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New entry May 28
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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.
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 who's 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
Stayin' Alive
If you want to make a career of SF writing, STAYING ALIVE - A WRITER'S GUIDE by three-time SFWA President Norman Spinrad, published by your Critter Captain's ReAnimus Press, is an indispensable guide to the inside workings of the SF publishing industry by an expert.
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
Official Results
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Standings for Nonfiction articles
1. Tussie Mussies - Talking Flower Bouquets, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Faerie Magazine, [link][comments]
2. Man-Kzin Wars: Behind the scenes of a great and long-running series, Joy V. smith, Tales of the Talisman, [link]
3. Robert the Bruce, Richard H. Fay, Abandoned Towers
4. Do You Have an Immortal Soul? Will You Live on as a Spirit After Death?, Dr. Shirley Cheng, Dance with Your Heart! Publishing, [link]
4. Cut - To - 'Pieces': The Most Stalked & Censored Slasher Film Ever Made, Jason Hughes, Twisted Dreams Magazine Feb '10, [link]
5. Sloshing Through Slush - Professionalism, Karen L. Newman, Apex Book Company, [link]
5. High-Tech Low-Life in Long-Lived Short-‘Shades: Two Classic Cyberpunk Anthologies, Henry Cribbs, Redstone Science Fiction, [link]
5. Southern Injustice: A Modern Day Salem Witch - Hunt, Jason Hughes, Twisted Dreams Magazine
5. The Naming of Names, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Allegory Magazine Volume 11/38, [link]
5. 'Two Spirit': Tradition, History and Future, Red Haircrow, Queer Magazine Online, [link]
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