year ought to be enough for any reading audience. If it's not, oh well! :-)

Idamus, I think switching off series books every other year ..."



3 full lenght novels?? Wow! That is MORE than enough... don't authors usually write one novel a year?

[Susan]

Josh wrote: "This year turned into a little bit of a scheduling nightmare simply because of the timing of certain projects. I really have to space things out better, and that's not so hard. It just takes planning.[...]I will never be bored, that's for sure."

And neither will we. That's even more for sure! :)

[Josh]

Ame wrote: "Josh wrote: "Thank you all! I mean I do think 3 full-length novels in a year ought to be enough for any reading audience. If it's not, oh well! :-)

Idamus, I think switching off series books ever..."

That was in olden days of yore.

I guess JK Rowlings can do one novel a year? Maybe Michael Connelly? Lee Child? Not many authors -- even big name authors -- can get away with one novel a year now days.

[Jordan]

But for voracious readers like me, I kinda wish they did do only one a year. There are so many good authors out there! I feel guilty if I can't find time for an old favorite, even if they are an auto buy. But then I feel guilty for not having time to check out new authors when I read nothing but old faves!

[HJ]

A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christopher Holmes -- similarities and differences.

http://notyourusualsuspects.blogspot....

[Idamus]

Jordan wrote: "But for voracious readers like me, I kinda wish they did do only one a year. There are so many good authors out there! I feel guilty if I can't find time for an old favorite, even if they are an au..."

Yes, this.

And then one day you wake up to find 400 unread books on your ereader...

[Johanna]

Hj wrote: "A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christopher Holmes -- similarities and differences.

http://notyourusualsuspects.blogspot...."

Thank you so much for posting the link, Hj! I find Josh's thoughts about the similarities (and differences) of Elliot and Kit absolutely fascinating.

And what an autumn we Fanyons will have!!! Josh just keeps spoiling us, doesn't he?! ;-) I can't wait to get my hot little hands on these two books. :-)

[Jordan]

This blog post is oddly timed for me. I've been doing research on sexual abuse for a character recently. I got back into it yesterday and realized that I was going to need a palette cleanser before bed. But of course, I'm reading Howtown by Nava, and what do you know? Everything I'd been reading yesterday in my research got mentioned in Howtown in reference to one of the characters.

Then this morning I started working on a novella that needs editing and things. And I started to think about the main character and his past, how he came to be where he is. Technically, he was sexually abused as a young boy too. But for whatever reason, I never thought of his experiences that way. I'm now wondering how this new insight will change the story.

I do love a tortured hero, but they certainly don't all have to have been sexually abused children! What's up with this?

I've definitely got similar themes going on and both characters are sexually submissive. Even so, both stories are still very different.

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "But for voracious readers like me, I kinda wish they did do only one a year. There are so many good authors out there! I feel guilty if I can't find time for an old favorite, even if they are an au..."

It's this crazy new dynamic.

Part of it is pricing. If you are going to price books at 50% or lower of what you used to, writers will have to make up the difference in more books. That's simple math. If your books only earn 50% of what they used to, you must produce at least 50% more books.

By why are the books being discounted so much? Because they are now competing with so many other books -- usually much lower priced books. So even if the publisher wished to hold the line, it's not possible.

This isn't something that gets talked about a lot -- does the new publishing dynamic bode well for the future of well-written books? -- but it is one reason you are seeing so many more releases from big name authors. We are all victims of the new publishing dynamic.

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christopher Holmes -- similarities and differences.

http://notyourusualsuspects.blogspot......."

I usually scorn the idea of defined sexual roles for any character -- in my (reasonably active) experience, it's not how sex works in real life -- but in these two cases, the characters have definite and distinct preferences. Which I wouldn't have noticed if the books had been written when originally conceived. There would have been about two years between the releases (books! books, people!). As it is, they will follow each other bang, bang, bang.

And yet they are very different even in their sameness. Which is interesting and amusing -- and startling! -- to me as the author.

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "There would have been about two years between the releases (books! books, people!)."

*splutter!* LOL, you got me a little bit worried there for a moment... ;-)

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "As it is, they will follow each other bang, bang, bang."

Bang, bang, bang is good. In fact, bang, bang, bang, is pretty much perfect in this case. I wouldn't have it in any other bang, bang, bang way. :-)

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Part of it is pricing. If you are going to price books at 50% or lower of what you used to, writers will have to make up the difference in more books. That's simple math. If your books only earn 50% of what they used to, you must produce at least 50% more books."

When you put it like that, it sounds pretty damn scary.

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "I usually scorn the idea of defined sexual roles for any character -- in my (reasonably active) experience, it's not how sex works in real life -- but in these two cases, the characters have definite and distinct preferences. Which I wouldn't have noticed if the books had been written when originally conceived."

