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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 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 inside workings of the SF publishing industry by an expert.
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The Critters Queue
Submission files 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 13-Oct-2021 (Crits due 20-Oct-2021):
SF Interstellar Womb Guy McDonnell -#30195
SF Dear Editor Sandra Keisling -#30196
F The Departed Chapters 3-4 Laura Mortensen -#30197
F Gold Is All But Guaranteed Madeline Jacobson -#30198
SF Emotive, Chapter 18 Jeff Naylor -#30199
F Lilith's Story Sandy Kulhavy -#30200
F Dancing Lady Golden Figurine Robert Young -#30201
SF Possumsaurus Amicus [@] Marc A. Criley -#30202
SF Dead to the World Carla Hennes -#30203
SF Aegan and the Sea Monster David Murphy -#30204
Week of 20-Oct-2021 (Crits due 27-Oct-2021):
F The Sorcerer in the Never-Ending War Ellis Clay
SF Mission and Submission Will Milner
SF Manywhere, Manyone, Manything NM Whitley
F Chaos and the Salt Sea Sue Franklin
SF Guardian Angel, Chapters 31-35 Eric H. Bowen
H Infernal Ike Quigley
F By Land and Sea, Chapter 2-3 Zen Sugino
H Unknown Depths N. M. Dudack
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 3 Charles Gull
H The Critter Adam Pitts
H Praying for Sunrise 2nd Revision Jim Keane
F Laddie Sean Masters
F The Piper Michelle Felmlee
SF Submission Tracking Ron Fein
SF The Great Resignation John Willems
SF November Worlds, Chapters 1-2 V. R. Craft
SF The strength of the silver light John Quincy Adams
SF Flawless Anomalies Stanlei Bellan
SF What I Did Not Know Then Jon Christopher Stonecash
F Doing Dishes with the Destroyer Annaliese Lemmon
SF The Sacrificed, Chapters 1 & 2 Brian Wightman
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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]"):
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 4 Charles Gull [27-Oct-2021]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 5 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 6 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 7 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 8 Charles Gull [?]
F The Cursed Man Adam Pitts [27-Oct-2021]
H Rough Flight Jim Keane [27-Oct-2021]
H The Elevator 2nd revision Jim Keane [?]
H The Camping Trip 2nd Revision Jim Keane [?]
H The Deal Jim Keane [?]
H Small Town Killer Chapter 1 Jim Keane [?]
SF Emotive, Chapter 19 Jeff Naylor [20-Oct-2021]
SF Emotive, Chapter 20 Jeff Naylor [?]
F Bow of Barerafi Robert Young [20-Oct-2021]
SF Suzan Sean Masters [27-Oct-2021]
SF Moluntain's Gift Guy McDonnell [20-Oct-2021]
SF The Portal REV 3 James Keane [?]
SF A Probing Interview John Willems [27-Oct-2021]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F Dark One's Defeat Erin Shaw [28-Jul-2021]
SF The Worlds of the Black Sun Scott Godfrey [04-Aug-2021]
H THE DREAMER OF THE DREAMS, Chapters 1-4 Nick Moser [11-Aug-2021]
SF The Wendigo Scott Godfrey [18-Aug-2021]
SF The Number Game RK Musgrave [18-Aug-2021]
SF The silent Reaper chapter 1 Michael Cermak [08-Sep-2021]
SF The Insidious Stars Andrew Hilliar [15-Sep-2021]
F Outer Realm Advent of Fire Chapter 1 Abdul-Azeez Ayodele Azeez [29-Sep-2021]
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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.]