Captain's Blog
Ahoy, Critterfolk!
New entry May 03
Critter Notices
New Book from a Critter Member
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
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 SF publishing industry by an expert.How to Write SF
Hot off the presses from ReAnimus Press! 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.)
Book Recommendation
It's like discovering a new Heinlein book:
POINT ULTIMATE
by Star Trek writer Jerry Sohl.
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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Critters Publication Counts: Published Novels (print or electronic): No. of Novels Published by No. of Critters Authors 99 80 Short Fiction: No. of Critters No. of Stories Magazine Authors published Name 6 7 Aberrant Dreams 6 19 Analog 15 17 Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 4 6 Asimovs 1 1 Brutarian 1 12 Cricket 4 5 F&SF 1 2 Interzone 5 5 Oceans of the Mind 5 5 On Spec 5 6 Realms of Fantasy 9 12 Strange Horizons 9 9 Sword Review 4 4 Third Alternative 1 1 Weird Tales No. of Critters Short fiction published in anthologies (electronic & print): 79 Poems: no. of no. of Critters poems Poets 21 79 Writing Contests: 81 Critters have placed or won in various contests 18 Critters have placed or won in The Writers of the Future Contest of those 18, 5 Critters have been 1st place winners in the Writers of the Future Contest.
