Q&A with Josh Lanyon discussion
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It was very good. Just finished it. And I do recommend it!
Hi guys, Antonella told me you were talking about Nobody's Home. I'm really flattered. I got the rights back from Amber Allure and I've done something of a rewrite of the beginning chapters (mostly responding to some suggestions from a vet that I got some of the puppy birthing details wrong). I'm waiting on my copy editor right now and I'm not sure how long that will take (life, you know?). But I'll have it back out and on the market as an ebook sometime in the next couple of months.Thanks for your interest!
Dev wrote: "I'll have it back out and on the market as an ebook sometime in the next couple of months."Great, I'm looking forward to it.
LOL about the puppy birthing details. I wouldn't have noticed it...
Antonella wrote: "Dev wrote: "I'll have it back out and on the market as an ebook sometime in the next couple of months."Great, I'm looking forward to it.
LOL about the puppy birthing details. I wouldn't have not..."
I watched a lot of puppy birth videos on YouTube and STILL missed some things. Let me know if you ever want to know how to do a dog c-section. I'm your girl.
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Great, I'm looking forward to it.
LOL about the puppy birthing details. I..."
This is great!
I've finally read the copy you signed for me! :-D And nope, I didn't notice anything missing about the puppy births, but then, I'm not a vet either. :-P
I really enjoyed it and I'm so glad it's being rereleased as an ebook for others!
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Jordan wrote: "Meanwhile, I just started Red Dirt Heart 3 last night. But wasn't feeling well so I didn't even finish the first chapter before I crashed. Hopefully I'll get to read more later. I a..."I have really enjoyed this series. I have read through book 4, but I think there's more on the way? Not sure.
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LOL, Dev! :-)
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I dunno, but I had bought all four books before we did the BOM, so my goal is to read at least the four I have. I'm enjoying them, but not sure I'll continue the series if there are more books. At least not right away anyway. Must curb the book buying!
That said, I finally purchased a copy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two the other day. Hopefully I'll have time to read it before January! lol.
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I've been stuck at 25% of this book (book #3) for a few months now. :-) I read the first two in a row when we were having the first one as a BOM, but then... stuck. Full stop.
I'm hopeful that I'll continue some day, though. Maybe you can give me a boost, when you've finished it, Jordan! :-D
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Well, I don't know if this helps. But I'm reading it as mostly complete fluff. I mean, there's tough stuff in there, but it's not like the others. And the two MCs are stuck together like glue by now. We don't have to worry about the main relationship. It's kinda like Vic and Jacob from Psycop, in that respect. So, yeah, a bit of a fluffy story.
Dev wrote: "Hi guys, Antonella told me you were talking about Nobody's Home. I'm really flattered. I got the rights back from Amber Allure and I've done something of a rewrite of the beginning chapters (mostly..."Thanks Dev. I'll wait for the ebook version...I hope by then my TBR pile will have lessened. I simply don't have shelf space for more print books.
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Most of the tough stuff gets handled a little too easily, I think. And there is a bit of 'teen angst' worry over the main couple in the second half.
Otherwise, it was a good, relaxing read.
And now I'm on to Red Dirt Heart 4.
I came across an update to the TJ and Amal series. It is calledfive years ago and three thousand miles away it can be purchased here http://tjandamal.bigcartel.com
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I came across an update to the TJ and Amal series. It is calledfive years ago and three thousand miles away it can be purchased here http://tjandamal.bigcartel.com"Thank you so much. I didn't know about this.
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I came across an update to the TJ and Amal series. It is calledfive years ago and three thousand miles away it can be purchased here http://tjandamal.bigcartel.com"Yay!!! I need to get the original too.
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Karen wrote: "My nightcap at midnight was Josh's "fade to Black" short in Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance. :)"I am looking forward to reading all the things in this. :)
I read Alexis Hall's new book, Looking for Group, and it's fantastic. I loved it. Most of the story takes place online in a game and it's super nerdy and so well done. It's unconventional and fresh, like all his books are and I really enjoyed it.
