Ross E. Lockhart's Blog, page 22

My tweets

Sun, 16:02 : RT @YSDC: Today in Lovecraft: Danforth & Dyer return from the Mountains of Madness, 1931. Mon, 03:27 : Found a deck of tarot cards while emptying a drawer. Tell my fortune, Internet! Card one: Three of Cups. http://t.co/D1epI97I Mon, 03:29 : Card two is the Knight of Swords. Pointy! http://t.co/OGwQ3lH8 Mon, 03:31 : RT @underpope: @lossrockhart Obviously, two cups of beer isn't enough. Mon, 03:33 : And card three...? The Emperor! Like unto a boss. Should I draw a fourth? http://t.co/lcYJyRPQ Mon, 04:08 : Onoskelis: Can't go wrong with a devil girl. Brown sugar, caramel, bourbon & oak nose; ad bitter hops & orange tongue. http://t.co/jzGFyM9F Mon, 05:45 : Card five is the Queen of Cups. I sense a theme. http://t.co/ZQoYzzgQ Mon, 06:34 : RT @DougLain: "There is some sex, lots of nudity, some cross-dressing and a birth of sorts." All that for 99 cents on Kindle http://t.co ... Mon, 06:35 : Card six? The Ace of Discs. Water to earth. How muddy. But what could it all mean? And shall I draw the next four? http://t.co/Qf3ZHzdO Mon, 06:47 : Card seven is the Sun. XIX. Coincidentally, Xix was a guy I knew in college. We were in the same Surrealism class. http://t.co/0a9P6sGo Mon, 06:57 : Card eight is the Ten of Discs. Money, money, money! I think. Oh Internet Oracle: What does it all mean? http://t.co/HyeoeRxu Mon, 07:12 : Card nine would be the Queen of Wands. Fire! http://t.co/cIrDS4d7 Mon, 07:19 : And our final card, number ten: The Eight of Cups. "Indolence." Your interpretation, gentle Internet? http://t.co/wXPkWYot

My tweets

Sat, 22:37 : RT @HorrorNovelRevs: @lossrockhart @neilhimself Anthology 'The Book of Cthulhu 2' Review http://t.co/1ptvkDEU via @Mattmolgaard Sun, 00:01 : The Big A has done me right! Now you can find paperback and Kindle of CHICK BASSIST on the same page! http://t.co/y24jy2xC Sun, 04:27 : Torment: So good, my dog was trying to steal sips. Boozy raisins & port nose; cloves, candy sugar & molasses on tongue. http://t.co/TE1YKlYh

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Fri, 19:35 : I've read "The Call of Cthulhu" many, many times. I am blown away by the newness and nuance of the @HPLHS radio drama. http://t.co/JdPUeCEO Fri, 22:58 : "...the most fun read of its type since Harlan Ellison’s SPIDER KISS." –Edward Morris. Chick Bassist for your Kindle: http://t.co/LqXLvnVr Fri, 23:01 : The Goodreads giveaway for Chick Bassist is one request away from 69. Now's your chance to be the magic number! http://t.co/VbHuvytN Fri, 23:44 : RT @williemeikle: HORROR FOR THE HOLIDAYS anthology � #Lovecraftian holiday stories � http://t.co/taFaVWsy Sat, 02:59 : Hops of Wrath: Bright, bold, big-headed & lots of lace; pineapple, lemon, pine, & sweet malt nose; sweet caramel taste. http://t.co/YVyZluzR Sat, 03:38 : RT @TheNewDeal: It's Sad That the GOP Would Rather Rig Elections in Broad Daylight Than Try to Actually Appeal to Voters. #GOPdownfall # ... </u

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Thu, 16:45 : Lewton, Bedlam. Hell yeah. http://t.co/PUIlMWLF Fri, 00:00 : RT @JohnJosephAdams: Reminder: If you want to nominate works for the Hugo Award, you have until Jan. 31 to join Worldcon: http://t.co/UW ... Fri, 03:23 : Mo-Betta-Bretta: Pours hazy orange w/particulate floaters; straw, lemon, & funk nose; sweet honey & peach on palate. http://t.co/2wd2zV5s

