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There's a bit of me in both of them, but of course they're both fictional creations. I share some of Kit's insecurities but in Kit I exaggerate them to comic proportions.
At least I hope they're comic!
Wow, its been very quiet in here.I just finished Dangerous Ground series and I really enjoyed them. I loved the pace with all the action tied with romance and a little comedy. Old Poison was pretty steamy and Blood Heat was heartbreaking!! Kelila was cute. I can't wait for their next adventure together.
Josh, do you know how long I'll have to wait?! :)
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I just finished Dangerous Ground series and I really enjoyed them. I loved the pace with all the action tied with romance and a little comedy. Old Poison was pr..."
That's a series I always enjoy writing. Heather, I think the fourth book will be out mid-summer or so. That's what I have on my calendar and that's what I'm aiming for.
So glad you enjoyed the books!
Thanks, Josh. Those were fun. I'm already 10% into Somebody Killed His Editor.
Josh - it's been a while since I've posted, but I've been suckered into reading yet another of your fantastic books with Fair Game based on hearing about it from a Facebook friend. Is this the first book of a series? Is/Will this be a series? I'm only about 50 pages in, but it's already one of my favorites because the mystery is stellar!! The angst between Elliott and Tucker is incredibly sexy, er, but then that's the point... :-)
Jon wrote: "Josh - it's been a while since I've posted, but I've been suckered into reading yet another of your fantastic books with Fair Game based on hearing about it from a Facebook friend. ..."
Jon;
Fair Game is the book that introduced me to Josh's writing. I loved it! Here's to hoping we get a sequel. [raises glass]
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Fair Game is the book that introduced me to Josh's writing. I loved it! Here's to hoping we get a sequel. [raises glass]
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Hey there, Jon. Nice to hear from you again.
I'm delighted you enjoyed Fair Game. That one did seem to go over pretty well. *g*
I do plan on a sequel -- in fact, I have most of the story planned out -- but having considered this year's schedule and my commitment to fewer projects, I think it's more likely to happen in 2012.
Thanks so much for asking!
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Leah, the next book is called Fair Play and it follows what happens after Roland's book about his wild past is finally released. It turns out some people would prefer that the past stay the stuff of legend.
So glad you enjoyed the book!
Josh - thanks for responding; since I'll have to wait until '12 for Fair Play - and I'll be finished with Fair Game shortly, do you recommend another of your titles that is more of a mystery like this one?? I love the "who-dunnits"!
Leah wrote: Fair Game is the book that introduced me to Josh's writing. I loved it! Here's to hoping we get a sequel.That was the first of Josh's books that I read as well--it's currently on my 'to be read again' list. I'm so happy to hear that there will be a sequel, even if we have to wait till 2012!
Josh, I wanted to say how much I loved "Out of the Blue". I like war themed romance so when I browsed your site for the next book to buy and saw its "military" cover, I clicked "buy" without reading the summary. I liked the story so much! It doesn't have mystery element but I actually like it. I mean, the lack of it helped concentrating on the relationship factor. It's so beautiful and dramatic and intense. I loved the characters and the story and wanted more of them :) Do you plan writing more war themed books? Or maybe you have written and I just missed them? I've seen the word "Afghanistan" in summary for "I spy", but I didn't read the entire text (they are a bit spoilerish for me).
Hi Josh, I'm a new fan and I just have to say that I'm blown away by the emotional range of your love scenes. So often in romantic books the erotic bits all have the same -oh my god it was never like this before we're so connected I'm going to die - feel but you really get to the emotional core of each interaction and it isn't always awesome. Maybe it shows my own sorbid past but I really related to your descriptions of too-drunk-to-care sex and I-did-agree-to-this-so-it's-probably-not-rape sex and I knew they were having goodbye sex before Jake did in Pirate King. It's impressive. Thanks!
Have you ever written anything from jakes POV? I find his character very interesting.
OMG! "His for the Holidays" is released in audio format! THANKS! \o/
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That was the first of Josh's books that I read as well--it's currently on my '..."
I think that book will offer readers something they often ask for but I rarely do which is showing the sleuthing from two guys already involved in and working through a romantic relationship.
