3/21/06: Very big news

[davidlevine]

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My story "Tk'tk'tk" from the March 2005 Asimov's is a nominee for the Hugo Award!

I'm not expecting to win, but it really and truly is an honor just to be nominated. And, heck, I wasn't expecting to be nominated either, so anything can happen!

The Hugo ballot will be posted on the LACon web site shortly. I anticipate that the whole story will be posted for everyone to read for free on the Asimov's web site soon too. Until then, you can read the first part of the story.

Thanks to Dave Clark, Kevin Standlee, and Kevin Roche, who mentioned the story on the Emerald City Hugo recommendations list. I'm sure this was a significant factor in its reaching the ballot. And thanks to matociquala for the Kermit icon.

And, by the way, the story title is pronounced "tick-tick-tick."

(P.S. Squeeeeeeeeeee!)

Comments

Congratulations!

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Hey, congratulations! I'm happy for you, and I'm happy for the three Hugo nominations with which I have at-one-remove associations (two of the Short Form Dramatic Presentations performed at Interaction and Emerald City (http://www.emcit.com/), for which I'm staff).

[katybeth]

Woo!

[bdkellmer.livejournal.com]

That's really great! Congratulations.

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[crazysoph.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Squeeeeeee indeed!!! Yay!!!

Crazy(practices the happy dance for... *shhh* not sayin', just hopin')Soph

[calimac.livejournal.com]

Applause!

I expect to attend the ceremony, and I shall applaud you again.

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

Hey, cool! Congrats.

Way cool!

[librarygrrl]

Congrats and good luck!

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY for you yeah!

[bearfuz.livejournal.com]

You RAWK!

So does Kermie, btw.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

Squue - and awesome userpic :-)

[supergee.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[despotliz.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! This is excellent news because I don't have an Asimov's sub and now the whole thing will be online for me. :)

[mkhobson.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS!

I hope you win!

M

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

Bravo!

WooT!

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[jaylake.livejournal.com]

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[davidlevine]

Thanks for your support! I really mean it; you've been a pal.

[allanh.livejournal.com]

I told you it was a good story.

Congratulations!

[marksiegal.livejournal.com]

Congrats! It really is quite a good story.

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

I've been pronouncing it with a triple tongue-click. *g*

[davidlevine]

Okay, to be fair "tick-tick-tick" is the Anglicized version of the name. A triple tongue-click or cheek-snick (what's the word for that thing you do with your cheek to tell a horse to go?) would be closer to the actual pronunciation. But I figure giving people an easier to pronounce name will help voters remember it :-)

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

I'm really glad to see so much good stuff nominated this year. I hope you win!

[markbourne.livejournal.com]

Hey, wowza! Congratulations! It's a worthy story alright.

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

Congratulations.

[limyaael.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[(Anonymous)]

Mazal tov! Your story was one of the few times I've actually nominated in the short fiction categories. (And the icon is great :-> )

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

Yahoo!

[frostfox.livejournal.com]

Yea! Wot they said, bounce, bounce!

xxx FF

[jenwrites.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's excellent!

[cynthia1960.livejournal.com]

Even more squeeeage of glee!

[shawn-scarber.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo! Super congratulations!

[karindira.livejournal.com]

What everybody else said! Twice!

[numbat.livejournal.com]

Congratulations.

[dendrophilous.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[luna-the-cat.livejournal.com]

WOW. Excellent! Watching with interest....

Squeeeeeee fulfilled!

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

It's an honor just to be nominated. It's an honor just to be nominated. It's a nommer just to be honerated.

And it's pretty damn fucking cool to win, eh?

Congratulations.

Re: Squeeeeeee fulfilled!

[davidlevine]

And it's pretty damn fucking cool to win, eh?

Oooooh yeah.