Critter Notices

Expanding Critters - Feedback Wanted

I've long planned to offer workshopping in more genres, both writing and in other creative areas. But there are lots of options how to do that... so I'd appreciate your thoughts. Please share your thoughts here, so I can keep them in one place. Thanks!

Notices Layout

So, lookie, I've moved the notices over here because of popular demand. Hope you like. Don't forget to look at them though!

Free Ads for Your Stuff

Many Critterfolk have asked if they could advertise their books, stories, etc. on Critters. I know how important it is to get the word out — and how hard that is — so I decided heck, let's try it as a benefit of active membership. Read more...

The State of The Future?

What are your thoughts about the future (as in, "The Future")? Is the future healthy or are people burned out on it? Share your thoughts...

Ebook Pricing

The e-book pricing survey results are in! Read more...

As a result I'm doing an experiment to test the variable pricing, "Pay As You Like It" model. Read more...

Vote for Your Favorites!

I've launched a poll / reading list for your all-time favorite books, short stories, poems, poets, & authors, in each genre. Please vote and share the link. The more votes the better the scoring gets. Vote here...

Wishes for the Future

What do you want the future to hold? World peace? Self-driving cars? Share your dreams of the future, big or small, on the Wishes for the Future forum. What would you love to see? (It's part of my NewNewForum.com site. Meant to be fun, and it's anonymous, so don't be shy!)

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Log in to work on the BabelStory

Something I've wanted to do for a while in Critters was get some kind of collaborative group fiction writing web page set up. Finally did it.

The BabelStory page lets anyone add to the story (well, any Critters member, since your password is checked at the door). Rules are pretty simple -- since I know who did what, y'all have to play fairly nice :-) -- namely:

  • Add a bit to the end (100 words or so max).
  • You can edit the whole thing, but please only use this to fix typos, etc.; don't substantially alter the tone or direction of the story (since few folks will notice such edits; assume folks will only read from where they last left off).

There are three stories, one each SF, F, & H.

Feel free to chat & brainstorm the newsgroup, but don't expect that everyone participating will read news. Remember that any critter can add to the end, whether they read the newsgroup or not, so grandiose schemes may get disrupted. :-)

This is supposed to be fun, so just... have fun!

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    Fantasy BabelStory in progress
    Horror BabelStory in progress

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