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[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "OK, you got me, too. I just signed up for the trial offer and I'm downloading SKHE. Couldn't resist and I can bead while listening."

Line, hook and sinker... That didn't take too long... LOL. :)

[Johanna]

Susinok wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Speaking of Audible.com — I just found Somebody Killed His Editor on Audible.com! And the sample is very promising! YAY! :) Congrats, Josh!!!"

SWEET! I have 8 credits rotting away...."

That's a lot of credits! Do you buy extra ones when they are offered? I haven't done that yet, because I rarely listen more than two or three audiobooks a month, but you must listen to a lot more audiobooks than that.

[HJ]

Johanna wrote: "Susinok wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Speaking of Audible.com — I just found Somebody Killed His Editor on Audible.com! And the sample is very promising! YAY! :) Congrats, Josh!!!"

SWEET! I have 8 credi..."

I found out to my shock that credits expire after a while (on Audible UK). I was saving them up for when I went on holiday (I tend to buy CDs and cassettes on eBay etc. for day to day), and was surprised to find fewer than I expected. To their credit (haha) Audible reinstated them when I asked what had happened.

I must say I don't understand the logic - I'd paid for them! Meant to investigate on my return, maybe I'll get round to that soon...

[Susinok]

Yes I buy extra credits when the credit sales come up. The price is a bit cheaper per credit than the monthly credit price. I also have the 2 credit per month option.

On my plan I can have up to 12 credits in my "bank" and they expire after 1 year, which hasn't happened. I always find something to get.

[Johanna]

Susinok wrote: "Yes I buy extra credits when the credit sales come up. The price is a bit cheaper per credit than the monthly credit price. I also have the 2 credit per month option.

On my plan I can have up to 1..."

Oh, okay. :)

And Hj, I didn't know either that credits expire after a certain time.

[Susinok]

Check which plan you are on and it will tell you. Check under your membership under account details. Here is what mine reads:

Membership Plan Description:
AudibleListener® Platinum Membership
Receive 2 credits each month.
Save 30% on all audiobooks purchased without credits.
Roll over up to 12 credits.
Get a free audio subscription to The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal.

[Josh]

Pender wrote: "Josh wrote: "Of course. You mean you call yourself a writer and you're NOT drinking vodka on a Saturday morning!?..."

I more partial to coffee with Baileys before noon. Lots of Baileys. :D"

Fancy that! ;-D

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Anyways, I now solemnly swear (and you guys are my witnesses) that I will NOT read my work emails during the weekends from now on — and not late in the evenings either. This is something I have to practice a bit, but I'll succeed in it, damn it! :)
..."

We are going to hold you to this.

[Aleksandr]

*cocks gun*

[Christine]

Lotta cocking going on here.

[Josh]

:-D

Don't make me laugh when I have chest congestion!

[Christine]

Josh wrote: ":-D

Don't make me laugh when I have chest congestion!"

*chokes on breakfast*

(...Hey, maybe laughing will get all that gunk in your chest to move out faster, yeah?? #nursewisdom)

[Ami]

I just finished the latest Robert Crais's novel ...



It's his first standalone (not part of Cole/Pike series) since 2001. And I am just so in love with the friendship of Scott and his K9 German Shepherd Maggie...

[HJ]

Johanna wrote: "Anyways, I now solemnly swear (and you guys are my witnesses) that I will NOT read my work emails during the weekends from now on — and not late in the evenings either. This is something I have to practice a bit, but I'll succeed in it, damn it! ..."

Johanna - can you automatically forward your work emails into a different folder so that they aren't sitting in your normal Inbox catching your eye whenever you check it for more fun emails? Just a thought, to help you keep to your resolution not to look at them late in the evening or at weekends.

[Josh]

Hj wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Anyways, I now solemnly swear (and you guys are my witnesses) that I will NOT read my work emails during the weekends from now on — and not late in the evenings either. This is some..."

Yes. Excellent idea.

[Johanna]

Susinok wrote: "Check which plan you are on and it will tell you. Check under your membership under account details. Here is what mine reads:

Membership Plan Description:
AudibleListener® Platinum Membership
Rece..."

