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New entry May 06
Critter Notices
Interviewed!
I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.
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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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News
Critters is 25!
This November, Critters is 25 years old! Wow! Thanks so much to all of you, who've made it such a resounding success!
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 COLLAPSIUMHow 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)
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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 19-Jan-2022 (Crits due 26-Jan-2022):
H Death Mask Douglas Kolacki -#30360
SF The Time and Place of the Invasion Larry Hodges -#30361
H Deal at the Crossroads Galen T. Pickett -#30362
SF The Desert Meditator's Last Stand - part 2 of 7 Dan Jolie -#30363
SF Twisting The Knife N. M. Dudack -#30364
SF Who Rules the Dreary Coast Will Milner -#30365
F Wisteria, Protect the Spring Zen Sugino -#30366
F The Troll and the Mage Nell Norrell -#30367
H Skin of the Beast Monica Rubio -#30368
F Mirrored, Chapter 3 & 4 Rachel Messinger -#30369
F Soldier Michael Oduah -#30370
SF Pseudoscience, Chapters 3-4 Eddie Beeby -#30371
Week of 26-Jan-2022 (Crits due 2-Feb-2022):
H The Church [mpc] Alex Vinicius Santana Souza
SF The Doberman [@] Larry Hodges [26-Jan-2022]
F Paper and Pencil V3 Andrew Giffin
F The Gift of Giving Gary Owens
SF The Caledonia Hotel Chapters 1-5 Michael Stevens
SF Of Fog and Tusk: Section Two Tina Fox Berry
F By Fire Unto the Lord Jake Townsend
SF Simulated Baby H. D. Hefner
SF The Portal James Keane
F The Rat King Joseph Eno
Week of 2-Feb-2022 (Crits due 9-Feb-2022):
H Raging Bull E. McGeachie
SF The Unexamined Life John Willems
SF SpaceKitty Adventures: Dogged Pursuit! Marc Fleury
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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.)
Symbols:
[@] - 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
[ERROR!] - This means there is a problem and your manuscript will NOT be
sent out - Contact the Critter Captain ASAP if you see this by your name.
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
SF Cell Phone Jim Keane [2-Feb-2022]
H Rough Flight Jim Keane [?]
H The Elevator Jim Keane [?]
SF The Desert Meditator's Last Stand - part 3 of 7 Dan Jolie [26-Jan-2022]
H The Camping Trip Jim Keane [?]
SF The Desert Meditator's Last Stand - part 4 of 7 Dan Jolie [?]
F Peaches and the Recently Dead Miss Adkins Nell Norrell [26-Jan-2022]
SF Pseudoscience, Chapters 5-6 Eddie Beeby [26-Jan-2022]
SF The Desert Meditator's Last Stand - part 5 of 7 Dan Jolie [?]
SF The Desert Meditator's Last Stand - part 6 of 7 Dan Jolie [?]
SF Of Fog and Tusk: Section Three Tina Fox Berry [2-Feb-2022]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
SF I Am the Mouth Who Has Lost Our Heart Jan Turner [05-Jan-2022]
F Chrysalette, Chapter 1&2 William Joyce [19-Jan-2022]
F CDGD: Concrete Daisies and Gunpowder Dice Ben Turner [19-Jan-2022]
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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.
[Click here to see the queue including archival data from 1995.]