Category Archives: Books

Of Retro Hugos and Dragons

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Cora

MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 WorldCon in Kansas City, is this weekend, which means that the Hugo winners will be announced. There has also been the first scandal involving a moderator misusing a panel as his personal pulpit and promptly getting … Continue reading →

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Photos: Summery Views of Vechta

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Cora

As longtime readers may remember, I taught at the University of Vechta for a while. And yesterday, I had the opportunity to teach in Vechta again, though not at the university this time, but at the St. Antoniushaus, a conference … Continue reading →

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The Silencer returns in “Fact or Fiction”

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Cora

I’ve been somewhat quiet on this blog of late, because I spent the whole of July doing a writing challenge, which involved writing a short story per day. I pulled it off, too, and blogged about my experiences over at … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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