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New entry May 28
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Interviewed!
I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.
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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!
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're looking for great stuff to read from bestselling and award-winning authors—look no further! ReAnimus Press was founded by your very own Critter Captain. (And with a 12% Affiliate program.) [More]
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News
[It's Freebie Friday in the Critters Store...]Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
Space Travel for SF Writers
Hot off the presses from ReAnimus Press!
Space Travel - A Science Fiction Writer's Guide—
An indispensible tool for all SF writers that
explains the science you need to help you make your fiction plausible.
(Also via Amazon)
The Sigil Trilogy
If you're looking for an amazing, WOW! science fiction story, check out THE SIGIL TRILOGY. This is — literally — one of the best science fiction novels I've ever read.
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The Critters Queue
Manuscripts themselves are here.
Queue of manuscripts out or to be sent (dates are estimated,
depending on number of mss. sent out, which depends on number of
members; probabalistically, the end of the queue is usually about
a month away):
Title Author
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Week of 18-Sep-2024 (Crits due 25-Sep-2024):
F Evangeline, Chapter 1 [mpc] Brian Sellnow [?] -#31569
SF The Aztec Gods - A Snapshot Novella - Part 3 [mpc] Dsle Cozort -#31570
SF The Lovelace Test Henry McFarland -#31571
F The Enchantress and the Scholar, Ch 4 Lawrence A. Clough -#31572
SF Carbon Matthew D Ross -#31573
F Everything Goes Dark: 1865 Rachel Jackson -#31574
SF machin dyab Vince Bonasso -#31575
SF Action at a Distance, Chapter 1 Nicholas Marshall -#31576
Week of 25-Sep-2024 (Crits due 2-Oct-2024):
F Fools Dare Stephen Shewmake
F No Mans Daughter ch 4-6 Justine Lombardi
H The Last Insurance Policy Jeff Abrams
SF Emotional Support Animals Carmen Clarke
SF Mark of the Predator, Chapter 23 Brian Sellnow
F The Gods Need Nukes Chapter 04 Robert Harpold
SF The Green Workbook for Refugees from Earth, in the Order in Which a Female Refugee Read It and Filled It Out F.B. Hughes
SF Aleena part 2 ROBERT PHILBROOK
F The Blue Rose of the Cantos Guled Obsiye
H l'Hotel sous le Voute Bryce Paradis
SF The Moonvoice chronicles prologue-chapter 2 Erin Tunney
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(Note, if the last week above looks abnormally large, it probably
needs me to add a new week, a task I do manually when I get around
to it. Future critique dates are approximate and subject to change.)
Symbols:
[@] - Pro [SFWA/HWA] author
[*] - Extra week(s) for holidays/aburt-out-of-town.
[mpc] - Most Product Critter Award winner
[!] - Special non-Wednesday dates because Critter Captain will be out of town
[ERROR!] - This means there is a problem and your manuscript will NOT be
sent out - Contact the Critter Captain ASAP if you see this by your name.
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
H The Invisible Assassin Chapter 1 Jim Keane [after-novel]
H The Invisible Assassin Chapter 2 Jim Keane [?]
F The Enchantress and the Scholar, Ch 5-6 Lawrence A. Clough [25-Sep-2024]
F The Enchantress and the Scholar, Ch 7 Lawrence A. Clough [?]
F The Enchantress and the Scholar, Ch 8 Lawrence A. Clough [?]
F The Enchantress and the Scholar, Ch 9 Lawrence A. Clough [?]
SF Mark of the Predator, Chapter 24 Brian Sellnow [2-Oct-2024]
SF Time is a Luxury Stephen Shewmake [2-Oct-2024]
SF Do Geese See God F.B. Hughes [2-Oct-2024]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F QUERY LETTER: Phoebe's Trail Isabel Ford [04-Sep-2024]
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>> Note 1: Held manuscripts are removed after four weeks on hold and
>> must be resubmitted.
>> Note 2: It is the *author's* responsibility to notify Aburt when
>> they have brought up their critique count and want their ms. sent out.
[Click here to see the queue including archival data from 1995.]