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Another episode of The Haunted Heart is up! It contains the wonderful sentence: "And that was all he wore." Echoes of something else??http://www.wattpad.com/19585095-the-h...
Thank you, Hj! Juthi: it happened also to me to get scared from mirrors as I was younger...
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And what a great chapter. Josh sure has been busy writing. :-)
Hj wrote: "Another episode of The Haunted Heart is up! It contains the wonderful sentence: "And that was all he wore." Echoes of something else??http://www.wattpad.com/19585095-the-h......"
I really need to catch up with this. My internet at home was out at one point - I think that was just after chapter 2 was posted, and I haven't caught up since. I'll sit down one night with a mug of hot chocolate (nevermind that it's 95 degrees here) and read all the chapters I've missed. Something to look forward to. :-)
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http://www.wattpad.com/19585095-the-h......"
Don't make the mistake of doing that TOO late at night... ;-)
Johanna wrote: "Don't make the mistake of doing that TOO late at night..."\I'm one of those weird people who likes being spooked. I like scary stuff. Although, yeah, it does keep me up at night sometimes. :-D I'll read it on the weekend so I can sleep in after biting my nails all night.
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Hj wrote: "Another episode of The Haunted Heart is up! It contains the wonderful sentence: "And that was all he wore." Echoes of something else??http://www.wattpad.com/19585095-the-h......"
It's getting spookier and spookier.. And that ending, wow!
Tomorrow I am going to Edinburgh, which is a perfect city for ghosts. I recall reading somewhere that Scotland is the country in the world with most ghosts. I wonder how they managed to count them, though. And Edinburgh has haunted graveyards and abandonded churches, dark closes and rainy cobblestone streets and a city underneath the city. There be ghosts a-plenty, I am sure :)
On the not so spooky side, I will spend several days together with my son and daughter, I really look forward to being with them.
Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Another episode of The Haunted Heart is up! It contains the wonderful sentence: "And that was all he wore." Echoes of something else??http://www.wattpad.com/19585095-the-h......"
Enjoy the visit with your son and daughter, and (spooky) Edinburgh :-)
KC wrote: "Anne wrote: "Hj wrote: "Another episode of The Haunted Heart is up! It contains the wonderful sentence: "And that was all he wore." Echoes of something else??http://www.wattpad.com/19585095-th..."
Thank you, dear KC
It will be fun for you to have your son and daughter together, won't it, as well as with you. Enjoy Edinburgh! (And I agree with you - how did they know how many ghosts there were, so that they could say that there were more in one place than in another?)
Ghosts are known for being elusive, right, so it would be hard to make a survey of them :)To be very personal for a second (maybe too much so), there was a dark time I thought my family was broken beyond repair, and I have to take responsibility for at least some of it, so it makes me very happy that it isn't so, and I believe we will have fun together :)
Anne wrote: "Ghosts are known for being elusive, right, so it would be hard to make a survey of them :)To be very personal for a second (maybe too much so), there was a dark time I thought my family was broke..."
Believe strongly enough, and you will have fun together. Enjoy your visit, Anne, and please report back to us.
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To be very personal for a second (maybe too much so), there was a dark time I thought my fam..."
I second what K.Z. wrote -- I'm really looking forward to read about the highlights of your trip, Anne. :) And maybe we'll see some pictures, too... ;)
Anne wrote: "Ghosts are known for being elusive, right, so it would be hard to make a survey of them :)To be very personal for a second (maybe too much so), there was a dark time I thought my family was broken beyond repair, and I have to take responsibility for at least some of it, so it makes me very happy that it isn't so, and I believe we will have fun together :) ..."
I'm so pleased for you.
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To be very personal for a second (maybe too much so), there was a dark time I thought my family was broke..."
That's wonderful, Anne. The power of second chances.
Hj wrote: "Another update to The Haunted Heart! http://www.wattpad.com/19840912-the-h..."
Thank you, this is the full link:
http://www.wattpad.com/19840912-the-h...
Antonella wrote: "Hj wrote: "Another update to The Haunted Heart! http://www.wattpad.com/19840912-the-h..."
Thank you, this is the full linhttp://www.wattpad.com/19840912-the-ha..."
Thank you.
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Josh, thanks for posting so regularly.
It's really easing the pain of waiting for more :D"
Thank you for the heads-up, Juthi!
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Josh wrote: "I'm glad you guys are enjoying it -- having to get these out on a steady basis is keeping me focused on target, I think."Sounds like you work best with a structure of some sort.
Or is it just getting back in the habit after your year sabbatical?
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Sounds like you work best with a structure of some sort.
Or..."
I think it's taking me longer to get back in the groove after sabbatical. Partly because I had not been very realistic about how much time, moving forward, would have to be spent on non-writing business. So there was a lot of panicked flailing around before I accepted that I was working at a good pace -- there's just a lot more to do now.
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The delayed flight sounded terribly familiar... ;-) For some reason my own nightmares usually involve desperate packing in awful hurry and losing my luggage in the end. Josh's dream had a beautiful, bright and funny moments, too. So that's a relief. :-)
Johanna wrote: "California Dreamin'... :-) Josh's new blog post is here.The delayed flight sounded terribly familiar... ;-) For some reason my own nightmares usually involve desperate packing in awful hurry and ..."
