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Author Archives: Cora
New Book Trailer for El Carnicero
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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Tagged book trailer, Pegasus Pulp, regency, shameless self-promo, video
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Gauck Links of the Day
Yes, there are more Gauck links and commentary behind the cut. Just skip if it doesn’t interest you:
Dinosaurs, Bestsellers and Nebula Awards
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
Posted in Books, Film
Tagged awards geekery, bestsellers, cliché, dinosaurs, fantasy, gender, Hollywood, Pegasus Pulp, race, school, science fiction
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A Presidential Linkdump
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.
Links – Guaranteed Politics Free
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
Posted in Film, Links, TV, Writing
Tagged awards geekery, British TV, Downton Abbey, grammar, Hollywood, horror, linguistics, linkdump, writing advice
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The wrong man
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
Berlin film festival winners and a few words on the latest political scandal
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
Posted in Film, General
Tagged awards geekery, German film, German politics, politics, Sick
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New Book Trailer for the Silencer series
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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Tagged book trailer, Pegasus Pulp, pulp fiction, shameless self-promo, Silencer, videos
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A nasty aphthous ulcer and a neat link
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
A Rather Romance-Heavy Linkdump
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
Posted in Books, Links
Tagged awards geekery, category romance, chick lit, fantasy, romance, school, science fiction
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