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this! I'm really looking forward to see how the dynamics between the main characters develop due to the sexual tension and preferences in both books. And I especially can't wait to read Kit's inner monologue on the subject. :-)

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I usually scorn the idea of defined sexual roles for any character -- in my (reasonably active) experience, it's not how sex works in real life -- but in these two cases, the character..."

Elliot is so easy to write in comparison to Kit. :-D

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I usually scorn the idea of defined sexual roles for any character -- in my (reasonably active) experience, it's not how sex works in real life -- but in these two case..."

I can imagine! ;-)

[Vivian]

Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I usually scorn the idea of defined sexual roles for any character -- in my (reasonably active) experience, it's not how sex works in real life -- but in these two case..."

Elliot is so cranky! He is a cranky professor, and I love that about him! :) :)

[Bandagealder]

Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christopher Holmes -- similarities and differences.

http://notyourusualsuspects.blogspot....-..."

But aren't Adrien and Jake's roles defined as well? And isn't Taylor fighting that he likes being submissive to Will?

[Josh]

Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christopher Holmes -- similarities and differences.

http://notyourusualsuspects.blogspot......."

Adrien is not naturally submissive. He accepts that role with Jake, but their relationship is changing all the time.

Taylor's submissiveness is largely Taylor trying to "fix" Will.

[Josh]

Vivian wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I usually scorn the idea of defined sexual roles for any character -- in my (reasonably active) experience, it's not how sex works in real life -- but in t..."

He is pretty cranky, that's true. :-D

[Bandagealder]

Josh wrote: "Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christopher Holmes -- similarities and differences.

http://notyourusualsus..."

Are you saying eventually Adrien and Jake will switch? I always wondered if Adrien was completely satisfied in sex with Jake.

I also remember a passage where Will wanted/fantasized Taylor submitting to him.

[Josh]

Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christopher Holmes -- similarities and differences.

http://no..."

With Jake and Adrien, I think it will be more of a relaxing enough for playful experimentation. I think of Adrien is adaptive and playful. I think he would feel that sex with Jake was amazing, but he would know that there would be other possibilities for amazement -- for both of them. The most playful Jake has ever been is with Adrien, and he's only learning to play. So there's lots of room for growth and change simply by loosening up and relaxing into what they are building together.

Will's anxiety and unease over things like Taylor's greater sexual experience makes Taylor in turn anxious and uneasy -- though for different reasons.

And yes, Taylor's submission is definitely a bigger deal for Will than it is for Taylor, although Taylor was initially startled and uncertain about it. But he's sexually confident and adventurous, so he can stand back enough to be a little amused by his own reactions -- and Will's too.

[Bandagealder]

Josh wrote: "Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christopher Holmes -- similarities and di..."

We see a glimpse of uneasiness in Flynn as well with Kirk because he's only had one sexual partner and Kirk is much older. I look forward to reading that dynamic.

[Josh]

Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christopher Holmes -- simila..."

Poor Flynn. I think he is eaten alive by the idea he could ever want anyone ever again.

[Bandagealder]

Josh wrote: "Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Bandagealder wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "A new, thought-provoking blog by Josh about Elliot Mills and Christo..."

This is what intrigues me and it reminds me of Vic and Sean as well as Adrien and Jake. The fact that when you're in love with someone, is it a fantasy or realistic to think that only sex with that person is truly satisfying because you want that person so much. Adrien describes feeling like he hadn't been touched in years even though he had a regular sex life with Guy. And I wonder if Sean and Vic felt the same, and their separation was over a decade.

[Johanna]

A snippet from Fair Play on Josh Lanyon FB Fan Page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Josh-L...

Awwww, Josh, I loved that Take care part. So... cute. :-)

[Antonella]

Johanna wrote: "Awwww, Josh, I loved that Take care part. So... cute. :-)"

Absolutely!

[Karen]

I've noticed several similarities between characters in your books. For example, there are characters with health issues (a column on your biblio-spreadsheet), and characters who may be physically weaker, but are smart and strong in other ways. I look at these as part of your signature, and since there are a number of "signature" elements, and a number of variations possible for those, there's lots of room for diversity.

In another series I've been reading, there's tension between the MCs due to their issues regarding the submissive/receptive role. Although the focus of these books is generally more on mystery than romance, resolving this particular emotional conflict seems a likely resolution of the story arc.

[Karen]

Johanna wrote: "A snippet from Fair Play on Josh Lanyon FB Fan Page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Josh-L...

Awwww, Josh, I loved that Take care part. So... cute. :-)"

Can't wait! Oh, yes I/we can... : )

I know this is "the fictional Puget Sound University," but my oldest graduated from an institution with a similar name in Tacoma, with those kind of brick buildings, (but no duck pond I can recall). So that campus is of course what I see in my mind's eye. Each time I read Fair Game, I vicariously revisit that part of the country. We also revisit Washington in RL since our daughter stayed in the Pacific Northwest, but this last time we just drove past Tacoma. It's funny how clearly I remember my way around there from a few visits over a few years.