I seem to have the AudibleListener Gold membership (1 credit each month, roll over up to 6 credits). Thanks for the tip, Susinok. I haven't checked out the account details since I joined Audible. :)

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Anyways, I now solemnly swear (and you guys are my witnesses) that I will NOT read my work emails during the weekends from now on — and not late in the evenings either. This is something I have to practice a bit, but I'll succeed in it, damn it! :)
..."

We are going to hold you to this."

Oh yes, I bet you will. :) And that's exactly why I was making the promise here — because I know that you guys won't let me slip... ;)

[Johanna]

Hj wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Anyways, I now solemnly swear (and you guys are my witnesses) that I will NOT read my work emails during the weekends from now on — and not late in the evenings either. This is some..."

Yes, a very good idea indeed. I've been planning to start using totally different email addresses for work and fun stuff. But I haven't gotten into it yet. Actually, this is something that hubby has been telling me for ages already... I don't know why I've been against it until now. The advice sounds more convincing coming from my Goodreads friends? ;)

ETA: Thank you, Hj! :)

[Karen]

By the way, I LOVE the SKHE reader's voice! Best ever!

[Pender]

Christine wrote: "Josh wrote: ":-D

Don't make me laugh when I have chest congestion!"

*chokes on breakfast*

(...Hey, maybe laughing will get all that gunk in your chest to move out faster, yeah?? #nursewisdom)"

I believe that's called a "productive" cough. Such a bland description.

[Christine]

Pender wrote: "I believe that's called a "productive" cough. Such a bland description."

"Productive," yup. lol, never thought of it as bland. But then again, I associate the term "productive cough" with phlegm, blood, and other, even less savory, body fluids...none of which are, um, bland. ^.^;;

[Pender]

Christine wrote: "Pender wrote: "I believe that's called a "productive" cough. Such a bland description."

"Productive," yup. lol, never thought of it as bland. But then again, I associate the term "productive cough..."

That's sort of what I meant. I remember going to the drug store once and asking the pharmacist for a recommendation on cough medicine. He asked me if my cough was "productive" and it struck me as funny.
It sounds so innocuous, but meanwhile the poor person is doing a pretty good impersonation of Bill the Cat.

[Christine]

Pender wrote: "Christine wrote: "Pender wrote: "I believe that's called a "productive" cough. Such a bland description."

"Productive," yup. lol, never thought of it as bland. But then again, I associate the term..."

LOL!

Now that I think about it, I guess we use a lot of terms in healthcare that...just...don't do justice to a person's actual experience. Like "aspiration." That doesn't sound much like you just inhaled food or drink or...nastier stuff into your lungs and are probably choking your head off (or can't breathe at all) and might get pneumonia, does it? It sounds more like you're a young, energetic college student with stars in her eyes--you've got goals. You've got aspirations. Aspiration. Nope. You've just sucked crap into your lungs.

Then, we use big, jargon-y words for really simple things. Like, "ambulate" instead of "walk." I mean, really?

To be fair, we use the terms because they are a little more accurate for our purposes. You can hardly call the shuffling two-step that some guy who hasn't gotten out of bed for a week "walking," but he's on his two legs and managed to move himself a foot or two, so you can call it "ambulating." Likewise, "productive cough" is a good, broad term for coughing up any kind of gunk, even if it sounds kind of...practical and sterile.

[K.Z.]

Christine wrote: "You can hardly call the shuffling two-step that some guy who hasn't gotten out of bed for a week "walking," but he's on his two legs and managed to move himself a foot or two, so you can call it "ambulating."

Or you could use the more sophisticated "getting his ass in gear."

"Likewise, "productive cough" is a good, broad term for coughing up any kind of gunk."

My doctor uses "hawking and spitting." (Oh, wait. I'm one of those privileged people who doesn't have a doctor. Maybe it was Jimmy Stepkowski who said that.)

[Pender]

Christine wrote: "Pender wrote: "Christine wrote: "Pender wrote: "I believe that's called a "productive" cough. Such a bland description."

"Productive," yup. lol, never thought of it as bland. But then again, I ass..."

It probably helps the practitioner keep some distance. Plus it stops you from getting grossed out too. :P

[HJ]

Susinok wrote: "Check which plan you are on and it will tell you. Check under your membership under account details. Here is what mine reads:

Membership Plan Description:
AudibleListener® Platinum Membership
Rece..."