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Yes. I keep forgetting to mention that. I haven't bought it myself yet, but I plan on it. I'm very curious to hear how it turned out!
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I started a short story once, Sarah. It just didn't work for me. But I might take another crack at it one of these days.
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Thank you, Tara. I try to make each scene emotionally unique. Physically, there's only so much you can do, but emotionally...every person is different so I try and bring that to the scenes of intimacy between my characters. I'm glad it works for you!
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Suhi, OTB is one of my favorites too -- maybe because it was so challenging to write, and I thought the result was fairly decent.
I don't write a lot of military-themed stuff. I have a story in the Because of the Brave anthology through Aspen Mountain Press.
The I Spy books aren't military. Mark is an ex-spy. So they're not my usual fare -- no mystery -- but they're not really military either.
Josh wrote: "Suhi wrote: "OMG! "His for the Holidays" is released in audio format! THANKS! \o/"
Yes. I keep forgetting to mention that. I haven't bought it myself yet, but I plan on it. I'm very curious to h..."
I'm in the middle of the first story so far and it's good. Can't wait to get to your part in the anthology :)
But I might take another crack at it one of these days
I'd love to see that too. I like top's POV'ed stories.
Yes. I keep forgetting to mention that. I haven't bought it myself yet, but I plan on it. I'm very curious to h..."
I'm in the middle of the first story so far and it's good. Can't wait to get to your part in the anthology :)
But I might take another crack at it one of these days
I'd love to see that too. I like top's POV'ed stories.
Josh wrote: "Suhi wrote: "Josh, I wanted to say how much I loved "Out of the Blue". I like war themed romance so when I browsed your site for the next book to buy and saw its "military" cover, I clicked "buy" w..."
Thank you for the info, I'll buy Because of the Brave next then :) And I Spy series too - I'm curious how's is it without mystery. There wasn't any in OTB and the story was awesome. Not fairly decent - awesome :D
Thank you for the info, I'll buy Because of the Brave next then :) And I Spy series too - I'm curious how's is it without mystery. There wasn't any in OTB and the story was awesome. Not fairly decent - awesome :D
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Thank you for that. I find the Great War almost unbearably tragic and some of that probably seeps through.
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Jon, if you like the who-dunnits then I recommend the Adrien English series -- or if you like a lighter touch, the Holmes & Moriarity series.
http://www.joshlanyon.com/the_works.html
The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks is also a traditional mystery. The other stuff ranges mostly from romantic-suspense to action-adventure.
Perry and The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks is my all time favorite. I don't know how many times I have read it but I always enjoy it
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That's one of those funny books that some people love and some people just seem to dislike with an irrational passion. What I remember mostly about that one is the fun I had with the setting and the cast of crazies.
Josh wrote: That's [[book:The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks|6589625]] one of those funny books that some people love and some people just seem to dislike with an irrational passion. What I remember mostly about that one is the fun I had with the setting and the cast of crazies.I'm on the 'loved it' side!
Bubbles wrote: Perry was just so adorable
Yes! But smart and proactive too--I loved that Nick kept discovering there was more to Perry than met his eyes.
Oh--this talk about The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks reminds me: I have a question about Nick Reno. Was he a Marine before becoming a Navy SEAL, rather than a Navy guy? (Perry keeps mentioning the Marines' slogan even after Nick tells him he was a SEAL.) I was confused on whether a member of the Marines could become a SEAL--I thought that was generally the Navy or Coast Guard, while a Marine would go into a Force Reconnaissance company. But I'm no expert--and maybe Perry isn't either, lol. (In fact, I was wondering if that was the point. I don't think Nick ever confirmed the Marine connection; he may have been rolling his eyes.)
I'm 33% into All She Wrote, loving it!!! Trying to decide which one to read next...Thinking about The Ghost Wore Socks, or Fair Game...I just don't know??
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Yes, Perry's just young and sheltered (and obsessed with his art) he's not stupid or weak.
Josh, is Fair Game your best selling book? I ask because I have been seeing it near the top of the Amazon gay fiction lists for months now. If so, why do you think that is? If not, why is it beating out your newer stuff on Amazon.
