Autopilot / Multi-week Batch Notice...
Note: We're in the middle of a multi-week batch. This means (1) you should do one critique per week from the current batch, (2) the Critter Captain is likely unavailable, and (3) the Critters site is on autopilot (so send critiques as normal, but new manuscripts won't be processed). This will last until the next batch on 8-Jul-2009.
The Critters Queue
Manuscripts themselves are here.
Queue of manuscripts out or to be sent (dates are estimated,
depending on number of mss. sent out, which depends on number of
members; probabalistically, the end of the queue is usually about
a month away):
Title Author
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Week of 24-Jun-2009 (Crits due [*] 8-Jul-2009):
F Silent Moon [mpc] Sarina Dorie -#16960
SF Lone Soldier, Lost Town Fred Obermeyer -#16961
F The Mirror's Tale James H. Bauer -#16962
SF Virtual Affair - Chap 7 with intro Zvi Zaks -#16963
SF Karma Hunter Michael Andre-Driussi -#16964
H Promis not to Tell Nicole Andrews -#16965
SF In a Closed Space Carine Engelbrecht -#16966
F Clockwork Justice Euan Harvey -#16967
F Protector's Choice Leah Cypess -#16968
F When We Were Cursed Regina Patton -#16969
F Night Games Russell Adams -#16970
SF The Threat Erin Kacerovskis -#16971
SF Obsolescence Hugh Perkins -#16972
SF BollyWorld Gods, Bubonic Men, and the Cyberpunk Samurai Omer Anwar -#16973
F Royal Street, Chapters 7-8 Suzanne Johnson -#16974
F THe Blinding Light Michael Vella -#16975
F Hell has its Demons, Synopsis Mark Lord -#16976
SF The Aliens Graham Fielding -#16977
SF In Vacuo - Chapter 1 Will Lockwood -#16978
H Baseball Mailbox Katie Tillwick -#16979
F Mermaid's Song Ieva Melgalve -#16980
H The Lamb of God Charles Swallows -#16981
F Twice Bitten Steve Everett -#16982
SF Winged Horse Gunfighters - Chapters 1-3 Jim Cobb -#16983
F The Wonderful Instrument -- Summary-Preface-Ch 1 Matthew Leo -#16984
SF Made On Earth [@] Edward Muller -#16985
H Book of Shadows, Chapter 9, the Seduction A. R. Braun -#16986
SF Lost City Lance Young -#16987
F Immortal Darkness Chapter One Linda Frear -#16988
SF Meet Brandon(s) Mike Bode -#16989
SF When Gods Awaken, Prologue Charles D. Shell -#16990
F Fairy Love Ed Kratz -#16991
H Trailer Park Zombies, Chapter 2 Jason H. Jones -#16992
F Seymore's Interlude, Chapters 3-4 Frances Neale -#16993
H The Bones in the Walls Sean Daly -#16994
SF Long Live the Fish Marie Lyle -#16995
F Pandora's Secret, Chapters 4-6, RFDR Joynell Schultz -#16996
F . . . But Somebody's Gotta Do It Leona Wisoker -#16997
H Hitler & Stalin mike morell -#16998
SF Dreamstate Colin Price -#16999
F In Name of Justice, prolog Chuck Kienzle -#17000
F A Servant in this House Mary Sipe -#17001
F Man Walks West Zachary Hutchinson -#17002
F Chasm Kat Hedges -#17003
F Through the Branches Shushila -#17004
SF Clerks and Quirks Jahan Claes -#17005
F Ryan Paul Green -#17006
Week of 8-Jul-2009 (Crits due 15-Jul-2009):
SF Sacrifice's End S. Launspach
H Ace in the Hole, Graham Debenham
SF The Hunt Chris D
H Irresitable Mariel Zuchniak
SF Where resides love? Annette Bowman
H Chain Letter Carl Alves
SF Patch Richard Viskovic
F The Tale of Gaven Morren -- The First Night: Into the Shadows Anson Brehmer
F The Flutist Bill Washwell
H Callisto Peter Jason Payne
H Martyrs and Other Faerie Tale Creatures Matthew Leverton
F Deertown Derek Robinson
SF Severance Sean Green
F Truthbringer: Order of Corruption Sean Guzman
F Deadspeaker Paul J. Andrew
SF Nuts Chuck Glenn
SF Like Mother Like Son Richard S Levine
SF DK27, Chapter 0 Taylor Lyee
SF Lettuce Go on Adventure, Chapters 1-5 Jack Adams
F A Soldier for The Sorceress Jessica Judd
F The Brutal Years, Chapter 1? Jeremy Williams
F Jack Liberty's Son v2 David Miles
F Return Scott Brown
SF Post Invasion Chapter 1 Hannah Dahl
F The Last Changeling, Chapter 1 Chelsea Pitcher
SF Menewa David Leon
SF Rewrite of Stefan's Tweak Beth Zurkowski
F MARK Carrington DeAngelo May
H The Beacon Byron Smith
