Blog
Ahoy, Critterfolk!
New entry Jun 06
Critter Notices
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)
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.
Interviewed!
I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.
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!
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]
~~~
FEATURED BOOK
~~~
Preditors & Editors Poll results
2000 Official Results
Standings for category: Poems
1. Slaying the Beast, Steve Lazarowitz, The Wandering Troll, http://www.thetroll.net/troll.htm
2. I Dare Think
Otherwise, Leronia Rawls, Wordbeams, http://www.wordbeams.com/
3. Working, Dancing Bear, The
Mandrake Press, http://www.angelfire.com/pe/TheMandrakePress/
4.
Worldbuilding, Sabina C. Becker, Dreams and Nightmares
5. The Stone
Guitar, Janet Buck, The Writer's Hood, http://www.writershood.com/
6. Winter Song, Christine
Spindler, Shyflowers Garden, http://shyflowersgarden.com/
7. Be Still, Susannah
Indigo, Libido Magazine, http://www.libidomag.com/fiction/poetry/bestill.html
8.
Brenda, the Regular, Billie Duncan, Word Wrangler Publishing, http://www.wordwrangler.com/billieduncan.html
9. The
Last God, Jim Farris, Cloudy Mountain Books, http://www.fictionforest.com/featured_authors/jfarris/TLGPreview/OerthPreview.htm
10. RESOLUTIONS OF EPIC PROPORTIONS, Patrick P. Stafford, Athina
Publishing, http://www.athinapublishing.com/resolutions.htm
11.
Agape, Daniel J. Bishop, The Bibiliofantasiac
12. A Christmas Gift For
Joy, Valerie Hardin, The Write Charm, http://www.egroups.com/message/thewritecharm/40
13.
Womb Apples, Dionysus Blair, Electric Wine, http://www.electricwine.com/wombapples
13. Diamond
Pete's Snapping Needlecorps, Jennifer M. Boudreaux, Aphelion, http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/poetry/2000/10/diamond_petes_snapping_needlecorps.htm
13. Viking moon, Teena Hartsfield, Shyflowers Garden, http://shyflowersgarden.com/
14. I Do, Bill Noble,
Clean Sheets Magazine, http://www.cleansheets.com/poetry/noble_10.04.00.shtml
15.
19 Changing Heart, Michelle Smith, Shyfower's Garden, http://www.shyflowersgarden.com/
16. Curse of Medusa's
Husband, Bruce Boston, Fables, http://www.fables.org/
17. The Writer, Jennifer L. B.
Leese, Poetry.com, http://poetry.com/Publications/display.asp?ID=P2067421&BN=999&PN=3
18. For You: Christina, Angela Brewer, Rhapsody Magazine, http://www.rhapsodymag.com/
18. Whale Chant, Melissa Pinol, ProMart Writing Lab, http://promartian.com/
19.
15 Star Crossed, Maureen McMahon, Shyflower's Garden, http://www.shyflowersgarden.com/
19. Two Moon View,
Maryann Hazen-Stearns, Raven Electrick, http://www.ravenelectrick.com/ravenpoetrick/twomoonvu.html
20. Foreskin, Brie Beazley, Clean Sheets Magazine, http://www.cleansheets.com/poetry/beazley_10.18.00.shtml
21. Asian Darkness, Patrick P. Stafford, Virtualbookworm.com, http://www.virtualbookworm.com/vbookgd.html
22. Raven,
Andy J W Davie, Themestream, http://www.themestream.com/
22. The Apparition, Mike
Fantina, The Wandering Troll, http://www.thetroll.net/troll.htm
22. Pan Transfigured,
Caleb Monroe, Transversions
22. Caliber, C.J. Sage, Interweave, http://www.interweavezine.com/issue_one/poetry/sage01.html
23. Surrealm Domestic, Bruce Boston, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/
23. Grief, Wendy
Rathbone, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/
24. Icarus, Wendy A.
Shaffer, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/20001204/icarus.shtml
25.
Room 304, The Vista Motel, Bakersfield, CA, Gary Blankenship, Blood Moon Zine,
http://www.bloodmoonz.com/
25. Imagination, Carol
Hightshoe, ProMart Writing Lab, http://promartian.com/
25. Changing Masks, John B.
Rosenman, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/20001106/changing_masks.shtml
25. Love Is An Aching Wish to Give, Ahmed A. Khan, Themestream, http://www.themestream.com/articles/89274.html
25.
