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[Steve]

Josh wrote: "Yesterday was a bad day. No question.

I also got word that a little vintage toile chandelier that I'd bought on Ebay a few weeks ago was lost by UPS. Survived the 1940s, got all the way across the..."

Oh gosh, you seriously DO need that reboot! I remembering ordering a carved trunk a few years ago and waited (im)patiently for it to be delivered. I found out it was somehow mistakenly returned by a UPS distribution center to the company. I was less than pleased by the UPS fail, especially when I called the company and learned the product was no longer available. Ever.

I really hope your day and weekend improve!

[Carlita]

Josh wrote: Yesterday was a bad day. No question.

Anytime you lose part of yourself, it's painful. When it's a creative effort, it must be devastating since there's no knowing for sure what it is you've lost because you weren't finished and it was so personal. I'm sorry this happened to you.
I hope today is much better.

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Yesterday was a bad day. No question.

I also got word that a little vintage toile chandelier that I'd bought on Ebay a few weeks ago was lost by UPS. Survived the 1940s, got all the way across the..."

Oh dear. Yesterday clearly wasn't your day. :-(

[Varecia]

Josh wrote: "Yesterday was a bad day. No question.

I also got word that a little vintage toile chandelier that I'd bought on Ebay a few weeks ago was lost by UPS. Survived the O1940s, got all the way across the..."

What a horrible day, Josh! I guess that meanwhile all the pc wizzards gave you more ideas where to search? I am a master in mislaying files myself, which is so evil when you have struggled to get a grip on something, were satisfied with the result and than the file vanished... My first mislaid file I found after a long search in a download folder. Turned out that I downloaded it from my mail, wrote, but afterwards did not file it properly, just saved it. No problem as long as I did not open a lot of other files! Then it was just gone, only an older version in the proper folder left.
And sorry about the lost chandelier :-(

[Josh]

Thank you, guys. I did get a lot of great ideas and suggestions, but I think that the file just didn't save. Just one of those weird things. Although it is strange the file indicates I never touched it all. But if it's here, it's got ninja skills in concealing itself.

[Sabine]

A new blog post from Josh.
http://joshlanyon.blogspot.de/

[Johanna]

Sabine wrote: "A new blog post from Josh.
http://joshlanyon.blogspot.de/"

Thank you for letting us know, Sabine. I love these seasonal Five Things I Love blog posts. :-)

[Antonella]

My Ultimate Crush: Sir Anthony Fanshawe
http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com...

JFYI: Josh's crush is a character from Georgette Heyer’s Regency romance The Masqueraders.

[Johanna]

Antonella wrote: "My Ultimate Crush: Sir Anthony Fanshawe
http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com...

JFYI: Josh's crush is a character from Georgette Heyer’s Regency romance [book:The Masque..."

:-)

Thank you for the heads-up, dear Antonella.

[Varecia]

Antonella wrote: "My Ultimate Crush: Sir Anthony Fanshawe
http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com...

JFYI: Josh's crush is a character from Georgette Heyer’s Regency romance [book:The Masque..."

Very amusing, thank you, Antonella! I have to confess that I had a thing for Sir Anthony even as a girl. But I like Josh's idea how your "taste" develops over the years ;-)

[Calathea]

Antonella wrote: "My Ultimate Crush: Sir Anthony Fanshawe
http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com...

JFYI: Josh's crush is a character from Georgette Heyer’s Regency romance [book:The Masque..."

It looks like I have to catch up on some classics...

[Josh]

But I like Josh's idea how your "taste" develops over the years ;-)

We definitely become more sophisticated readers as we go.

In fact, I was talking with a friend about how when I was in elementary school anything with a first person POV was an automatic no. I'd open the book and if I saw that "I" character, back on the shelf it would go. :-D

Of course we have grown up readers who still feel the same way! I was trying to analyze what it was about first person that was so difficult for me then. I think probably first person made it harder for me to suspend disbelief. I knew I was not the "I" of the story, so I became aware of the storytelling itself in a way that did not occur in third person.

And I suppose it's why most of us have trouble with the artificiality of second person.

Because, while in theory first person is more immediate and intimate than third -- and second is more immediate and intimate than first -- each step away from third probably feels that much more artificial?

[Josh]

OH. And about that lost chandelier.

It showed up this weekend.

A bit battered, and I can't tell if it works until we try to install it, but it arrived mostly intact after about a few weeks of bouncing back and forth across the country!

Even more amazing because the box was crushed in places and the seller had only bothered to wrap the chandelier in a couple of swathes of brown paper. Unbelievable that it made it with only a few of its roses knocked off and a slightly bent chandelier arm.

[Susan]

Josh wrote: "OH. And about that lost chandelier.

It showed up this weekend."

That is good news. Looks like everything that seemed lost on that "bad day" has now turned up. :)

[Idamus]

Josh wrote: "OH. And about that lost chandelier.

It showed up this weekend.

A bit battered, and I can't tell if it works until we try to install it, but it arrived mostly intact after about a few weeks of bo..."

What Susan said :-)

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "OH. And about that lost chandelier.

It showed up this weekend."

I'm pretty sure it had heard the good news about your soon-to-be-home dream house and wanted to find you at all costs... :-D Even if it would mean losing a couple of those roses... ;-)

But... What kind of seller packs a CHANDELIER only in a couple of swathes of brown paper? Tsk tsk.

[Josh]

Sammie wrote: "I used to avoid first person POV. it requires - for me at least - that I like the narrator and enjoy being in his/her head and it can be tiring to interpret everything to "remove the filter" of th..."