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Wed, 16:28 : The Book of Cthulhu II: 73 requests. Chick Bassist: 44 requests. Go show Chick Bassist some love and sign up to win! http://t.co/VbHuvytN Wed, 19:59 : Watching 1933's The Invisible Man on a rainy day. Such gleeful mayhem. I love this flick! http://t.co/bvwfNqta Wed, 20:22 : Somebody bring me donuts, dammit! http://t.co/0SZKxou2 Wed, 21:51 : Karloff. Tower of London. This should make this dreary, rainy day much more tolerable. http://t.co/2JEaQxea Thu, 05:01 : 86 of you want The Book of Cthulhu 2 for free; 53 want Chick Bassist. It's because @neilhimself is in TBoC2, isn't it? http://t.co/VbHuvytN

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Tue, 16:13 : Wanna read my punk rock novel Chick Bassist, but you're broke? You can win a copy from Goodreads! Tell a friend! http://t.co/VbHuvytN Tue, 17:44 : "CHICK BASSIST was, for me, the most fun read of its type since Harlan Ellison’s SPIDER KISS." http://t.co/nxNopLJc Tue, 19:25 : It's a dinosaur mug of lentil soup kind of day. http://t.co/owqfe9JP Wed, 00:24 : Nyarlathotep would RT this. Will you? Win 1 of 3 signed copies of The Book of Cthulhu II in our Goodreads giveaway. http://t.co/d2aPjJ5x Wed, 02:50 : Knocked back a 21st Amendment Brew Free! Or Die IPA w/ dinner. Reviewed this one ages ago, here: http://t.co/RO70k50x http://t.co/lfoj3Kyt Wed, 05:07 : RT @misanthropemike: del Toro straps on his Mountain-eering gear one more time http://t.co/wJo0Eh7W #lovecraft #cthulhu Wed, 06:30 : RT @ckeithray: I'd like versions of the Star Wars movies with dialog removed, but the music kept in. Ditto for LOTR movies.

A New Blurb for a Tuesday Morning

"Poetry and terror and gritty realism can all coexist happily, and the third sound they generate in their harmonization just *jams* when done deftly. You can't spell Ross Lockhart without 'rock'. CHICK BASSIST was, for me, the most fun read of its type since Harlan Ellison's SPIDER KISS." –Edward Morris, [2011 Pushcart Prize nominee, 2009 Rhysling Award nominee, 2005 British Science Fiction Association Award nominee], author of BLACKGUARD 1: FATHERS & SONS



Um... wow! A comparison to Ellison's Spider Kiss? I'm gobsmacked.

CHICK BASSIST: Buy it, win it, steal it. Get it. Read it.

My tweets

Mon, 16:34 : RT @imajicaman: Rue Morgue magazine published their 2012Best Of list in the current issue. THE CRONING by Laird Barron was selected Fict ... Mon, 16:55 : This is so NOT what I expected this morning. But as a metaphor for publishing it's as good as any. http://t.co/5ytTm7hZ Male Amazon... Mon, 17:15 : Tonight! San Francisco’s 851 Haight Squat. Chick Bassist LIVE! Plus: Pierce, Robinson, Alene, Tibbetts, & Wonder Dave. http://t.co/2uDJ5bZk Mon, 17:23 : RT @pourmecoffee: Looking over the inaugural balls, Bo Obama's looks best. It's literally just throwing around a ball. Fun. Mon, 17:36 : RT @JMMcDermott: Shamelessly, I direct your eyes to this: Women and Monsters by J. M. McDermott for $12.99 http://t.co/DZMHN9iR Mon, 17:42 : Catch a ride on this high-voltage rock & roll roller coaster. CHICK BASSIST. http://t.co/BIM0XI33 Mon, 17:58 : Th acronym is precious, but again, Kawasaki nails it. Trustworthiness, likeability, & competence. http://t.co/TDHJiMgi If you suck ... Mon, 18:01 : In other words: Writers read! http://t.co/OTwmTYPc Eat like a hummingbird, poop like an elephant. Read voraciously outside your ar... Mon, 18:17 : RT @TyrusBooks: Pro Tip - criticizing things we've published and telling me to publish you instead, likely isn't going to work for a var ... Mon, 20:12 : Who says you can't get something for nothing? I just set up Goodreads giveaways for CHICK BASSIST & TBOC2. http://t.co/VbHuvytN Mon, 20:13 : RT @imajicaman: I'm currently reading a great story by T.E.D Klien in 'the Book Of #Cthulhu' available at a great price from #amazon htt ... Mon, 20:30 : Who says you can't get something for nothing?… http://t.co/oSmYWsOh Mon, 22:40 : Five hours from now, San Francisco will explode in a glorious literary fireball. 851 Haight Squat. Be there. http://t.co/2uDJ5bZk

