tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post8609057255285591798..comments2024-03-27T08:18:53.376-07:00Comments on JustJoshin Publishing, Inc.: If it's August it Must be...Josh Lanyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-65116836453638284962015-08-30T13:22:01.895-07:002015-08-30T13:22:01.895-07:00How can you loathe travel! HOW?! It's ... it&#...How can you loathe travel! HOW?! It's ... it's an adventure. And, since you'll be with me, you'll be lucky to make it back with a nickel left in your pocket. :D The first rule of travel: pack half of what you think you need and twice as much money. <br /><br /><br />I hate first drafts. I feel as if I'm standing too close to a photo to take in the entire picture. Does that make sense? I can't see the book until edits. <br />lbgregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035654172170063636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-55813832140827119762015-08-30T12:56:05.720-07:002015-08-30T12:56:05.720-07:00I am so glad you are able to push your way through...I am so glad you are able to push your way through the rough draft phase. I am glad everything is starting to settle down into place for you. I hope your trip to Scotland is a wonderful, fascinating time for you. I also hope we get to hear about it. Much happiness to you for the rest of the year and beyond!Lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07633764280181201786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-59556819724481462322015-08-30T11:34:26.725-07:002015-08-30T11:34:26.725-07:00I'm mostly a technical writer, but I feel the ...I'm mostly a technical writer, but I feel the opposite. The planning phase is a necessary evil, but I love writing the first draft. Perhaps I enjoy the verbal vomit that is the first draft--it lets me remember that I actually know something about which I'm writing. I also love editing the final manuscript; it feels like polishing a gemstone. <br /><br />Change. You can't escape it. You might as well pitch in and get it over with. My 89 year old dad hated computers and smart phones (odd for a scientist). He probably would have had a fit had he known that we Skyped in the children and grandchildren to his memorial service so they didn't have to be there in person. Keep changing and keep living in the present so no one has to feel bad when they Skype your kids in at your funeral.Ruby2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17511546580101628194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-13480521661790274222015-08-29T07:46:20.123-07:002015-08-29T07:46:20.123-07:00Yes! Some people adore that rough draft period. Th...Yes! Some people adore that rough draft period. They write loads and loads of words and they don't mind digressing here, wandering off track there. It's part of their process. <br /><br />There's no such thing as a "wrong" creative process. I wish mine was more joyful. Sadly, working in a coal mine would be preferable to me some days.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-80916567033218717502015-08-29T07:42:36.837-07:002015-08-29T07:42:36.837-07:00So much happening in September. And because it'...So much happening in September. And because it's such an action-packed month, I look at my calendar and even though we're not actually IN September, I feel like the month is half over! :-D<br /><br />I am not someone who typically loves change. I can happily stay in my little rut for ages. But once the decision to move occurs, then I don't stop until I've uprooted nearly every tree in the forest! <br /><br />I don't like change, but once I start moving, I can't stop. Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-65681490083657697782015-08-28T18:43:07.471-07:002015-08-28T18:43:07.471-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christine D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00246566543237338887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-37847945312707553222015-08-28T18:42:39.910-07:002015-08-28T18:42:39.910-07:00Oh my gosh, THANK YOU. You just described, in deta...Oh my gosh, THANK YOU. You just described, in detail, my own experiences with the writing process. My writing partner LOVES rough drafts. She gets on a total high. I struggle to put five words together. It's misery. "Brain dead"--ha! Yep... But planning and editing are so much fun. :)Christine D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00246566543237338887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-45996078072556182712015-08-28T14:31:25.822-07:002015-08-28T14:31:25.822-07:00September is good. Yes, September is going to be s...September is good. Yes, September is going to be swell. There's UK Meet and you going to Scotland and all kinds of exciting things. :-)<br /><br />And about change: I've adopted the five-year-wisdom from my colleague. It works for both worry and change. If you feel like the change you're about to make in your life is going to make your life better, happier place to be in five years — make the change happen. It'll be worth it.<br /><br />Oh yes, change is exhausting. You have to build new, adapt to new ways and at the same time let go of the old. Not an easy thing to do especially if this happens often and in many fields of one's life at the same time. But when I look back into my life, I think there came a lot, A LOT of good out of the big changes in my life. Granted, sometimes it didn't feel that way at the moment of change, only afterwards.<br /><br />I always find it fascinating when you tell us about your writing process. And I found it funny (sorry!!!) that during the rough draft phase you feel like English is your second language. Congratulations on getting JBE in lines and getting back your mother tongue! :-D<br /><br />I'm looking forward to see what you and L.B. are up to on Monday. That sounds like a great idea — joint forces!<br /><br />Enjoy your weekend, Josh. May it be full of smiles and refreshing swimming. :-)Johanna Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559901333247490554noreply@blogger.com