Funny dream and beautifully described (of course, it is Josh's dream) :)
When I have too much to do and too little time to do it, I dream about airports too, about running in mile long corridors, up and down stairs and finding closed doors and long queues everywhere and never catching the plane. But I never dream about lovely museum displays and nice views in the airport. Where can I send a complaint about that?
The part with the telephone seems like a typical too much to do kind of dream though.
ETA: At times when I have been stressed for a long time but have managed to get control of the situation, I still have the airport dream about running around not finding the right door or runway, but then it ends with me actually catching the plane on time.
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Yeah, funny that my nightmares are almost the same. I'll either miss my plane/train in spite of the fact that I desperately try to catch it or I'm driving around with a car and never finding the place I'm looking for.
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Interesting! :-)
ETA: This actually reminds me of the fact that sometimes when hubby is having an awesome dream, he's able to think something like "Hey! This dream is really cool!" or "I've been in this dream place before, this dream is one of my favorites." or "I know what happens next!" I envy him for that, because when I dream, I never understand that it's only a dream at the time. When younger I did some sleepwalking, too. Nowadays I only babble in my sleep for hubby's great amusement. :-)
Johanna wrote: "Anne wrote: "ETA: At times when I have been stressed for a long time but have managed to get control of the situation, I still have the airport dream about running around not finding the right door..."I do the same :)
I also used to walk and talk in my sleep when I was younger. Busy nights!
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- places that combine or resemble other places (the apartment in Paris looks like mom's kitchen or vice versa; mom's teakettle is in the Paris kitchen)
- important objects or devices that disassemble and the component parts are junk or bear no relationship to the object
- friends or acquaintances in unlikely places &/or roles who don't understand what you need from them or want to help but can't
- becoming distracted by all these sights and details and forgetting the original purpose or premise of your dream actions
- waking up, thinking WTF? ; )
Not so common, Josh's dream has one of the loveliest endings ever.
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http://joshlanyon.blogspot.ch/2013/08..."
Thanks for the heads-up, Antonella. Really looking forward to these audiobooks!
Cool. I like that guy's voice, although I missed out on the voting.
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You never really know as the author.
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Hearing this makes me purr... ;-)
Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "His Will is purrrfect.Hearing this makes me purr... ;-)"
Is the sample still around somewhere? I'd like to re-listen... it's been a while since the competition. :-)
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Hearing this makes me purr... ;-)"
Is the sample still around somewhere? I'd like to re-listen... it's been a while since the competition. :-)"
And by hearing I meant reading (that Josh's line). Sorry about that. I swear I hear you guys talking to me from time to time. :-) And no, I don't know if the sample is still around somewhere. But I'm sure Josh knows... he knows EVERYTHING... ;-)
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Hearing this makes me purr... ;-)"
Is the sample still around somewhere? I'd like to re-listen... it's been a while since the ..."
I don't think the page still exists. I'll see if I can find the link and test it, but I think the weblord pulled it down.
Hm, not sure where to post this (it is about "elsewhere", so I thought I put it here...), but today I found the most amazing thing on Josh's homepage... :D (most of you have seen it already probably... :D)Some of my friends had been adding another of Josh's books to their lists and since I am totally behind on everything and unfortunately also on Josh's books I followed links to find out what this book was about now, because I got totally confused by "The Haunted Heart - Winter" and "Winter Kill" :D and ended up on Josh's page. And while I was wondering and worrying how I would ever manage to get back on track with which books I own and which not yet etc. I suddenly saw the link to "Josh Lanyon Bibliographical Spreadsheet"! This is soooooo neat! I think it could use an update ;), but still, thanks a lot for this! It's a big help for lost causes like me!!!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...
Hi, Uli!Thank you for the link. I had just thought I should look for it, because I didn't know if I had stored it in my computer.
It is amazing and it is the work of Liade. Thank you, Lia!
Uli wrote: "because I got totally confused by "The Haunted Heart - Winter" and "Winter Kill" :D "You are forgiven, Uli! Mayhe the word "Winter" is Josh's new pet title! Remember the period when many of his books had the word Dark in the title? :-P
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Yes! I almost forgot about that myself. I suppose it is very out of date by now. I'll have to take a look.
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You are forgiven, Uli! Mayhe the word "Winter" is Josh's new pet title! Remember the period when..."
LOL.
Yes. I recall that. I recall that I was headed for burn out and that was probably the first clue! :-D
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Thank you for the link. I had just thought I should look for it, because I didn't know if I had stored it in my computer.
It is amazing and it is the work of Liade. Thank you, Lia!"
Yes indeed. That was Lia's idea and many a reader has blessed her for it.
loving the bibliographical spread sheet
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Lia's ears should be burning! :-)
My ears are indeed bright RED but mostly because I had completely lost sight of the site and the fact that it's badly in need of updating. Yes, it will happen though not in the next day or three as I'm currently on holiday on a German North Sea island, pictures here. Really fabulous weather this year with cocktails on the beach each night!Though as, sadly, I am travelling back home tomorrow there's hope I may find time to look into this very soon.
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