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New entry Dec 07
Critter Notices
Critters is 23!
Yes, 23 years ago Critters was born. Wow! Thanks so much to all of you, who've made it such a resounding success!
Critters no longer accepting European Union members :(
It's with a heavy heart that I have to announce Critters can no longer accept people in the European Union as members. This is a result of the "GDPR" privacy laws going into effect. I'm a big fan of privacy, and applaud the general idea behind the GDPR, but the way it's implemented forces me to close the door to EU writers. [read more why...]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 whose 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
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.
P&E Has a New Caretaker!
I'm very happy to announce that P&E has been handed off to a new caretaker! Check out the site for news and such. Hurrah!
Interviewed!
I'm being interviewed live on public radio for Critters 20th birthday. For those who want to listen, it's on the 10am (Mountain time) show on Thursday, 11/19/16, on Colorado Public Radio - www.cpr.org has streaming on the site or it's 90.1 FM in the Denver area. [Interview is done, you can listen on the site]
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!
Network speeding up
I'm switching the connection over to a new, shiny 10X faster network because of all the load. There might be bits of downtime as your boxes learn new addresses and things. Should be brief. Let me know of any prolonged outages you see.
Preditors & Editors Changeover
With the very sad passing of Dave Kuzminski, who ran P&E, I've taken over the P&E duties. Lots of what I hope are improvements; check it out at pred-ed.com.
Critters Server is Dying has been Replaced
See important details here in my blog. Let me know if you find anything that isn't working right. (Manuscripts are now available for this week, FYI.)
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 need help making ebooks from manuscripts or print copies—or finding great stuff to read—look no further! An ebook publisher started by your very own Critter Captain. (And with a 12% Affiliate program.) [More]
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FEATURED BOOK
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Preditors & Editors Poll results
Official Results
Critique.org now has Workshops for Everything — all genres, music, video, photography, art, apps.....
Convert your work to ebooks! Read great ebooks! The votemaster runs ReAnimus Press
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 Book/e-book Cover Artwork
1. Speakeasies and Spiritualists, Johannes Chazot, [link]
2. Like A Woman, Mirren Hogan, [link]
3. A Photograph of Love, Tina Susedik, [link]
4. The Ossuary Playground & Other Unexpected Tales, Cyn Ley, [link]
4. Pocket Full of Horror, Moira Anne, [link]
4. Dragon Laird, Debbie Taylor, [link][comments]
5. Hardened Hearts, Eddie Generous, [link]
5. Half-Blood: The First Covenant Novel, Jennifer L. Armentrout, [link][comments]
5. Lacey's Choice, Stephanie Payne Hurt, [link]
5. Twelfth Floor, Monica Corwin, [link][comments]
5. Full Moon Slaughter 2: Altered Beasts, Michael Fisher, [link]
6. Killing It Softly 2, Digital Fiction Publishing, [link]
6. Dance with the Demon, Michael Fisher, [link]
6. Nocturnal Nightmares, Michael Fisher, [link]
6. You Only Love Twice, B Douglas Slack, [link][comments]
6. Ugly Little Things, Todd Keisling, [link]
6. Into Nostra, Brantwijn Serrah, [link][comments]
6. Assbiters From Hell, terri DelCampo, [link]
6. Barbarian Blood Royal, Toni V. Sweeney, [link]
7. Distressing Damsels, Glass Valkyrie Studios, [link][comments]
7. Sword of Betrayal, Angela Waters, [link]
7. Secession Part One: Voluntary Deportation, Essel Pratt, [link]
7. Amethyst, Michelle Lee, [link]
7. The Rack & Cue, Michael Fisher, [link]
7. Fireside Stories: Halloween Special, Michael Fisher, [link]
7. Alamo Annie, Wendy Whiteman, [link]
7. Zombies: Zero Hour, David McGlumphy, [link]
7. The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death, Larry Rostant, [link]
7. Sins of the Mother, Susan Boles, [link]
7. Cat's Breakfast, Keely Rew, [link]
