Author Archives: Cora

Free Halloween themed anthology “Monster Maelstrom” available

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Cora

Yes, I have another new release announcement to make. I promise that eventually there will be regular blogposts again, but at the moment, the new releases are coming hard and fast, so please bear with me. Today, I am pleased … Continue reading →

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“Bullet Holes” and the Creativity Pressure Cooker

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Cora

Lately, I’ve been writing quite a bit about the 2016 July short story challenge, a writing challenge where the objective was to write a short story every day in July 2016. I’ve written a bit more about the July short … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for September 2016

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some July … Continue reading →

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New Release: Courting Trouble, an In Love and War story

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Cora

Two weeks ago, I announced the start of a new space opera series and also that there would be more books coming soon. Then, three days ago, I announced the second novelette in the In Love and War series, again … Continue reading →

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New Release: Graveyard Shift, an In Love and War novelette

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Cora

Two weeks ago, I announced the start of a new series and also that there would be more stories coming soon. So today, I’m happy to announce the second In Love and War story, a novelette called Graveyard Shift. Like … Continue reading →

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Rücksturz in die Zukunft – “Raumpatrouille Orion” at Fifty

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Cora

1966 was a landmark year for science fiction television. It saw the premieres of Time Tunnel, Mission Impossible, the Adam West Batman series, The Green Hornet (which also introduced Bruce Lee to western audiences) and of course, Star Trek. What … Continue reading →

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The Three Fractions of Speculative Fiction

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Cora

A few days ago, Mike Glyer of File 770 linked to this post by Nathaniel Givens at a site called The Loose Canon about the Hugos and the Dragon Awards. It’s a curious post that attempts to offer a neutral … Continue reading →

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More 2016 Dragon Awards Reactions

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Cora

I don’t expect to do four different posts and reaction round-ups about the Dragon Awards like I did for the Hugos, but there have been a few more reactions and responses to the inaugural Dragon Awards in the meantime. My … Continue reading →

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The 2016 Dragon Awards or Participation Trophies for Puppies

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Cora

I posted a lot about the 2016 Hugos, Nebulas and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, so it’s only fair I do the 2016 Dragon Awards, the winners of which were announced at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, as … Continue reading →

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A new release and a new series: Dreaming of the Stars

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Cora

As mentioned before, there will be quite a few new release announcements coming up (well, I can’t blog about SFF awards all the time). And today, I have a special new release to announce, because I not only launch a … Continue reading →

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