F The Water and the Blood Chris
Week of 15-Jul-2009 (Crits due 22-Jul-2009):
SF Visiting Charity June
F The Twisted Trio Build a Spaceship Jim Adam
F Grey Skies Andy Mashaw
F The Canyon of Immortality Ayan Das
SF Dark Glass Daniel W. Gonzales
H Mother%#&@ed! Ron Mendricks
H Alice and the cats Paul Swan
H Beauty and the Beach Jeff Cates
F Call of the Sea Davina Pearson
SF The Column Transfer Tim Ferraro
SF The Fallen Sean M. Bazaar
H The Well, Chapters 1-2 Andrew Richardson
F Past the Age of Knowing Lauren Miller
F The Maiden in the Moonlight Michael Bondies
F A Dragon's Bloodline, Chapters 1-6 Alan Ackroyd-Isales
H A Day in the Life of... Kevin McClintock
H Camdeboo Nights chapters 22 to 24 Nerine Dorman
F Classless Eric J. Juneau
H The Midnight Visitor Lawrence Vernon
F Sanctuary Moon, Chapters 1-4 "resub: Y RAP Vanderwoude "resub: Y"
SF Shongili Moon 3 tsi
F Shattered Hearts Justin R. Lawfer
H Visions of Spring Frank Oreto
SF In the Grotto Beneath the Moons Jason Arquin
F Dragonmage Chapters 3&4 Jeff Boydston
SF The Dance We Do Elizabeth Cota
F The Storm at the Center of the World, Prologue John O. Battenfeld
F Sacrifice Jennifer Rathsman
F The Eternal Circle Chapter 1 Lisa Damerst
Week of 22-Jul-2009 (Crits due 29-Jul-2009):
H Manipulated Brilliance Jeremy Cox
F When Innocence Dies (Prologue - Ch.1) Fallon MacLean
F The Rescue Dean Murray
H Route 256 Rob Donovan
SF Cyberdrome, Chapters 1-5 Joseph Rhea
F The Red King, Chapter 1 Timothy A. Nielsen
SF Rawmesh Jason Boudreau
F All For Love Jonathan Thompson
F Your Obedient Servant Chris Mangum
SF Yellow Pickle Blaise Marcoux
F Death Songs Julie Fox
SF Civic Duty V2 Terry S. Kidd
SF Cold Blooded Killers Frank Dutkiewicz
F The Tale of Higgaldy Piggaldy Brian Lane
H Glass Eye - Chapter 1 Andrew Verrijdt
H The Last Zombie Angel Leigh McCoy
H Thanksgiving Xannie D. Corlett
SF Surviving Ocean Darcy Brady
F In the Ruins of Amir Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
F DOOR : RIversea Chapters 2-4 Jeffrey Miller
F The Retriever--chapter 7 A. K. Karam
SF Lions vs. Astronauts Mark Brockman
H Delivery Nathaniel Lee
SF Legacy Soldier, Chapter 2 Rob Gilliam
F Fex Eric Ellert
F Slow Burn Kim Neville
F Overlords, Chapter 1 Brian Fischer-Giffin
SF New Territory Bob Rowen
F The Keymaker's Heir, Chapters 1-3 Kelly Cruz
F The Queen's Huntsman Shiloh Carroll
F Azrael's Curse, Chapters 1-2 Adam Heine
F One Night a Year Rhonda Porrett
SF 12 Keepers - Chapters 1&2 Andrew Ashcroft
H Boilerplate Tom Greene
F The Rainman C.J. Miozzi
F The Hidden Castle Teresa Gliko
F Taming Tatyana Mary Catelli
SF War of the Mind Zvi Rotman
F Breaking Point N. A. McNamee
SF Hunters Abe Pressman
H A Kindled Burning Loren Eaton
H The Game Benjamin Larson
F Knight of the Mother Virginia M. Mohlere
SF Vicesteed, Chapter 29 Abra Staffin Wiebe
SF The Fourth Function, Chapters 1-2 Rachel Cohen
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(Note, if the last week above looks abnormally large, it probably
needs me to add a new week, a task I do manually when I get around
to it. Future critique dates are approximate and subject to change.)
[@] - Pro [SFWA/HWA] author
[*] - Extra week(s) for holidays/aburt-out-of-town.
[mpc] - Most Product Critter Award winner
[!] - Special non-Wednesday dates because Critter Captain will be out of town
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
F There's a first time for everything Nerine Dorman [22-Jul-2009]
H Shadowed Grounds Kevin McClintock [22-Jul-2009]
SF Orbital Decay Kevin McClintock [?]
F Camdeboo Nights chapters 25 to 27 Nerine Dorman [?]
F Camdeboo Nights chapters 28 to 30 Nerine Dorman [?]
F My love lies bleeding Nerine Dorman [?]
F The Soul of the Wolf Nerine Dorman [?]
SF Camdeboo Nights, chapters 31 to 33 Nerine Dorman [?]
H Camdeboo Nights, chapters 34 - 36 Nerine Dorman [?]
F Camdeboo Nights chapters 37 to 39 Nerine Dorman [?]
F Camdeboo Nights chapters 40 to 42 Nerine Dorman [?]
F Camdeboo Nights, chapters 43 to epilogue Nerine Dorman [?]