It is a little more intimate, I think. A little more personal. And it requires one more step toward that complete suspension of disbelief.

But also...a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I've read reviews where readers complain about "head hopping" in classic works of fiction. They are talking about the use of omniscient POV. But because they are only half-informed and not used to reading omniscient POV (which is, granted, pretty much out of favor for popular fic now), we get these straight-out-of-8th-grade-Lit reviews. HEAD HOPPING!!!

Oh boy.

[Goge]

Josh wrote: "OH. And about that lost chandelier.

It showed up this weekend.

A bit battered, and I can't tell if it works until we try to install it, but it arrived mostly intact after about a few weeks of bo..."

Now that's a great news! I went crazy when DHL mixed up my delivery of a book (it was Stranger Things Have Happened). I spent most of a day on the phone, mostly yelling at people :). I can only imagine if they did that with something that's not easy to replace with another one.

[Josh]

Goge wrote: "Josh wrote: "OH. And about that lost chandelier.

It showed up this weekend.

A bit battered, and I can't tell if it works until we try to install it, but it arrived mostly intact after about a fe..."

Yes. Very upsetting to think that it had made it all the way through the 40s to today -- traveled clear across country -- and was then lost by the post office in Bellflower. Whaaa_?! But thank goodness for tracking systems and the people who diligently log data into them.

[Johanna]

Josh has a guest star on his blog -- it's JL Merrow stopping by on her Heat Trap blog tour. Check it out!

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.fi/2015/03...

[Calathea]

Johanna wrote: "Josh has a guest star on his blog -- it's JL Merrow stopping by on her Heat Trap blog tour. Check it out!

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.fi/2015/03..."

Thanks for letting us know! *heading over...*

[Antonella]

Thank you for telling us, dear Johanna, it is a delightful interview!

[Loretta]

Josh always does such delightful interview.

[Josh]

I ASK THE QUESTIONS OTHERS ARE AFRAID TO TACKLE!!!

;-D

[Calathea]

Snippet of Winter Kill on fb.

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "Snippet of Winter Kill on fb. "

Thank you for the heads up and for the link, Calathea.

[Idamus]

Calathea wrote: "Snippet of Winter Kill on fb. "

That was one evil snippet

I WANT MOOOOOOORE...

Thanks for the link

[Sabine]

Idamus wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Snippet of Winter Kill on fb. "

That was one evil snippet

I WANT MOOOOOOORE...

Thanks for the link"

Yes I want mooooooore too! :-)

[Jordan]

I'm avoiding snippets to preserve my sanity.

[HJ]

Jordan wrote: "I'm avoiding snippets to preserve my sanity."

Me too!!

[Susinok]

JL Merrow's book was lots of fun, as are the others in the series.

[HJ]

A new blog post by Josh: http://joshlanyon.blogspot.co.uk/2015...

[Sabine]

A new blog post by Josh with a snippet of Winter Kill
http://joshlanyon.blogspot.de/2015/04...

[Sabine]

And another blog post by Josh!
http://joshlanyon.blogspot.de/

[Johanna]

Thank you, Sabine. :-)

[Loretta]

Josh has a new Winter Kill snippet on his Facebook page. Sorry,I'm not sure how to link it.

[Johanna]

Loretta wrote: "Josh has a new Winter Kill snippet on his Facebook page. Sorry,I'm not sure how to link it."

Let's see if this works: https://www.facebook.com/josh.lanyon/...

[Goge]

I love these snippets :).

[Bandagealder]

Josh wrote: "Susinok wrote: "Josh wrote: "Well, like the good hostess she is, Romance wants all her guests to feel comfortable. I appreciate that. But it's also one reason Mystery looks down her elegant nose at..."

Josh, were you nominated that year?

[Anne]

Someone who is more tech savy than me can post the link I hope, but Josh has announced two projects for Carina press next year. More good stuff to eagerly anticipate. And we get to see Elliot and Tucker again! :)

[Johanna]

Thank you, Anne, for heads up! Here are the links to Josh's blog posts:

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.fi/2015/05...

and

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.fi/2015/05...

[Antonella]

Thank you, Anne and Johanna! Only great news from Josh, I'm so glad for him.

[Johanna]

A great interview with Josh:

http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com...

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "Thank you, Anne, for heads up! Here are the links to Josh's blog posts:

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.fi/2015/05...

and

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.fi/2015/05..."

Thanks for posting, somehow i missed the one about the books, yay for two mysteries coming up next year! :-)

[Sabine]

Johanna wrote: "A great interview with Josh:

http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com..."

Thank you Johanna, that's a really interesting interview. Love the answer for the question no.15 Lol! :-D

[HJ]

Sabine wrote: "Johanna wrote: "A great interview with Josh:

http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com..."

Thank you Johanna, that's a really interesting interview. Love the answer for the question no.15..."

Me too! and to the final question.

[Sabine]

HJ wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Johanna wrote: "A great interview with Josh:

http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com..."

Thank you Johanna, that's a really interesting interview. Lo..."

Yes I like the last answer too :-) !

[Jordan]

Wow, very interesting answers! Thanks for the link, Johanna, and thanks for the interview, Josh!

[Johanna]

HJ wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Johanna wrote: "A great interview with Josh:

http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com..."

Thank you Johanna, that's a really interesting interview. Lo..."

And I really like the answer to question #17 "What does love feel like?".

[Sabine]

Johanna wrote: "HJ wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Johanna wrote: "A great interview with Josh:

http://sold.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com..."

Thank you Johanna, that's a really interesting in..."

Yes, it says all very clear, what's jumping wild through my brain, if someone would ask me.