Ross E. Lockhart's Blog, page 24

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Thu, 22:30 : Oh, man. I hate it when that happens. http://t.co/jSZ8Rto8 Hours later, my wife gives birth to my nightmares. The procession of sp... Fri, 00:44 : RT @HeyBabyYouSuck: Los dos vol�menes de "The Book Of Cthulhu" son las mejores antolog�as de Mythos que he le�do en d�cadas, plz buy --- ... Fri, 01:08 : RT @BrianKeene: Here are the links for the Kindle and Kobo editions: http://t.co/xiYF9qbB And my condolences to those of you who own Noo ... Fri, 01:28 : Downloaded @BrianKeene's James-ian ghost chiller The Girl on the Glider last night, read it in a couple of hours. Wow. http://t.co/erGKrUNs </ul

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Wed, 17:39 : “...any fan of Lovecraft can’t afford to miss out on this one.” --The Arkham Digest on The Book of Cthulhu II: http://t.co/8NuMGv3d Wed, 21:55 : I am quite honored to see my name on this Reddit list of potential nominees for @TheHugoAwards. http://t.co/wQw2ETvt Thu, 03:02 : Damn! Shit just got metafictional. http://t.co/lK0xBhPZ My name is Brian Keene and I am either losing my mind or I am being haunted.� Thu, 03:42 : Sure, like I'm supposed to trust the narrator. http://t.co/yF4WgQVw If this were a horror novel, I’d plot it like one, but it’s no... Thu, 04:16 : Chilling, but I'm also reminded of the mysterious orbs hovering around the grounds at the Edgefield. http://t.co/NoMXmN80 It was an... Thu, 06:54 : RT @Richard_Kadrey: Infrared photo experiment in Golden Gate Park. Kaos Beauty Klinik http://t.co/8uxo4Ue5 </ul

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Tue, 16:06 : Listen to Christopher Reynaga’s “I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee” again for the first time!… http://t.co/87g0QmLU Tue, 17:58 : RT @morhlis: The Book of Cthulhu 2 http://t.co/AlfkLmnK via @amazon - there's a part 2?? I must have it! Wed, 03:07 : Elysian Dark o'the Moon: Cocoa, coffee, nutmeg, & pumpkin nose; malt, pumpkin, & pumpkin pie spice heavy on the tongue. http://t.co/GrLq5emN Wed, 03:44 : RT @drgonzo123: TEKELI LI a new #Illustration for #DeltaGreen http://t.co/IqmZmSqH Wed, 05:36 : Discovered a metal band with 601 followers on Facebook. Now the conundrum: Like them now, or wait until another 64 people like them?

Listen to Christopher Reynaga’s “I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee” again for the first time!

Here's the latest news from The Book of Cthulhu...

You enjoyed listening to Christopher Reynaga's reading of his story "I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee" (from The Book of Cthulhu II) when we posted it last week. Now prepare to hear it again... for the first time. Read by The Drabblecast's Graeme Dunlop, this new recording will have you hiding under the couch--and avoiding seafood--for the foreseeable future. Just click here or on the picture below to listen.



And now that you've heard both adaptations, what do you think? Which reading was stronger? The author's, or the actor's? Let us know in the comments!

My tweets

Tue, 06:53 : Happy Birthday, David Bowie, whose new video is melancholy & Berlin. Never been to Berlin, but I've been to Garageland. http://t.co/LqXLvnVr Tue, 07:28 : Christopher Reynaga's "I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee" (from TBoC2), now read by @TheDrabblecast's Graeme Dunlop: http://t.co/aOreEHJJ

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Sun, 20:47 : RT @TheSlowPoisoner: I’ll be Slowly Poisoning Southern California three times this weekend… This Friday, January 11th, I’ll be... http: ... Mon, 05:45 : Jan 21 I'll be reading at 851 Haight Squat with Cameron Pierce, Kate Robinson, Kirsten Alene Pierce, & Carleen Tibbetts http://t.co/pRcBA3B9

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Sat, 16:30 : RT @drgonzo123: "Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories." – Arthur C. Clarke #Quotes Sat, 18:35 : Bored with the usual Saturday morning cartoons? Listen to Christopher Reynaga’s “I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee” http://t.co/F52xqmCs Sun, 01:49 : RT @iffer23: Very sad I may have to lose my saved #InsideSFG Orange Oct episodes in order to fix DVR. Will they ever be released on DVD? ... Sun, 01:57 : RT @BrianKeene: Hey New Yorkers! Don't forget that @NMamatas and myself will be live at the KGB Bar on Wednesday, January 16th! Hope to ... Sun, 03:00 : RT @NMamatas: @lossrockhart @BrianKeene When California falls into the sea that evening, don't come swimming over to me with tears in yo ... Sun, 03:04 : RT @KameronHurley: Also realized I'd forgotten 1st rule of writing a Kameron Hurley novel: Write dialogue & fight scenes first. Fill ... Sun, 03:06 : RT @mmdevoe: Unofficial poll: if you are writing a novel please RT. #writing #writers (I have money on this; someone I know says under 1 ... Sun, 07:08 : Hello, major plot point. So pleased to meet you.

