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Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
How 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)
Space Travel for SF Writers
Hot off the presses from ReAnimus Press! Space Travel - A Science Fiction Writer's Guide— An indispensible tool for all SF writers that explains the science you need to help you make your fiction plausible. (Also via Amazon)
Interviewed!
I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.
Free Web Sites
Free web sites for authors (and others) are available at www.nyx.net.
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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Preditors & Editors Poll results
2001 Official Results
Standings for category: Fiction Magazine/e-zines
1. Slow Trains, http://www.slowtrains.com
2. Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com
3. 3am Publishing, http://www.3ampublishing.com
4. Futures, http://www.futuresforstorylovers.com
5. Writer's Hood, http://www.writershood.com
6. better than reality for readers, http://fictionaddiction.net/newslettera.html
7. Shadowkeep, http://www.shadowkeepzine.com
8. The Wandering Troll, http://www.thetroll.net
9. TheWriteCharm, http://www.geocities.com/ladyjiraff/thewritecharm.html
10. All About Murder, http://www.geocities.com/murderlist/
11. NovelBooks, Ink, http://www.novelbooksinc.com/newsletter/
12. Amazing Authors Showcase, http://amazingauthorsshowcase.com/index.html
13. No Boundaries, http://www.rf-pub1.com/noboundaries/
14. The Eternal Night, http://www.eternalnight.co.uk/
14. Blue Murder
15. Bygone Days, http://www.simegen.com/writers/bygonedays/index.shtml
15. Raven Electrick, http://www.ravenelectrick.com/ssraven/index.htm
15. Clean Sheets Magazine, http://www.cleansheets.com
16. Anotherealm, http://www.anotherealm.com
16. Planet Magazine, http://www.planetmagazine.com/
16. Cyber-Mistress, http://www.cyber-mistress.com
17. Judas, http://www.adau.net/judas_ezine/
17. Ideomancer, http://www.ideomancer.com
18. Dusk, http://www.dusksite.ukgo.com/about.html
18. Fantastic Metropolis, http://www.sfsite.com/fm/
18. Twilight Times, http://www.twilighttimes.com
18. The Martian Wave, http://promartian.com/tmw.htm
19. Elysian Fiction, http://www.elysianfiction.com
20. Speculon, http://www.speculon.com
21. Absinthe Literary Review, http://www.absinthe-literary-review.com
21. Twilight Showcase, http://www.twilightshowcase.com
21. Alternative Realities, http://www.alternaterealitieszine.com/
21. Rogue Worlds, http://www.specficworld.com/rgworlds.html
21. The Door to Worlds Imagined, http://www.schmitzgroup.com/worldsimagined/
21. Art of Horror, http://www.artofhorror.com
22. Whispers from the Shattered Forum, http://www.undauntedpress.com/whispers.htm
23. Aphelion, http://www.aphelion-webzine.com
23. The eInkwell, http://einkwell.com/
23. Gothic Net, http://www.gothic.net
23. Toasted Cheese, http://www.toasted-cheese.com
24. Amoret Online, http://www.AmoretOnline.com
24. Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine, http://embark.to/towerofivory
24. Future Orbits, http://www.futureorbits.com
24. DKA Magazine, http://www.dkamagazine.net
24. Seeker Magazine, http://www.seekermagazine.com
24. Prose Ax, http://proseax.com
24. The Haunted, http://zombie.horrorseek.com/haunted/mag/
24. Plots With Guns!, http://www2.netdoor.com/~ansmith/
25. The Savvy Click Magazine, http://www.thesavyclick.com
25. Dragon Laugh, http://www.dragonlaugh.com
25. Deviant Minds, http//www.horrorseek.com/horror/deviantminds/staff.html
25. The Gallows, http://www.horrorauthors.net/gallows/
25. Chiaroscuro, http://www.chizine.com
25. Cyber Age Adventures, http://www.cyberageadventures.com
25. Bovine Free Wyoming, http://www.bovinefreewyoming.com
26. Shadow Of The Marquis, http://shadowofthemarquis.homestead.com/
26. LoveWords, http://www.geocities.com/lovewordszine
26. Shane Land, http://www.geocities.com/shane_c
27. Stoking the Fire, http://rage.home.texas.net/
27. ABCTales, http://www.abctales.co m
27. The Romance Reader, http://www.theromancereader.com
27. Linnaean Street, http://www.linnaeanstreet.com/
28. GateWay S-F, http://www.gateway-sf-magazine.com
28. Fiction Inferno, http://www.fictioninferno.com
28. Slow Trains , http://www.slowtrains.com
28. Suspect Thoughts, http://www.suspectthoughts.com
28. Gangway, http://www.gangway.net/
28. Planet Relish, http://www.planetrelish.com
28. Deep Outside, http://www.clocktowerfiction.com/Outside/
28. Writers Wall, http://writerswall.tripod.com
29. the infinite matrix, http://infinite.matrix.net
29. SciFiDimensions.com, http://SciFiDimensions.com
29. Sinister Element, http://www.sinisterelement.com
29. Shadow Of The Marquis , http://shadowofthemarquis.homestead.com/
29. Images Inscript, http://www.imagesinscript.com/
29. Hawkwind, http://www.hawkwindcreations.com
29. Delirium, http://www.deliriumbooks.com
29. Issues, http://issues-mag.com
29. Erotica Readers (and Writers) Association, http://www.erotica-readers.com
29. The Kovacs Files, http://kovacs_files.tripod.com/fict.htm
29. Journal of the Blue Planet, http://www.swva.net/bluemoon
29. The Pen is Mightier, http://members.aol.com/RitrsPulse/Pen.html
29. HandHeldCrime, http://www.handheldcrime.com/