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "Can't wait! Oh, yes I/we can... : )"

LOL. This sounds exactly like the discussion I had with myself today after reading Josh's thoughts on the similarities and differences of Kit and Elliot: "I can't wait to read these! Of course I can. Oh, but I don't mean it literally that I can't wait — But I can't wait!" ;-)

[Josh]

Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "A snippet from Fair Play on Josh Lanyon FB Fan Page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Josh-L...

Awwww, Josh, I loved that Take care part. So... cu..."


Also "Goose Island" which was loosely based on Anderson Island. But then I found out there really WAS a Goose Island already, so that's just...confusing. :-D To everyone. Including me.

[Karen]

Josh wrote: "Also "Goose Island" which was loosely based on Anderson Island. But then I found out there really WAS a Goose Island already, so that's just...confusing. :-D To everyone. Including me."

I can see that the size and location of Anderson Island would provide a better model.

[HJ]

Josh wrote: "Also "Goose Island" which was loosely based on Anderson Island. But then I found out there really WAS a Goose Island already, so that's just...confusing. :-D To everyone. Including me. ..."

So funny!

[Carlita]

Josh is at the top the list! :-)

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5522863

[Johanna]

Carlita wrote: "Josh is at the top the list! :-)

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5522863"

Yay, Josh! :-)

Thank you for posting the link, Carlita!

[Anne]

Carlita wrote: "Josh is at the top the list! :-)

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5522863"

Well, of course ;)

[Jordan]

Great list! I just pulled four books to look into myself!

[Susinok]

That list is sooooo odd. How can Josh and Stormy Glenn (and a few others) end up on the same list? It sort of nullifies itself.

[Valerie]

Susinok wrote: "That list is sooooo odd. How can Josh and Stormy Glenn (and a few others) end up on the same list? It sort of nullifies itself."

I thought so too. He did say he has a thing for shifters so I guess that is reason enough. I have never read Stormy Glenn, Tony Griffin or Stephanie Hecht or many other m/m shifter series for that matter.

How did I not know there was a Warren and Kyle short story? I love them and that series.

[Anne]

Susinok wrote: "That list is sooooo odd. How can Josh and Stormy Glenn (and a few others) end up on the same list? It sort of nullifies itself."

I had the same thought. He probaly sorts books by different cathegories than I would. I started with the shifter series by Stephanie Hecht once, after a couple of books I found they were all more or less the same story but with different names.

[Valerie]

Anne wrote: "Susinok wrote: "That list is sooooo odd. How can Josh and Stormy Glenn (and a few others) end up on the same list? It sort of nullifies itself."

I had the same thought. He probaly sorts books by d..."

I find myself avoiding super long series these days. I usually get bored way before the end of the series. I have a long list of PNR and UF series I have started and never finished.

[Antonella]

Susinok wrote: "That list is sooooo odd. How can Josh and Stormy Glenn (and a few others) end up on the same list? It sort of nullifies itself."

I thought the same. Well, at least Josh is on top.

[Susinok]

Antonella wrote: "I thought the same. Well, at least Josh is on top. "

We might be a wee bit biased but on writing quality alone, he belongs on top of that particular list. The thing is EVERY other writer is so far below or not even the same genre. Patricia Briggs is a fine author and writes very well, but it's m/f urban fantasy. Yes there are a few gay characters, but they are very secondary.

If you like urban fantasy, I would recommend her books highly. I love her stuff, but I don't compare her to Josh. It's apples and oranges.

[Ame]

I've liked even loved all the books by K.A. Mitchell that I've read. Regularly Scheduled Life and Bad Boyfriend being my absolute favorite.

And Mary Calmes is an odd author for me. I am totally hooked on her A Matter of Time series but then she ended the series with a book about another couple and that book I did not like at all. Then I read her PNR Change of Heart and it's the same as Jory and Sam... I shouldn't like those books but I do... and I can't even explain why....;)

[Valerie]

Well, the author is just listing his favorite gay romances so I don't really see a problem with including whoever he wants. But I agree about the Mercy Thompson series - it's wonderful but not gay romance at all. :)

[HJ]

I didn't recognise quite a few of the names on the list, but then I don't like shifters and paranormal etc.. But as Valerie says, he is listing his favourites, and not purporting to identify the best or a representative list. I suspect the main factor was "gay" rather than "romance".

[Carlita]

I realize the author is listing some of his favorite reads. I was happy he placed Josh first and that it was for the right reason. Josh is not a good writer, he is a gifted writer. I think Josh is the best. I was happy that this list appeared on the Huffington Post, which has a solid and growing readership, thereby exposing Josh's work to many who may not have read his work, but will now.

[Jordan]

I wondered why JCP wasn't on his list. If he likes paranormal, and loves Josh's work, she's a no-brainer-read-next author! lol.

But yeah, this just seemed to be a list of his faves.

The Last Herald-Mage isn't romance, as he states, but is a VERY good trilogy! I went nuts reading it the first time, and haven't read anything else by her that I like nearly as much, since then.