Author Archives: Cora

New Book Trailer for El Carnicero

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Cora

I had so much fun using xtranormal to make a book trailer for the Silencer series that I went and made another trailer for El Carnicero, my regency adventure romance. Xtranormal offers cartoon versions of historical figures, so the trailer … Continue reading →

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Gauck Links of the Day

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Cora

Yes, there are more Gauck links and commentary behind the cut. Just skip if it doesn’t interest you:

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Dinosaurs, Bestsellers and Nebula Awards

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cora

First of all, Outlaw Love is a top three e-book bestseller and a top ten book (i.e. print and e-book combined) bestseller in the western category at Amazon Germany. For more, read this post at the Pegasus Pulp blog. Because … Continue reading →

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A Presidential Linkdump

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cora

Below the cut, there are plenty of links about the German presidential candidate Joachim Gauck, Mostly critical voices, because frankly, if you want pro-Gauck opinions, any mainstream news outlet will provide those.

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Links – Guaranteed Politics Free

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Cora

We’ve got film, TV, linguistics, writing and horror fiction in here, but guaranteed no politics: The New York Times tells the fascinating story of Dolores Hart, a Hollywood starlet in the late 1950s and early 1960s who starred in several … Continue reading →

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The wrong man

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Cora

I don’t really want to blog about politics again. Most of my readers don’t care about German politics anyway, they come for the SFF analysis or the Misfits recaps (more of those soon) or the Strunk and White fanfiction or … Continue reading →

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Berlin film festival winners and a few words on the latest political scandal

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Cora

I’m still suffering from that nasty aphthous ulcer on the side of my tongue, which is showing no sign of receding. This is very frustrating, particularly since I can barely eat anything. One drug that allegedly helps against aphthous ulcers … Continue reading →

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New Book Trailer for the Silencer series

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Cora

I made a book trailer for my Silencer stories via xtranormal, a cool site where you can make movies using CGI characters. Check it out below the cut:

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A nasty aphthous ulcer and a neat link

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Cora

I’m feeling out of sorts, because I’ve got a headache and a really nasty aphthous ulcer on the side of my tongue. I get aphthous ulcers from time to time and usually I can manage them pretty well. This one, … Continue reading →

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A Rather Romance-Heavy Linkdump

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Cora

I had a dreadful day at school today with some of my fifth-graders acting up so badly that I had to get the headmaster involved. The class was always okay before, but we got new students and two of them … Continue reading →

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