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Fri, 18:35 : Does the "Riddles in the Dark" sequence from The Hobbit also appear in the LOTR films (and if so, where?), or is my memory slipping? Fri, 19:09 : RT @WGreatshell: Check out the creepy book trailer some scary person for my novel TERMINAL ISLAND -- ewwww. Yet I can't look away. http ... Fri, 23:46 : Throwing My Hat Into the Ring (and hoping it lands on a rocket) http://t.co/RFAPTddH Sat, 03:52 : Imperial Red: Soft citrus nose. Punchy, with a ton of hops. Grapefruit, hops, & sweet malt on tongue. Beautiful lacing. http://t.co/GNP4SnQW

Throwing My Hat Into the Ring (and hoping it lands on a rocket)

Yesterday, author Bradley P. Beaulieu posted a hat-in-the-ring essay entitled “I Love the Smell of Hugos in the Morning. Smells Like… Victory.” It must be that time of year again, the scent of awards season is ripe and rich in the air. And you have to love an Apocalypse Now reference.



Brad is an outstanding writer, one very much deserving of your consideration for a Hugo nomination, not only for his novel, The Straits of Galahesh, but also for his excellent fancast with Gregory A. Wilson, Speculate: The Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Fans. Like Brad, I urge you to visit the 2013 Hugos website to learn what’s eligible, how to vote, and so on. But I was also flattered by Brad’s recommendation that you consider me in the Best Editor (Long Form) category. Thanks, Brad!

2012 was a very busy year for me. Not only was my rock-and-roll novella, Chick Bassist, published by Lazy Fascist Press, but I personally edited seventeen novels published in 2012 by Night Shade Books, and completed behind-the-scenes, editorial tasks (coordinating edits and copyedits, making corrections, etc.) on another twelve novels (and one collection), not counting reprints. I also edited the anthology The Book of Cthulhu II and worked in many editorial capacities on Night Shade’s two “best of” anthologies and John Joseph Adams’ Other Worlds than These (to which I also contributed a "For Further Reading") and the second edition of his Brave New Worlds.

And while I am no longer an employee of Night Shade Books, I am quite proud of the work I accomplished this past year, both released and as-yet-unreleased. So if you are a Hugo voter (or if you’d like to be one), and if you’ve enjoyed any of these wonderful books over the course of the year, please give the following authors and editors—and me—your consideration when submitting your nominations to the Hugo Awards committee. Thanks!

Novels Edited 2012:
Hitchers, Will McIntosh
When We Were Executioners, J. M. McDermott
Tooth and Nail, Jennifer Safrey
Enormity, W. G. Marshall (Walter Greatshell)
Jane Carver of Waar, Nathan Long
The Pillars of Hercules, David Constantine (David J. Williams)
Agatha H. and the Clockwork Princess, Phil and Kaja Foglio
Faustus Resurrectus, Thomas Morrissey
The Straits of Galahesh, Bradley P. Beaulieu
The Croning, Laird Barron
Prepare to Die!, Paul Tobin
Alexander Outland: Space Pirate, G. J. Koch (Gini Koch)
Spin the Sky, Katy Stauber
The Constantine Affliction, T. Aaron Payton (Tim Pratt)
Rapture, Kameron Hurley
Swords of Waar, Nathan Long
Terminal Island, Walter Greatshell

Anthologies Edited 2012:
The Book of Cthulhu II, ed. Ross E. Lockhart

Behind the Scenes: Novels 2012:
Faith, John Love
A Path to Coldness of Heart, Glen Cook
The Serpent Sea, Martha Wells
And Blue Skies from Pain, Stina Leicht
Summoning, Carol Wolf
The Black Opera, Mary Gentle
Scourge of the Betrayer, Jeff Salyards
Osiris, E. J. Swift
The Eternal Flame, Greg Egan
The Tainted City, Courtney Schafer
Knife-Sworn, Mazarkis Williams
The Siren Depths, Martha Wells

Behind the Scenes: Collections 2012:
The Ghost Pirates and Others: The Best of William Hope Hodgson

Behind the Scenes: Anthologies 2012:
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 6, ed. Jonathan Strahan
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 4, ed. Ellen Datlow
Other Worlds than These, ed. John Joseph Adams
Brave New Worlds: Second Edition, ed. John Joseph Adams

My tweets

Thu, 15:59 : I'd like to take a moment to wish a happy tenth anniversary to Professor J. R. R. Tolkien's eleventy-first birthday. http://t.co/KpeC7BV2 Thu, 20:59 : Listen to Christopher Reynaga’s “I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee,” from The Book of Cthulhu II. It's free!: http://t.co/F52xqmCs Fri, 04:00 : RT @NSBposse: Bradley Beaulieu: I Love the Smell of Hugos in the Morning. Smells Like … Victory: It’s award season again, isn’... http:/ ... Fri, 04:14 : Free! Kindle! Snag it! Cthulhu Unbound 3 w/Brian M. Sammons, Tim Curran, D.L. Snell, Cody Goodfellow, & David Conyers: http://t.co/mBC1dRcR Fri, 04:17 : Free! Listen to Christopher Reynaga’s “I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee,” from The Book of Cthulhu II: http://t.co/F52xqmCs Fri, 05:01 : Saw Les Mis�rables last night and The Hobbit tonight. I liked the songs in The Hobbit better. Fri, 05:15 : It's been a TBA week, so, inspired by @JMMcDermott's shining example, I'm cracking into a TBA. Brown sugar & molasses! http://t.co/IzUJQrem Fri, 05:19 : TBA pours a lovely deep brown w/head thick enough to obscure text. Molasses strong on the nose, riding a ton of hops. Nutty, hoppy, & sweet.