Thanks - just did this. "If in any month a 1 Book Monthly Member has more than the permitted number of Audible Rollover Credits, the additional unused credits will automatically expire." I'm allowed 6, and I'm up to 5! Better get spending (on Josh's books, of course).

Still don't understand WHY something I've paid for should just "expire"... Oh, and if you cancel your membership be sure and use the credits before you do, as cancellation also kills them.

[Susinok]

I've started Special Forces - Mercenaries Part I. It's moving fast. I'm already at 25%. Now I get to Google the first Iraq war to refresh my memory...

[Christine]

Hj wrote: "Still don't understand WHY something I've paid for should just "expire"."

The same way gift cards can expire. Just a way to rip you off, yeah? :P

[Christine]

K.Z. wrote: "Christine wrote: "You can hardly call the shuffling two-step that some guy who hasn't gotten out of bed for a week "walking," but he's on his two legs and managed to move himself a foot or two, so ..."

LOL!

[Darkm]

Susinok wrote: "I've started Special Forces - Mercenaries Part I. It's moving fast. I'm already at 25%. Now I get to Google the first Iraq war to refresh my memory..."

I remember when I was reading those I couldn't stop even for a second, I was completely "lost" in that world :)

[Susinok]

Darkm wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I've started Special Forces - Mercenaries Part I. It's moving fast. I'm already at 25%. Now I get to Google the first Iraq war to refresh my memory..."

I remember when I was readin..."

Yep totally!

[Caroline]

Well I'm reading or rather listening to Fatal Shadows - that counts as reading doesn't it?

My goodness it is soooo American though - it has made me realise I've been reading Josh's books with an English accent which is fine for the I-Spy series but not so sensible for Adrien English. Christopher Patton has such a wonderfully appropriate voice.

[Christine]

Caroline wrote: "Well I'm reading or rather listening to Fatal Shadows - that counts as reading doesn't it?

My goodness it is soooo American though - it has made me realise I've been reading Josh's books with an ..."

lol!

Never thought of it as "so American," but I guess I'm probably blind to that. ^.^

Mmmm, I'd love to hear Adrien and Jake with an English accent.

[HJ]

Caroline wrote: "Well I'm reading or rather listening to Fatal Shadows - that counts as reading doesn't it?

My goodness it is soooo American though - it has made me realise I've been reading Josh's books with an English accent which is fine for the I-Spy series but not so sensible for Adrien English..."

I do the same! That's why I was taken aback by the pronunciation of Tara (which we discussed a while ago). But isn't the audiobook good? Longing for the rest of Adrien in Chris Patton's dulcet tones.

I can imagine Adrien with an English accent but Jake does seem very American to me.

[Tracy]

I got sucked into the Lizzie Bennet Diaries online & I'm all caught up with it now, so I'm debating whether to go back to the beginning of that (it's not complete yet, *aaaargh!*) or go reread Pride & Prejudice, or start rereading Pamela Aidan's series, "Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman."

[Susinok]

I am still listening to Cold Days by Jim Butcher. Just listened to an amusing conversation between Harry Dresden and Titania, Queen of Summer, about Harry's take on gay rights. He's liberal, of course.

But the entire exchange was amusing.

[Christine]

Susinok wrote: "I am still listening to Cold Days by Jim Butcher. Just listened to an amusing conversation between Harry Dresden and Titania, Queen of Summer, about Harry's take on gay rights. He's liberal, of cou..."

:D

I want to get into that series one of these days. I read the first one, need to re-read it.

[Caroline]

Hj wrote: I do the same! That's why I was taken aback by the pronunciation of Tara (which we discussed a while ago). But isn't the audiobook good?.."

Glad it's not just me. Tara? - that would be the murder victim's wife then - known to me as Terror because she is one and that's how Chris Patton says it.

I've been going back for strategic listens during the day and to be soothed. I found myself unaccountably ruffled by the news of Tony Conran's death. I didn't know him only his work and he'd had a full life but still it feels like a beloved Oak tree that you assumed would be there forever has just vanished from the landscape.

[Susinok]

Christine wrote: "I want to get into that series one of these days. I read the first one, need to re-read it. ..."

