Category Archives: Books

Upcoming Event

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Cora

And now for a bit of shameless (self)-promotion for those in the Bremen area: Coffee Rings, the launch reading/performance of No. 27 of newleaf, a literary magazine I’ve been involved with for several years now, will take place on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

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Update on the “fire” and some writing links

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Cora

That flickering flame thing in the neighbours’ garden really is a storm lantern of some kind. The flame is pretty big, though, for a candle. I wouldn’t be surprised if some nighttime or early morning passer-by calls the fire brigade … Continue reading →

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Steampunk viewed from the other side of the genre fence

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Cora

Just in case anyone was wondering what readers from outside the SFF community are thinking about the currently Steampunk boom, romance reviewer Mrs Giggles is wondering what generic Steampunk romance will look like. The comments are well worth reading, too. … Continue reading →

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A Day on the Town

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Cora

Since I didn’t have any classes today, I finally got around to picking up my certified translator diploma. I already passed the exam in late September, but since I work at a school and the office where I had to … Continue reading →

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The last word on genre wars

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Cora

Kelly McCullough has the last word on the various genre and subgenre wars. What he said.

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Urban Fantasy and Fandom Hate

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Cora

No, I’m not talking about SFF fandom’s hate for urban fantasy, though that would be a whole post in itself. Checking my stats today, I discovered a couple of referrals from a site I did not know, all linking to … Continue reading →

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Backlashery

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Cora

In case you’ve been living somewhere without regular internet access, it seems backlash season is in full swing. Exhibit 1: Steampunk With the steadily growing popularity of Steampunk, it was only a matter of time before the inevitable backlash appeared. … Continue reading →

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Quick Drive-By Posting

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Cora

I’m currently suffering from fatigue and a really nasty headache, both of which I suspect were brought on by the really nasty weather we’ve been experiencing of late. And talking of the weather, why exactly did the drizzle we’d been … Continue reading →

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Links and Miscellany

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Cora

I still have some prep work to do for school, so here are some miscellaneous links in lieu of a proper post: Here is a nice post on fiction written by fictional characters from the All About Romance blog. Quite … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Urban Fantasy

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Cora

Fantasy author Daniel Abraham a.k.a. MLN Hanover has some interesting observations on rape in urban fantasy. I don’t fully agree with him, because there is a lot of rape in urban fantasy. Aside from Mercy Thompson, there’s also Charlaine Harris’ … Continue reading →

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