Category Archives: Books

A sales milestone, two events, strong female characters and retro TV gossip

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Cora

Pegasus Pulp passed the 100 sales threshold today. And if you’re in the Bremen area, I also want to point out two literary events: Tomorrow, i.e. March 8, Elke Marion Weiß will present her debut novel Triangel in the “Bremer … Continue reading →

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A rather sombre linkdump

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Cora

I’ve added some photos of myself at various public readings and literary events to my Amazon Author Central pages. By now I have grown so much into the whole digital author role that I nearly forget the fact that I … Continue reading →

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Paranormal Romance and the Alpha Male

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Cora

At All About Romance, Lynn Spencer wonders whether heroes in paranormal romance are given a pass for controlling, stalkerish and sometimes outright violent behaviour towards their heroines that readers would not tolerate in historical or contemporary romances. Now I have … Continue reading →

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An Anti-Censorship Post

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Cora

I have no post for you here today, but I wanted to point you to my latest post about the corporate censorship of erotica over at the Pegasus Pulp blog.

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New Release: “He has come back to me…”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Cora

February 29th is a day that only comes every four years. It’s also a pretty cool publication date. And hence I celebrate this unique day with the rerelease of two out of print science fiction stories, “He has come back … Continue reading →

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Of Karl May and immersive writing

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Cora

Yesterday’s edition of the ZDF nachtstudio, a cultural discussion program, features a critic, a scholar of German literature, a writer and a very well known comedian discussing Karl May and his work. The occasion is his 170th birthday and the … Continue reading →

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Cora attends a mall motorbike show and contemplates getting an e-reader

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Cora

This afternoon, I visited what was billed as a motorbike show at a local mall. Now mall motorbike shows rarely compare to dedicated motorbike shows for obvious reasons. But this one was such a bust that they should just have … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction is dying… – again – and what Downton Abbey and The Help say about contemporary American culture

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Cora

There is another “death of science fiction” debate – this time in Germany. I stumbled upon it while looking for Gauck links of all things. At the tech news site Telepolis, German science fiction writer Michael Szameit laments the impending … Continue reading →

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New Book Trailer for El Carnicero

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Cora

I had so much fun using xtranormal to make a book trailer for the Silencer series that I went and made another trailer for El Carnicero, my regency adventure romance. Xtranormal offers cartoon versions of historical figures, so the trailer … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs, Bestsellers and Nebula Awards

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cora

First of all, Outlaw Love is a top three e-book bestseller and a top ten book (i.e. print and e-book combined) bestseller in the western category at Amazon Germany. For more, read this post at the Pegasus Pulp blog. Because … Continue reading →

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