Monthly Archives: August 2011

A Poll with Predictable Results

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Cora

National Public Radio has released its publicly voted upon list of the 100 best SF and fantasy novels. Very unsurprisingly, the list is heavily weighed towards “the classics” (Lord of the Rings at No. 1, Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy … Continue reading →

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Best Book Trailer Ever – and a Pulp Plug

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Cora

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books post the best book trailer ever. The trailer was made by historical romance writer Tessa Dare for Maya Banks’ new series of Scotland set historical romances and features Barbies, GI Joes, the Red Skull, My Little … Continue reading →

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Depressing News and an Inspirational Documentary

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Cora

I’m still troubled by the UK riots (because it’s not just London anymore), though I have been in e-mail contact with someone I know from my time as a student in North West London who told me that at least … Continue reading →

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More Mary Sue and an e-book post

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday’s Mary Sue post seems to have struck a chord, judging by the amount of traffic and Twitter links. There also was a trackback spam from an obvious porn site, which just baffled me. Foz Meadows also offers a great … Continue reading →

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Stop this shit!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Cora

I’m very troubled by the London riots, especially since the rioting has now spread to Harlesden, the North-West London neighbourhood where I used to live as a student in the 1990s. I’m pretty sure I know the shop that the … Continue reading →

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The Mary Sue Conundrum

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Cora

Zoe Marriott, Holly Black and Elizabeth Bear all point out how problematic not to mention misogynist the term “Mary Sue” has become of late. I completely agree, because the term “Mary Sue” has become completely overused of late. Partly this … Continue reading →

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The increasing darkness of popular culture

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Cora

While scanning the headlines at Tor.com, I came across this review of the first book in a new gritty fantasy trilogy starring a 14-year-old murderous sociopath. Now I haven’t read the book nor am I likely to read it. I … Continue reading →

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Three things that piss me off and one laugh

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Cora

First of all, this blog is now syndicated to my Amazon.com author page. Besides, I’m busy getting the next Pegasus Pulp e-novella ready for publication, so instead of a longer post, here just a short list of things that piss … Continue reading →

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A Rainy Day Linkdump

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Cora

The rainstorm that lasted for most of yesterday night and this morning caused floodings all over Bremen. When I got up this morning, the air had a strangely brownish yellowish tinge. Almost like a sandstorm or after a nuclear explosion, … Continue reading →

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Too Hot To Post

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Cora

We’ve had really unpleasant hot and humid weather these past few days. So far, we’ve been lucky with a summer that was not very hot at all, but today and yesterday really reminded me why summer is not my favourite … Continue reading →

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