Category Archives: Books

A weird coincidence and some links about women and writing

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Cora

Today I did my grocery shopping and ran into a girl (well, woman by now, but I have known her since we were four) I had been friends with in kindergarten and primary school. We later went to different secondary … Continue reading →

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E-Book Sales, E-Book Launches and El Carnicero

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Cora

First of all, it’s time for the monthly e-book sales figures. In August 2011 I sold 9 e-books across all platforms, down from 15 in July. The detailed breakdown is as follows: Amazon US: 5 Amazon UK: 3 XinXii: 1 … Continue reading →

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The dominance of US storytelling modes, the implications for international writers and other links

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Cora

I’m surprisingly wordy today, even though I seem to have caught some kind of bug. Because after the lengthy harassment post, here are some other links too good to pass up:

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Bremen, Books and Banksy

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Cora

I was in Bremen today. I had lunch at the Restaurant Übersee and ate their penne with chicken breast and broccoli in plum chili sauce. I don’t really need the chicken, but I love the sauce. I also bought two … Continue reading →

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More feminist Game of Thrones hate and a remake that should never have happened

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I have two new posts up at my sister sites, namely an indie publishing link round-up at Pegasus Pulp and a post on Gorleben (which has nothing to do with John Norman’s infamous Gor novels, though that … Continue reading →

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More Hugos, Selkie romances, Star Wars, the sexual doublestandard and some bad news

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Cora

It’s another of those awfully hot and humid days, so here is a linkdump for your pleasure: At File 770, there is a detailed breakdown of the Hugo voting stats. Dan Wells also does some detailed analysis. James Scott Bell … Continue reading →

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At long last: The Kiss of the Executioner’s Blade

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Cora

Kindle Direct Publishing finally came through and The Kiss of the Executioner’s Blade is now also available at all three Amazons in addition to XinXii and AllRomance ebooks. If the title seems familiar, this is one of the erotic pulp … Continue reading →

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Urban fantasy, our genre’s discomfort with emotion and the cultural issues of translation

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Cora

My latest e-book is still missing in action at the Kindle store. I contacted Amazon support today, but haven’t heard back from them yet. This is pretty frustrating. So the book announcement is postponed for another day. In the meantime, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Hugo Awards

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Cora

The 2010 Hugo and Campbell Awards have been awarded. No real surprises, though I’m kind of disappointed that Blackout/All Clear took the Hugo for best novel, because I found it the least interesting book on the shortlist (though I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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It’s never just one thing

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Cora

By now Amazon’s Kindle Direct bookshelf actually lists my latest e-book as “live”, but it still doesn’t exist in the store. Apparently, Amazon is tinkering with the publishing platform, because a lot of people are reporting problems. For a while, … Continue reading →

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