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Originally Nick was just a marine. I forget why I ended up changing him to a Navy Seal -- so all the slogans and stuff were still based on the fact that he was a marine.
I've read different things, but I think the simplest method would be leaving the marines and reenlisting in the navy. Since Nick enlisted young and was career military -- and was just looking to be part of the toughest and the best -- it didn't seem to me unreasonable that he might decide Navy Seals were more his style.
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That's a hard one for me because I think of TGWYS as distinctly different from my other mysteries -- Perry is probably the youngest and most inexperienced character I've written, and the mystery itself is very traditional.
I'm stumped. Everyone eventually reads teh Adrien English books, so maybe those?
Josh wrote: Originally Nick was just a marine. I forget why I ended up changing him to a Navy Seal -- so all the slogans and stuff were still based on the fact that he was a marine. I've read different things, but I think the simplest method would be leaving the marines and reenlisting in the navy. Since Nick enlisted young and was career military -- and was just looking to be part of the toughest and the best -- it didn't seem to me unreasonable that he might decide Navy Seals were more his style.
Thanks so much for the answer!
After I posted the question, I ran into a friend from my synagogue who's a retired SEAL, and he said the same thing: since the Marines have their own special ops and don't go through BUD/S training, you'd have to cross services and re-enlist with the Navy. (And yeah, I can see Nick doing that!)
I was thinking that since the repeal of DADT, one aspect of Nick's past will become anachronistic--and what a good thing that is! (Hopefully within a generation people will be wondering what the heck the fuss was all about.)
Josh wrote: "Heather C wrote: "I'm 33% into All She Wrote, loving it!!! Trying to decide which one to read next...Thinking about The Ghost Wore Socks, or Fair Game...I just don't know??"That's a hard one f..."
Thanks, Josh. I've already read Adrien and I miss him soooo much!! :) I'm really leaning to TGWYS, so I'll let you know!
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Josh wrote: "Sorry cold meds and the distraction of trying to set up a new PC!"A new PC! That's always fun :o)
How do you choose the names of your characters? Has it ever happened that you changed a name after writing the whole book? Sometimes in a book about a "Kevin" I find an odd, lonely and surprising "Eric" and I have to wonder where he came from. Probably from a careless "search & replace."
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Sometimes in a book about a "Kevin" I find an odd, lonely and surprisi..."
Usually if a name isn't right, it'll bother me too much to go on without fixing it. The only time I can remember changing after the book was complete was for I Spy Something Bloody. Mark's original name was Nate, short for Nathaniel. My editor thought it sounded too much like Nathan from Snowball in Hell which was coming out around the same time or had just come out...something like that.
Anyway, I changed it.
I've occasionally typed the wrong name -- the villain in The Hell You Say switches from Garibaldi to Grimaldi and the editor, copyeditor, line editor and I all missed it.
Josh wrote: "I HATE WINDOWS 7"I'd tell you that you get used to it, and that Windows 7 has its advantages ...
but I think I'll save my breath (being an XP/Kubuntu user myself), even if my kids seem to like Windows 7.
Then again, you can always install XP on your new PC (or go linux)
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You must come to the light side, Josh. MAC all the way. :-D"
I know. I'm officially on record (in my household) for saying that if this one crashes the next one will be a MAC.
Josh wrote: "I HATE WINDOWS 7"LOL, nice to know I'm not the only one that hates it. I do like the snippet tool - that's about it. Next computer might be a Mac
Josh wrote: "LC wrote: "Josh wrote: "I HATE WINDOWS 7"You must come to the light side, Josh. MAC all the way. :-D"
I know. I'm officially on record (in my household) for saying that if this one crashes t..."
OMG Josh, get the freaking Mac already! You will never have these problems again. :) Then you can concentrate on what you do best!
Mariana wrote: "I'd like to ask about Mexican Heat... more specifically the sequel. Is that still in the works? If so, any release date available?"This is just something I found out today; Laura is continuing w/the next book in the series. There might be a new collaborator or she'll probably write it on her own-she says she'll start work on it in the late summer. How's that for good news?! :D
This is just something I found out today; La..."That IS good news! I loved those characters.
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This is just something I found out today; La..."
Really? Good for her. I'm glad she's writing again.
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