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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.
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.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
Official Results
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See also the Best-Ever Voters Poll for the best works ever written (not just in the last year)
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Standings for Steampunk Short Stories
1. The Complications of Avery Vane, Bryce Raffle, Bryce Raffle, [link][comments]
2. Captain Amy and the Tower of Talon, D. Alan Lewis, Dark Oak Press, [link]
3. The Clockwork Owl, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Alban Lake Publishing, [link][comments]
4. Back Alley Battle Hymn, AJ Johnson, Dark Oak Press, [link]
5. Nyssa Glass's Clockwork Christmas, H.L.Burke, H.L.Burke, [link]
5. Time's Winged Chariot, Philip Brian Hall, Third Flatiron, [link]
5. The Night Mississippi Declared War on the Moon, Brandon Black, Dark Oak Press, [link]
6. The Steam-Powered Dragon, David Lee Summers, Espec Books, [link]
6. To Catch a Unicorn, M.D. Stewart, Dark Oak Press, [link]
6. Underneath the Old West, Sergio Palumbo, Thirteen O’ Clock Press, [link]
7. East Wind in Carrall Street, Holly Schofield, Exile's Clockwork Canada, [link][comments]
7. Revenge of the Gorgons, John A. McColley, Dark Oak Press, [link]
7. A Connecticut Yankee in Queen Victoria’s Court, G. Miki Hayden, Curiosity Quills, [link]
7. A Life Invented, Lori Alden Holuta, Lori Alden Holuta, [link]