Stopped by Cops, John Grey, Prose Ax, http://www.proseax.com/indexxx.htm
25. Now That I'm
Done, Scott Poole, Clean Sheets Magazine, http://www.cleansheets.com/archive/archpoetry/poole_04.26.00.html
26. The End of New Beginnings, Stephen D. Rogers, Fantasy Folklore &
Fairytales, http://fff.fantasytoday.com/
26. Snail's Pace, Susan
McDonough Sanchez, publishing online, http://publishingonline.com/
27. Ghost in the Cybermist,
Deborah P. Kolodji, Twilight Times, http://www.twilighttimes.com/dkolodji_p10.html
27. New
York, New York, Anthony Visperas and Doug Hatley, MP3.com, http://www.mp3.com/VisperasHatley
27. Scintilla, Emily
C. A. Snyder, Fantasy Folklore & Fairytales, http://http://fff.fantasytoday.com
27. Erosion, Harry
Raden, Jackhammer e-Zine, http://www.eggplant-productions.com/jackhammer/
28. Iggy
Guards Her Secrets, Keith Allen Daniels, Asimov's SF, http://www.asimovs.com/
28.
6 JOURNEY, Elizabeth Lucas-Taylor, SHANELAND, http://www.shanland.8k.com/
28. Too Far Removed, Coke Brown Jr., Word Wrangler, http://www.wordwrangler.com/cokebrownjr.html
29. The
Silence of Phii Krasue, George Gutheridge, Lone Wolf Publications, http://www.lonewolfpubs.com/
29. Crow Hill, Robert
Segarra, electric-bookworm, http://www.electric-bookworm.bigstep.com/
29. Footsteps
Dance in the Snow, RavenBroom, Readersvine, http://readers.thevines.com/
30. Release Me, Teresa Lynn
Daily, Shyflowers Garden, http://shyflowersgarden.com/
30. An American Papyrus,
Steven Sills, Word Wrangler, http://www.wordwrangler.com/sillspapyrus.html
30. Winter
Trilogy, Melissa Pinol, Shyflowers Garden Library, http://shyflowersgarden.com/
30. So My Girl, Ryan Able,
disquieting muses, http://www.disquietingmuses.com/May00/able.html
31.
Splinters (from the novel, 'Graven Image'), N. D. Hansen-Hill, Clocktower Books,
http://www.clocktowerbooks.com/
31. Egret, Dancing Bear,
Samsara Quarterly, http://http://www.sundress.net/samsara/Archive1.html#bear
31. The Wreck of the Preposterus, David Kopaska-Merkel
31. 3 A Lonely
Teardrop on the Lawn, Jenny Philbert, Electric eBook Publishing, http://www.electricebookpublishing.com/Poetry/jphilbert1.html
32. Texas, J. Winter, failbetter, http://www.failbetter.com/
32. Four Winds, Barry Hunter,
Millennieum, http://www.jopoppub.com/
32. Inspirational Poetry, Ruth
Solomon, DiskUs Publishing, http://www.diskuspublishing.com/
32. Dominatrix, Louise
Whitney, Disquieting Muses, http://www.disquietingmuses.com/nov00/whitney.html
32.
The Summer Cloister, Laird Barron, Melic Review, http://www.melicreview.com/archive/iss9.html
32.
Picasso's Femme de Fermier, carolyn smale, samsara quarterly, http://www.sundress.net/samsara/Archive2.htm
33. In
Praise of Possibilities, rachel dacus, melic review, http://www.melicreview.com/archive/iss9.html
33.
Unrequited Love, L.Madeleine Beltran, Mystic Ink, http://www.mysticink.com/
33. I DO, Bill Noble , Clean Sheets, http://www.cleansheets.com/
33. The Night Watch, Pat
Fredeman, Twilight Times, http://www.twilighttimes.com/
33. Release Me , Teresa
Lynn Daily, Shyflowers Garden, http://shyflowersgarden.com/
33. Bodleigh Feldon, Roy
Gaveston Knight, Regent Books, http://members.fortunecity.com/regentbooks/RPindex.html
33. drawn to gods, Anthony Visperas, Poetry.com/Best of 2000, http://www.poetry.com/