Author Archives: Cora

My Parents’ Golden Wedding Anniversary

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Cora

This past week was not just Hugo kvetching week, but there were also other things going on. For example, yesterday, my parents celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. The actual anniversary was on Thursday, April 9th, but because most people are … Continue reading →

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Iron Man goes West

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Cora

Today, while I was grocery shopping I perused the “Romanheft” spinner rack at the supermarket and came across this western novelette, the title of which made me do a doubletake. Now I’m pretty sure the title is a coincidence. For … Continue reading →

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The obligatory 2015 Hugo nomination reaction post

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Cora

So the 2015 Hugo nominations were announced this weekend and the noxious Sad Puppies as well as the even more noxious Rabid Puppies managed to push many of their choices onto the ballot and completely dominate all three short fiction … Continue reading →

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“Heartache” has a gorgeous new cover and Cora celebrates an anniversary

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Cora

There’ll be a few promotional posts this long holiday weekend, so I’ll just preemptively ask everybody to bear with me, especially since there will be other content as well. First of all, Heartache, my collection of three short stories of … Continue reading →

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New Charity Anthology Available: For Whom the Bell Trolls, edited by John L. Monk and Lindy Moone

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Cora

April Fool’s Day is already over in my part of the world, but I still have a new release to announce, because I have a story in the charity anthology For Whom the Bell Trolls, edited by John L. Monk … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for March 2015

Posted on March 31, 2015 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 February … Continue reading →

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Cora engages in some Hugo kvetching – and a great George R.R. Martin interview/feature

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Cora

The nominations for the 2015 Hugo Awards won’t be announced until April 4th, but the annual Hugo kvetching has already begun. Okay, so it already began back in January, but it’s currently ramping up for the second round of kvetching. … Continue reading →

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Freak you, Clean Reader, kiss my butt and darn you to heck, you freaking bottoms

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Cora

If the title of this post sounds weird to you – well, that’s how it would look when read through Clean Reader, a new app which removes words deemed offensive by some (mostly swearwords and bodypart words) from e-books, so … Continue reading →

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Sad News and Springtime Flowers

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Cora

First of all, there was some sad news today, for Sir Terry Pratchett died aged 66. Coincidentally, it’s been almost twenty years now since I first discovered Terry Pratchett’s books as a student in London after reading an interview with … Continue reading →

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New Helen Shepherd Mystery available: Dead Drop

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Cora

Saturday’s post about the disparate reactions to Jupiter Ascending has gotten quite a bit of attention on social media and has sent my stats through the roof. Meanwhile, I also have a new release, namely a new Helen Shepherd Mystery … Continue reading →

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