Category Archives: Books

Cora does a podcast interview and other mixed updates

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Cora

First of all, I’ve been interviewed by Señor Rolando for the podcast Büchergefahr (book danger) and talk a bit about writing, indie publishing and pulp fiction. You can listen to the podcast here. Alas, it’s only in German. Meanwhile, yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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Meet My Character, Richard Blakemore

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Cora

“Meet my Character” is a new blog hop similar to the speculative fiction blog hop, only that it allows a writer to introduce a particular character. I already took part in this blog hop, introducing Holly di Marco from the … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for Feburary 2015

Posted on February 28, 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 January … Continue reading →

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Some reactions to the jabs against superhero movies at the Oscars

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Cora

In my Oscar reactions post, I already addressed the jabs against superhero movies during the ceremony and explained why they sat badly with me. Hell, even Birdman winning the Oscar for best picture can be seen as a slam against … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2014 Nebula Nominees

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Cora

So the 2014 Nebula Award nominees have been announced and I could basically just recycle my Nebula reactions post from last year and switch out the names, because my thoughts are largely similar. All in all, this year’s Nebula shortlist … Continue reading →

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New Shattered Empire novella available: Partners in Crime

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Cora

It’s been a while (December in fact) since my last new release announcement, but I’ll make up for that with three new release coming up in February. Let’s start with a new entry in my Shattered Empire space opera series: … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for January 2015

Posted on January 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 December … Continue reading →

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The “Is my book a romance?” flowchart

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Cora

Because this question keeps popping up on writers forums and the like, here is a handy flowchart to answer the question “Is my book a romance?”

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Indie Publisher Mega Bundle

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Cora

I’m a big fan of DriveThruFiction and particularly their bundling option. I already offer several series and theme e-book bundles at DriveThruFiction and also participate in multi-author/publisher bundles, if the opportunity arises. And so Mercy Mission, the first novella in … Continue reading →

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Hugo Awards Debate 2015 – earlier every year

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Cora

Yes, I know I already said last year that the inevitable Hugo Awards debate starts earlier every year, but it’s still true. Indeed, it seems by now that we are having at least three big Hugo debates every year, one … Continue reading →

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