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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FEATURED BOOK
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How to Load eBooks onto your eBook Reader
If you've just bought an ebook from the Critters store, thanks! Now you'll want to load it onto your eBook Reader.
It's easy! Here are tutorials for the most popular devices:
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(If you're looking for something else to do, a quick plug for the Critter Captain's other projects that might interest you:
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ReAnimus.com — The Critter
Captain's project to help you with
making and selling ebooks of your work. We can do the whole
thing, or just specific tasks.
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Check out the Critters Store for all
kinds of cool stuff for writers and readers.
- The
Black Holes response time tracker
for writers.
- Hate nuisance fees?
Say No to the Feeconomy. (Warning, humorous fees may apply.)
- Before you get a loan or refinance, make sure you're making
the most cost-effective decision for your unique situation.
I created
http://tech-soft.com/loancompare
as the "ultimate"
loan scenario comparison tool. (Not selling anything, just
a free tool.)
-
iFiction, a free payment collection
tool for writers who have an existing audience.
- Curing Bad Customer Service -- Just a Dollar a Minute
http://critique.org/bcs.ht
- I'm conducting an
ebook pricing experiment
you might find interesting.
- I've written some ebooks you might enjoy, such as:
- GreenAroundYou.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to... greening around you.
- If you hate spam as much as I do, check out a service I created: http://www.VirtID.com provides you get spam-free "virtual" email addresses (e.g. give out one unique address for each web form you fill out).