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Alison wrote: "I read Alexis Hall's new book, Looking for Group, and it's fantastic. I loved it. Most of the story takes place online in a game and it's super nerdy and so well done."Thank you for reminding me of this. I forgot if I already ordered it though ;-).
Alison wrote: "I read Alexis Hall's new book, Looking for Group, and it's fantastic. I loved it. Most of the story takes place online in a game and it's super nerdy and so well done. It's unconven..."Yay! Just read your review and it convinced me to give it another try. The first try was perhaps unfair to the book because i was deep into Amy Rae Durreson's backlist and that's so completely different. And i wasn't sure about all the gaming terms and got impatient. Anyway, will try this again :-)
Karen wrote: "My nightcap at midnight was Josh's "fade to Black" short in Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance. :)"Mine was in the afternoon :-) And i want to reread it today, savor it.
Yesterday i read three wonderful stories:Josh's "Fade to Black" in Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance
And then Amy Rae Durreson's "Humming a Different Tune" in Random Acts of Kindness Anthology and "The Clockwork Nightingale's Song" in Steamed Up.
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I'm going to take this one to bed with me today. :-)
Alison wrote: "I read Alexis Hall's new book, Looking for Group, and it's fantastic. I loved it. Most of the story takes place online in a game and it's super nerdy and so well done. It's unconven..."I'm in the middle of this one atm and absolutely love it. I only played WoW for a few weeks before RL took over but I remember the game fondly. The book makes me want to go back... :-)
Calathea wrote: "Alison wrote: "I read Alexis Hall's new book, Looking for Group, and it's fantastic. I loved it. Most of the story takes place online in a game and it's super nerdy and so well done..."I'm in the middle of this one atm and absolutely love it. I only played WoW for a few weeks before RL took over but I remember the game fondly. The book makes me want to go back... :-)
That's cool. I'm not a gamer and it makes me wish I knew what it was all about! :)
KC wrote: "Yay! Just read your review and it convinced me to give it another try. The first try was perhaps unfair to the book because i was deep into Amy Rae Durreson's backlist and that's so completely different. And i wasn't sure about all the gaming terms and got impatient. Anyway, will try this again :-) "I decided I didn't need to know the *exact* meaning of all the gaming terms (I was being lazy I think) and just went with it and it made sense and it all made more sense as I read and got more used to the language. The glossary is at the back and it's very detailed. :)
Alison wrote: "I read Alexis Hall's new book, Looking for Group, and it's fantastic. I loved it. Most of the story takes place online in a game and it's super nerdy and so well done. It's unconven..."I loved it too! I'm a gamer from the 2000s. Not much anymore.
I am reading Fallow by Jordan L Hawk. It's gripping! Going to finish it tonight.
Karen wrote: "My nightcap at midnight was Josh's "fade to Black" short in Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance. :)"Mine, too :-)
Thanks to everyone who picked up Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance. I hope you like it and the stories/essays. :-D It was so great to have Josh's piece as part of the anthology.If people are up for it, we welcome reviews. Love to hear your thoughts.
As for reading, I finished the audiobook of Dirty Heart (good listen) and am listening to Tournament of Losers (so far, so good). I gotten through a lot more audiobooks this summer since lately I have been listening to them while playing a tablet puzzle game before going to bed.
ttg wrote: "Thanks to everyone who picked up Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance."Thank you for putting it together!
And for reminding me of Tournament of Losers. I enjoyed as well. I'll write a review now.
Antonella wrote: "ttg wrote: "Thanks to everyone who picked up Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance."Thank you for putting it together!
And for reminding me of Tourn..."</i>
I've heard lots of good things about [book:Tournament of Losers. I haven't read much Megan Derr, which is a little odd, given how much I love fantasy. I have slightly mixed feelings about Less Than Three Press and I'm always a little bit hesitant with their books.
Looks like GR is doing its magic invisible formatting thing again. :)
Alison wrote: "I have slightly mixed feelings about Less Than Three Press and I'm always a little bit hesitant with their books."Well, I've decided that if I like the book I'll ignore typos ;-)
I also have Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance waiting on my kindle to read, but for September I am doing a reread of one of my favorites A Discovery of Witches and am using the The ALL SOULS Real-time Reading Companion as I go along. And embarrassingly enough as much of a LOTR fan that I am, I have not read The Hobbit so that is my train book. It definitely has a slightly different feel to the trilogy. Gandalf seems a bit goofy so far and overall it has a much lighter feel.
Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "I have slightly mixed feelings about Less Than Three Press and I'm always a little bit hesitant with their books."Well, I've decided that if I like the book I'll ignore typos ;-)"
Yes, I find typos are easy to ignore in the right conditions. :)
Creating the right conditions is sometimes a little difficult. :)
Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "ttg wrote: "Thanks to everyone who picked up Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance."Thank you for putting it together!
And for reminding..."
LT3 has a some of my fave fantasy reads. They've also expanded to have more ace, bi, trans fantasy as well. Pretty cool!
A few of my faves
Dance with the Devil and Dance in the Dark. (Especially the latter.)
Dragon Slayer <- great "marriage of convenience" fantasy
Safe Passage - Not fantasy, but cute contemporary lesbian novella
Phoebe wrote: "I also have Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance waiting on my kindle to read, but for September I am doing a reread of one of my favorites [book:A Discover..."Enjoy Hobbiting, Phoebe! :)
ttg wrote: "Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "ttg wrote: "Thanks to everyone who picked up Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance."Thank you for putting it together!
An..."
Thanks for the recs, Tracy. I'll check those out. :)
Sorry if I was giving the wrong impression, but I have read some really awesome things from LT3 and they've published some of my favourites, too. And I do love the huge efforts they've been making in publishing more diverse and inclusive books. They're really pushing for broader queer representation in their books and it's so awesome and I love it. I wish more publishers were as pro-active in that area as LT3. :)
Alison wrote: "ttg wrote: "Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "ttg wrote: "Thanks to everyone who picked up Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance."Thank you for putting it t..."
No worries. I just finished a "reread" of Dance in the Dark as an audiobook, and really enjoyed it. I think that's my favorite work by her.
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I read the Hobbit in high school, and I remember laughing quietly on the bus all the way through that book. A very different feel from LotR.
Barbra wrote: "ttg wrote: "Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "ttg wrote: "Thanks to everyone who picked up Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance."Thank you for putting it t..."
Hmmmm...hard to say. I read them in order, and even though the MCs are different, characters from Dance with the Devil do show up in the second book, Dance in the Dark, and I had more connection to them, so I would personally recommend reading in order.
One option, and this might be more US-based of a solution, is to ask your library to request both books. Both are available in Overdrive, the system that many libraries use for ebooks. Our library purchased these two books and many others from LT3. That's one possible way to enjoy them. :-)
Is there a table of content somewhere for Magic & Mayhem? For some reason the copy on my Kindle has none. :(
Calathea wrote: "Is there a table of content somewhere for Magic & Mayhem? For some reason the copy on my Kindle has none. :("You can see it with the function ''Look Inside'' here:
http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Mayhem-Fi...
Antonella wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Is there a table of content somewhere for Magic & Mayhem? For some reason the copy on my Kindle has none. :("You can see it with the function ''Look Inside'' here:
http://www.ama..."
Thanks, dear! Unfortunately it's only one page of content. There must be more since Josh's story isn't on it.
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You can see it with the function ''Look Inside'' he..."
On my iPad (using the Kindle app) the table of contents doesn't show up as one of the pages, but is available via the pop-out sidebar that includes these links: Library, About This Book, Cover, Beginning, Location, Sync, Flashcards, Before You Go, and finally Table of Contents with links to each article/story. Hope this helps.
Phoebe wrote: "I also have Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance waiting on my kindle to read, but for September I am doing a reread of one of my favorites [book:A Discover..."The Hobbit was written as a children's book which explains the lighter atmosphere. But maybe you knew that :)
Karen wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Is there a table of content somewhere for Magic & Mayhem? For some reason the copy on my Kindle has none. :("You can see it with the function '..."
Thanks for that, Karen. I wouldn't have thought to look there, but I can get to it through the "go to" thing on my Kindle. :)
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