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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
2004 Official Results
Standings & #votes for category: Horror Short Stories
1. The Kept, Desiree Erotique, Swanbeauty Publications, http://swanbeautypublications.com
2. The Trap, Bret A. Booher, Champagne Shivers, http://http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/champagne/CScontent8.html
3. Party Trick, Master Nage, eXtasy Books, http://www.extasybooks.com
4. Demon Lover, Kate Hill, Changeling Press, http://www.changelingpress.com
5. The Mismatched Monster, Richard Jones, Aoife's Kiss, http://samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/JonesMismatchedMonster.htm
6. Blood Songs, Delphyne DeRouge, Amber Quill Press, http://amberquill.com
7. Heathen Exorcism, Steven Shrewsbury & Peter Welmerink, HORRORFIND, http://www.horrorfind.com
8. The Gravedigger's Remorse, Arthur Sanchez, Alien Skin, http://www.arthursanchez.com/files/excerpt/excerpts.htm
9. Descendants of Darkness: Leonardo, Marianne LaCroix, Amber Quill Press, http://amberquill.com
9. Master of Mistmere, Fiona Neal, New Concepts Publishing, http://www.newconceptspublishing.com
10. What Happened in the Cellar, Debbie Kuhn, Dark Moon Rising, http://www.darkmoonrising.com/
11. Program of the Elder Gods, Steven L. Shrewsbury, Dark Wisdom
11. In Darkness, Elisa Adams, Ellora's Cave, http://www.ellorascave.com
12. Bodyshop Blues, Stephen D. Rogers, Nocturnal Ooze, http://www.nocturnalooze.com/
13. Balance, Charles Richard Laing, Whispers Of Wickedness, http://www.ookami.co.uk/html/balance.html
13. Midnight at Waverly Hills, Debbie Kuhn, Astounding Tales, http://www.astoundingtales.com
14. Dinner Is Served, Sahara Kelly, Changeling Press, http://www.changelingpress.com
14. User Name: Tango, Angeline Hawkes-Craig, The Eternal Night, http://www.eternalnight.co.uk/fiction/2004f/usernametango.html
14. Educating Mr. Winters, Veronica Chadwick, Ellora's Cave, http://www.ellorascave.com
14. The Self-Seeking Man, Shirley Cheng, Shirley Cheng, http://www.shirleycheng.com
15. Electroshock Therapy for Mimes, L. L. SOARES, Twilight Tales, http://www.twilighttales.com/
15. The Hunt, Denyse Bridger, Amber Quill, http://amberquill.com
15. Werewolves from Earth, Anthony R. G. Heffernan, Monthly Short Stories, http://www.monthlyshortstories.com
15. Scratch, Joseph Paul Haines, Nocturnal Ooze, http://www.nocturnalooze.com
15. The GravediggersRemorse, Arthur Sanchez, Alien Skin Mag., http://wwwArthur sanchez.com/files
15. Ice Waltz, Daria Karpova, The Harrow, http://www.theharrow.com/2004/fiction/icewaltz.html
15. Taliesin's Song, Cornelia Amiri, Gothic Revue, http://www.gothicrevue.com/corneliaamiritaliesinssong.html
15. Abbey's Shriek, Jeff Strand, Mundania Press, http://www.mundania.com
15. The Human Kind, William Allan, Hellbound Books, http://www.hellboundbooks.com/deathgrip_cinema.html
15. Some Things Last for Ever, Gavin J. Carr, Blood Letters, http://lavendercat.fortunecity.net/bloodletters/bloodletters_5.htm
15. Blade Work, C.N. Pitts, Anotherealm, http://www.anotherealm.com
16. The Planting, Donald Mead, AstoundingTales.com, http://www.astoundingtales.com/
16. The Woods Out Back, Shawn P. Madison, Fables, www.fables.org
16. Gnawing Problem, J. Richard Jacobs, Monthly Short Stories, http://monthlyshortstories.com
16. Bottles, James S. Dorr, Crossings (anthology), http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com
16. Death of the Apostrophe, Pamela K. Kinney, Thirteen Magazine, http://www.thirteenmagazine.co.uk/
17. A Question of Faith, M.D.B. Wuesthoff, Lake Fossil Press, http://www.lulu.com/content/78588
17. Resolve, Lisa von Biela, Twilight Times, http://www.twilighttimes.com/jul04/l_vonBiela25.html
17. Meat Pudding, Jeff Appleton, The Harrow, http://theharrow.com/2004/fiction/meatpudding.html
17. Vintage Blood and the Sacred Scepters, A. B. Wallace, LBF Books, http://www.lbfbooks.com/
17. House of Spiders, Nickolaus Pacione, Lulu, http://www.lulu.com