Who says you can't get something for nothing?

I'm just waiting for the good folks at Goodreads to approve the giveaways, but once that happens, here's your chance to sign up and win yourself a copy of Chick Bassist or The Book of Cthulhu II. Just click on the widgets below!





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Chick Bassist


by Ross E. Lockhart

Giveaway ends February 08, 2013.

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The Book of Cthulhu II


by Ross E. Lockhart

Giveaway ends February 08, 2013.

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at Goodreads.

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My tweets

Sun, 16:58 : Can't decide if this is a good line or an ultra-cheesy one http://t.co/6GXxYulj a twisted tango, the last in this beautiful city, Sun, 17:43 : RT @NovaWildstar: Finished @lossrockhart 's Chick Bassist on Thursday. Go buy this book now. It's one hell of a ride start to finish. Sun, 19:05 : RT @Copperfields: Jeane Slone of Local Authors' Distributor tirelessly reads and promotes Sonoma County authors, featuring many of... ht ... Sun, 19:34 : "Chick Bassist is like a rollercoaster in book form." My old friend Tiff weighs in on Chick Bassist at her blog: http://t.co/YP2cR6Lo Sun, 20:06 : I just bought: APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki via @amazonkindle http://t.co/nNgXHHfi Sun, 22:11 : So true. The editor is essential, yet too often underappreciated, underpaid, overworked & invisible. http://t.co/RfGdTeMi You can g... Sun, 22:20 : Next-generation publishers need to think like indie record labels; sell the brand AND the artist! http://t.co/xVPeaz1b When was th... Sun, 22:25 : I <3 the very concept of "artisanal publishing." Artisanal cheese and beer, too. http://t.co/t8HbptOX Self-publishing could change ... Sun, 23:25 : RT @Ed_Kurtz_Bleeds: Bourbon + Elvis = right now Mon, 01:15 : A sinister-looking chap from Kansas City has taken up residence in my refrigerator. I may have to remedy that tonight. http://t.co/JgzPGdKv Mon, 03:43 : A brief note on the importance of the Oxford comma. http://t.co/FjnEYuDD Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo colle... Mon, 03:59 : Sixth Glass: Pours burnt umber w/puffy head; figs, pears, & brown sugar nose; tastes dark & fruity, w/warm alcohol fin. http://t.co/0FUazR5O Mon, 04:44 : Don't let the innocent face fool you. This dog is a mercenary beer thief. And the tongue is faster than the eye. http://t.co/AALomsQR Mon, 04:49 : RT @YerPalSkipp: @YerPalSkipp @alrodz @peterstraubnyc As with all art, and all things, the proof is in the goddam pudding. If you pull i ... Mon, 04:59 : RT @JonathanStrahan: I think the practical future for editor's like me is to become a home-grown publishing house. Mon, 06:16 : RT @imajicaman: I'm currently reading a story by Ramsey Campbell in 'the Book Of #Cthulhu' available at a great price from #amazon http ... Mon, 07:59 : Ah, if only this was my situation. Points to Kawasaki for invoking the wisdom of John Waters http://t.co/QXHEml6s Being rich is no...