They are great fun and are still fun 14 books later. The audiobooks are narrated by James Marsters, Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and does a great job with the Chicago wiseguy Harry Dresden.

[Christine]

Susinok wrote: "Christine wrote: "I want to get into that series one of these days. I read the first one, need to re-read it. ..."

They are great fun and are still fun 14 books later. The audiobooks are narrated ..."

Ooo, nice!

[Pender]

A couple of days ago I popped over to JCP's website and re downloaded the 1st and 2nd books in the Turbulence series. (JCP recommended this as she's edited out some minor world-building type inconsistencies.) I'd gone there with the sole purpose of buying the latest installment though I also bought The Starving Years

I settled down to read tonight and ended up totally confused. I couldn't find the story with the blurb I'd read. I ended up going through all my ebooks and figuring out the order of the installments.

I'm still not 100% sure, but I think I might have bought Flying Blind twice. And it turns out there's a 7th book that I haven't bought yet, which was the blurb I must have read.

Maybe next time I should wait until all the installments are available at once.

[Fehu]

Susinok wrote: "Yes I buy extra credits when the credit sales come up. The price is a bit cheaper per credit than the monthly credit price. I also have the 2 credit per month option.

On my plan I can have up to 1..."

I hadn't realised you could buy credits. Where does one buy them?

[Susinok]

Fehu wrote: "I hadn't realised you could buy credits. Where does one buy them? ..."

There are 1/2/3 credit deals which come around about once a month and you'll be notified via email. You have to have less than 3 credits banked, I think, in order to get the deal email. The price is slightly less per credit the more you buy. I normally pick them up 3 at a time.

Audible's deals vary by the state of your account. If you have 3 or more credits, you'll be notified of a 2 books for 3 credits deal. If you have fewer banked, you'll be offered to buy more credits.

What I like is when the buy 4 in x time and get $10. Then I save that $10 for the next time a 3 credit purchase comes up. Then my per/credit price goes down again.

This is the USA Audible. Not sure if it's different for others.

[Charming]

Fair Game is on sale at Audible U.S. for $7.95.

[Josh]

Karen wrote: "By the way, I LOVE the SKHE reader's voice! Best ever!"

Oh that's great! I wasn't sure if he might be a little too campy? A little too flippant? I think Kevin's wonderful, but sometimes it's tough making the decisions all on my own.

[Josh]

Christine wrote: "Pender wrote: "I believe that's called a "productive" cough. Such a bland description."

"Productive," yup. lol, never thought of it as bland. But then again, I associate the term "productive cough..."

Ugh. Forget I mentioned it!

[Josh]

Pender wrote: "It sounds so innocuous, but meanwhile the poor person is doing a pretty good impersonation of Bill the Cat.
..."

I currently sound like a seal. And that's when I'm NOT coughing.

[Pender]

Josh wrote: "Pender wrote: "It sounds so innocuous, but meanwhile the poor person is doing a pretty good impersonation of Bill the Cat.
..."

I currently sound like a seal. And that's when I'm NOT coughing."

It's good to hear you're up and about again. Maybe now you've had those colds and the flu so soon after each other you can enjoy a nice long stretch of good health.

[Josh]

Pender wrote: "Josh wrote: "Pender wrote: "It sounds so innocuous, but meanwhile the poor person is doing a pretty good impersonation of Bill the Cat.
..."

I currently sound like a seal. And that's when I'm NOT..."

That would be nice.

Hope you're feeling better now too! How did the launch go for your new book?

[Pender]

Josh wrote: "Pender wrote: "Josh wrote: "Pender wrote: "It sounds so innocuous, but meanwhile the poor person is doing a pretty good impersonation of Bill the Cat.
..."

I currently sound like a seal. And that..."

I'm on the last of the sniffles. I currently look a bit like Rudolph, but it never developed into a chest cold or cough. This might sound gross, but I usually do a nasal rinse when I have a cold or flu coming on. For me it seems to speed up my recovery.

My book launch? Well, I think. I've had a few short stories out before, but I don't really have anything to compare this launch to. Stage Fright is still active on Amazon, but it peaked in the high 40's and is dropping now. It's only the first week so it's still in a state of flux.