Author Archives: Cora

Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for July 2016

Posted on July 31, 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 June … Continue reading →

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Christmas in July Sale

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Cora

Writer Stacy Claflin has organised a Christmas in July sale for holiday-themed e-books. This weekend, more than 80 different e-books will be available for 99 cents or free. Two of mine are included, Christmas Gifts and Christmas Eve at the … Continue reading →

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New Release: Alfred and Bertha return in “The Three Quarters Eaten Dessert”

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Cora

Alfred and Bertha, those crazy kids of the twenty-first century, are back for a new adventure. This time, they are having dinner with their neighbours, the Hoppenstedts – a dinner which quickly escalates into an argument. A bit of background: … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for June 2016

Posted on June 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 May … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace Götz George a.k.a. Horst Schimanski

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Cora

I was planning to blog about the slyly subversive content of Independence Day today, in response to an article about the movie I vehemently disagreed with. However, then I saw on Twitter that German actor Götz George had died aged … Continue reading →

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There will be no golden age…

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Cora

So Britain (well, Wales and England minus London) voted to leave the European Union today. I’m pretty pissed off about this, because I rather like Britain, have lived in London for a while and also like to visit on occasion. … Continue reading →

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New Shattered Empire novella available: Conspirators

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Cora

First of all, I crossed the threshold of 2000 lifetime booksales two days ago. Hop over to the Pegasus Pulp blog for a detailed breakdown of sales channels, titles as well as musings on indie publishing and the e-book market. … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for May 2016

Posted on May 31, 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 April … Continue reading →

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Alarm für Cobra 11 and the Lester Dent Pulp Fiction master plot

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Cora

I quite like Alarm für Cobra 11, a German TV show of about two highway cops (Turkish-German cop Semir Gerkan, played by Erdogan Atalay, and a succession of partners) and their cases, that has some of the best vehicle stunts … Continue reading →

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Cora guest-blogs elsewhere – and some thoughts on dialogue as characterisation

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Cora

First of all, I have a guest post in the “Nobody Knew She Was There” series about female SFF writers over on Sarah Ash’s blog today. I talk about the challenges of being a woman from a non-anglophone country who … Continue reading →

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