F Every Dog Has His Day Nerine Dorman [?]
SF Heavy Burden (Kaiju Story) Eric J. Juneau [22-Jul-2009]
F In a Dragon's Age Eric J. Juneau [?]
F A Short Tall Tale Donald Jacob Uitvlugt [29-Jul-2009]
H That Which is Buried Nerine Dorman [?]
H Leviathan's Head Euan Harvey [8-Jul-2009]
H Insight or Perception? A. R. Braun [?]
H Book of Shadows, Chapter Ten: The Rape A. R. Braun [?]
H Mr. Smiley Lawrence Vernon [22-Jul-2009]
SF Iron Works Steve Everett [8-Jul-2009]
H Promise Not to Tell resub yes Nicole Andrews
H Scare, 2nd Revision Lawrence Vernon [?]
F Pro Patria Mori Euan Harvey [?]
F Ace of Wands Nerine Dorman [?]
SF Legacy Soldier, Chapter 3 and 4 Rob Gilliam [29-Jul-2009]
F The Two of Wands: Dominion Nerine Dorman [?]
SF The Whale-Flea Way Mark Brockman [29-Jul-2009]
F The Three of Wands â€" Virtue Nerine Dorman [?]
SF Legacy Soldier, Chapters 5 and 6 Rob Gilliam [?]
H In the Forest of the Mountain Wolf Lawrence Vernon [?]
F The Mirror's Tale, Chapter II James H. Bauer [8-Jul-2009]
F The Mirror's Tale, Ch.3 Jim Bauer [?]
H A Sacrifice at Blue House, 2nd Revision Lawrence Vernon [?]
F The Four of Wands: Completion Nerine Dorman [?]
F Valletta Noir, or An Assassin's Bane Michael Vella [8-Jul-2009]
F Bird Talk Mark Lord [8-Jul-2009]
F The Unbinding Justin R. Lawfer [22-Jul-2009]
F Five of Wands: Strife Nerine Dorman [?]
SF Neuroscope Daniel W. Gonzales [?]
H A Boy & His Egg Daniel W. Gonzales [?]
SF In the Shadow of His Darkest Day Mike Bode [8-Jul-2009]
SF Legacy Soldier Ch 5 and 6 Rob Gilliam [?]
F Two From The Ten Million City Eric Ellert [29-Jul-2009]
F Two From The Ten Million City Chapters 1- - 13 Eric Ellert [?]
F Two From The Ten Million City Chapters 30 - 35 Eric Ellert [?]
F Two From The Ten Million City Chapters 36-41 Eric Ellert [?]
SF Two From The Ten Million City Chapters 20 - 29 Eric Ellert [?]
H Metastasis Nathaniel Lee [29-Jul-2009]
H Endangered Nathaniel Lee [?]
F Nightaches and Heartmares Donald Jacob Uitvlugt [?]
F Wovled of Winter Donald Jacob Uitvlugt [?]
F A Dragon's Bloodline, Chapters 1-7 Alan Ackroyd-Isales [22-Jul-2009]
F Sacrifice Synopsis Jennifer Rathsman [22-Jul-2009]
SF The Occulting Eye Euan Harvey [?]
F LONG IS THE SHADOW OF THE MOONLIT HILLS Euan Harvey [?]
F The Mirror Michael Bondies [22-Jul-2009]
F The Soul Reaper Jonathan Thompson [29-Jul-2009]
SF A Penchant for Greed Jahan Claes [8-Jul-2009]
H Cars Hugh Perkins [8-Jul-2009]
H On the Nights of the Full Moon Lawrence Vernon [?]
H Shongili Moon pt. 4 Martin H. Slusser [22-Jul-2009]
H The Intern Donald Jacob Uitvlugt [?]
F King's Ransom Shushila Heath [8-Jul-2009]
H The End of the World White Sale Daniel W. Gonzales [?]
F Sacrifice Chapter 1 Jennifer Rathsman [?]
H Unlife Sentence Eric J. Juneau [?]
SF Influx Capacitor Eric J. Juneau [?]
SF The Day the Sun Set on Anthony Grunmeister Carine Engelbrecht [8-Jul-2009]
H Comeback Justin R. Lawfer [?]
H Skinless Mary Sipe [8-Jul-2009]
F Chasing Demons Erin Kacerovskis [8-Jul-2009]
SF Daredevils Carine Engelbrecht (and Nerine Dorman) [?]
H At Three Past Midnight Lawrence Vernon [?]
F Breaking the Bond Michael Vella [?]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
H First Light: Forward, Chapters 1-2 Mik Bennett [24-Jun-2009]
F Sylas and Eyeless Chapter 1 Logan T. Branjord [24-Jun-2009]
F The Day Hypnotism Died Kevin Anderson [24-Jun-2009]
SF Imagination Bruno Bruno Pique [24-Jun-2009]
SF The Kydria Connection Adrienne Wren [24-Jun-2009]
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>> Note 1: Held manuscripts are removed after four weeks on hold and
>> must be resubmitted.
>> Note 2: It is the *author's* responsibility to notify Aburt when
>> they have brought up their critique count and want their ms. sent out.
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