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New entry Nov 01
Critter Notices
Critters is 21!
Yes, 21 years ago Critters was born. Wow! Thanks so much to all of you, who've made it such a resounding success!
Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
How to Write SF
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells by Ben Bova, best-selling author and six-time Hugo Award winner for Best Editor. (This is one of the books your ol' Critter Captain learned from himself, and I highly recommend it.)
(Also via Amazon)
New Book from a Critter Member
**NOW IN
PRINT EDITION
TOO!** Awesome new book,
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SPECULATIVE FICTION OPENINGS,
from a Critter member whose unearthed a shard of The Secret
to becoming a pro writer. Really good piece of work.
"...if you're at all concerned about story openings, you'd be nuts not to read what Qualkinbush has to say." —Wil McCarthy, author of BLOOM and THE COLLAPSIUM
P&E Seeks New Caretaker
Unfortunately, much of the data on the P&E site has become stale and outdated, and needs a new caretaker with the time required to update the site. The listings are being removed until they can be updated by a new caretaker.
Note that the P&E/Critters Annual Readers Poll will run as usual in January.
If you are interested in taking the reins of P&E, and possess what's needed — at least 20hrs/week to volunteer, excellent investigative skills, in-depth knowledge of the publishing industry, ability to detect scams from not-scams, thick skin, good web site skills, good writing ability — please get in touch. Thanks for your interest!
Interviewed!
I'm being interviewed live on public radio for Critters 20th birthday. For those who want to listen, it's on the 10am (Mountain time) show on Thursday, 11/19/16, on Colorado Public Radio - www.cpr.org has streaming on the site or it's 90.1 FM in the Denver area. [Interview is done, you can listen on the site]
Free Web Sites
Free web sites for authors (and others) are available at www.nyx.net.
ReAnimus Acquires Advent!
ReAnimus Press is pleased to announce the acquisition of the legendary Advent Publishers! Advent is now a subsidiary of ReAnimus Press, and we will continue to publish Advent's titles under the Advent name. Advent was founded in 1956 by Earl Kemp and others, and has published the likes of James Blish, Hal Clement, Robert Heinlein, Damon Knight, E.E. "Doc" Smith, and many others. Advent's high quality titles have won and been finalists for several Hugo Awards, such as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy and Heinlein's Children. Watch this space for ebook and print editions of all of Advent's current titles!
Network speeding up
I'm switching the connection over to a new, shiny 10X faster network because of all the load. There might be bits of downtime as your boxes learn new addresses and things. Should be brief. Let me know of any prolonged outages you see.
Preditors & Editors Changeover
With the very sad passing of Dave Kuzminski, who ran P&E, I've taken over the P&E duties. Lots of what I hope are improvements; check it out at pred-ed.com.
Critters Server is Dying has been Replaced
See important details here in my blog. Let me know if you find anything that isn't working right. (Manuscripts are now available for this week, FYI.)
Book Recommendation
THE SIGIL TRILOGY:
The universe is dying from within...
"Great stuff... Really enjoyed it." — SFWA Grandmaster Michael Moorcock
Announcing ReAnimus Press
If you need help making ebooks from manuscripts or print copies—or finding great stuff to read—look no further! An ebook publisher started by your very own Critter Captain. (And with a 12% Affiliate program.) [More]
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Recent RFDRs
The 20 most recent RFDR requests... F Rescuing the Enemy, Chapter 3 Jeff Naylor -#27119 F Child of the House Kaitlyn Whipple -#27112 SF Ablator: Darkening Skies, Chapters Prologue, 1-2 Andrew Rowley -#27105 H I Am A Monster, Chapters 1-2 Kevin C. Norris -#27104 SF Hidden : A Dystopian Science Fiction Adventure Troy McLaughlan -#27091 SF Hidden: A Pregnant Fairy Godmother's Journey, Ch 3-4 Joy Schultz -#27076 SF Astera Vol1 - Episode 5: Stand Up Part 2 Joy Landa -#27075 SF Audra Chris Turner -#27074 F The Gedelvead, or Beyond the Storms, the Sun Mary Makarova -#27073 F Rescuing the Enemy, Chapters 1-2 Jeff Naylor -#27067 F Death Warden, Prologue Mark DeVries -#27066 F The Sensehunters, Chapter 1 Avan Stallard -#27059 H The Path Turns Inward, Chapters 1-6 Marcelle D Ward -#27058 F Though the Trees Try to Warn Us, Chapter 1 Jennifer S. Hane -#27043 F Diary of a Stripper Kaija Andrews -#27037 F Silks of Avalih Trevor L. B. Porter -#27034 SF At the Trough Adam Knight -#27032 F Queensmen, prologue Bethany Rae Salway -#27025 F Implements and Elements: A Very Peculiar Tale Sylva Florence -#27024 SF The Mind's Door Cassandra Morphy -#27022 To read one of these RFDRs, visit the manuscripts page. (mss. are not linked here for security reasons.)
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