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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)
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)
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]
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Preditors & Editors Poll results
2003 Official Results
Standings & #votes for category: Nonfiction articles
1. Talibanism in Technology, Deepa Kandaswamy, Data Quest, http://www.dqindia.com/content/special/103022602.asp
2. Writers & Their E-Groups, Robin Bayne, Spirit Led Writer, http://spiritledwriter.com/march2003/business.html
3. To Sign or Not To Sign, Jill Miller Zimon, AbsoluteWrite.com, http://www.absolutewrite.com/freelance_writing/to_sign_or_not_to_sign.htm
4. Evermore (Tyree's Tuppence), Tyree Campbell, The Fifth Di..., http://samsdotpublishing.com/fifth/column12.htm
5. Spirit Led Writer, Robin Bayne, , http://spiritledwriter.com/march2003/business.html
6. The Damn Aliens, Steven Sawicki, SFRevu, http://sfrevu.com/
7. Do I Write Funny?,
Steve Westcott, The Eternal Night, http://www.eternalnight.co.uk/nonfiction/2003/doiwritefunny.html
7. The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy, Darin Park and Tom Dullemond
(editors), Dragon Moon Press, http://www.dragonmoonpress.com/guide.htm
7. Does Your Plot Thicken, Simon Wood, Writer's Digest, http://www.writersdigest.com/
8.
Interview With A Testicle, David Salcido, Blue Food, http://www.bluefood.cc/
8. Writer's
Fatigue: A Guide To The Ailments That Affect Writers Of All Ages, Radhika
Meganathan, The Writer's Ezine, http://www.thewritersezine.com/t-zero/archives/2003-texts/2003-01-fatigue.shtml
9. The Power Vacuum - Another BDSM myth, Dove, ST BDSM Ezine, http://www.slavestribute.com/BDSM-EZine/bdsm-articles/editorial/bdsm-editorial106.html
9. Does Your Plot Thicken?, Simon Wood, Writer's Digest, http://www.writersdigest.com/
10.
11 Frigid Victorian Women?, Kim Murphy, Bygone Days, http://bygonedays.net/frigidwomen.shtml
11. How To Handle Criticism, Elisha Charles, AuthorMania.com, http://www.authormania.com/article1004.html
12. Owl Goingback interview, Joy V. Smith, The Eternal Night, http://www.eternalnight.co.uk/nonfiction/2003/goingbackowl.html
13. Tips For Overcoming Eight Mistakes, Resmi Shaji, AbsoluteWrite, http://www.absolutewrite.com/freelance_writing/eight_mistakes.htm
13. Reasons Americans Homeschool, Brandy S. Brow, Busy Parents Online
Magazine, http://www.busyparentsonline.com/homeschool/20037_reasons-americans-homeschool.htm
13. Search for Spike's Balls, Sherrilyn Kenyon, BenBella, http://benbellabooks.com/
14. The
Gila Queen, Kathryn Ptacek, J. M. Cornwell, The Rose & Thorn, http://www.theroseandthornezine.com/KPtacek.htm
14. Welcome to the Revolution, Clint Gaige, Futures Mysterious Anthology,
http://www.quietstormpublishing.com/
14. Murder Ink, Stephen D. Rogers, Writing World, http://www.writing-world.com/
14.
The Boys Of Summer, Shawn P. Madison, The Writer's Hood, http://www.writershood.com/
15.
Writer's Guide to Nutrition, Steve Lazarowitz, Blue Iris Journl, http://http://www.io.com/~phlbbrtn/Blue_Iris/journal.htm
15. Procreation Hesitation, Jade Walker, Hatch Magazine, http://www.hatchmagazine.com/culture/2003/12/procreation.htm
15. Spend Your Words Wisely, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Fictionauts, http://www.fictionauts.com/columns/wordsenough/wordsenough06302003.shtml
16. Writer's Fatigue., Radhika Meeganathan, The Writer's Ezine
16.
How I Published My Memoir: A Lawyer-Feminist's Story, Sonia Pressman Fuentes,
Twilight Times, http://www.twilighttimes.com/apr03/s_Fuentes20a.html
17. Natural Beauty, Janean Nusz, Aribella, http://www.aribella.com/naturalbeauty.htm
17. Where Does Bad Writing Come From?, Michael LaRocca, Mad About Books -
A Newsletter With An Attitude, http://freereads.topcities.com/122303.txt
17. 'Creativity and Madness', Anna Marie Fritz, Authors Den, http://www.authorsden.com/annamariefritz
17. Graphic Clues, Daniel J. Bishop, Shred of Evidence, http://www.shredofevidence.com/
17. Night Crimes, J. M. Cornwell, The Rose & Thorn, http://www.theroseandthornezine.com/Review61NightCrimes.html
17. A Moment with Anne McCaffrey, J. M. Cornwell, The Rose & Thorn, http://www.theroseandthornezine.com/AMcCaffrey.htm
17. The Two Solitudes, Ahmed A. Khan, Absolute Write, http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/james_alan_gardner.htm
17. Making Your Characters Realistic, Elisha Charles, Author Mania, http://www.authormania.com/article1003.html
18. WorldWrights #2, Matthew Wayne Selznick, Multiverse Magazine, http://multiversemagazine.com/content/monthly/0312/02worldwrights.php
18. Creating Believable Aliens, Isabo Kelly, SF Romance, http://www.sfronline.com/
18.
NARRATIVE EVOLUTION: Ruminations on the Future of Storytelling, Manuel Cuervo,
SFReader, http://http://www.sfreader.com/article003.asp
18. SF Con How-To, Kate Bachus, Bewildering Stories, http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue68/sfcon_howto.html
18.
1 Creating Fight Scenes and Battles: Advice for those who write science fiction,
fantasy, historical novels, and romance., Marilynn Byerly, marilynnbyerly.com,
http://marilynnbyerly.com/
18. A
Story From Avie To Buzz Readers Everywhere, Avis Townsend, Niagara Buzz, http://niagarabuzz.com/article_551.shtml