Category Archives: Links

Another genre dust-up and the growing disenchantment with Downton Abbey

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday night, I finished the first draft of a short story called Dream Job. Most of the time, I submit new short stories to various magazines first before e-publishing them myself (all but two of my e-books are backlist stories). … Continue reading →

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A sudden temperature drop and a linkdump

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Cora

Once again, our North German weather seems to have skipped an entire season and plunged us from summer right into winter. Last weekend, we had warm and sunny temperatures of 26°C. This weekend, we have rain and daytime temperatures hovering … Continue reading →

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Awards Mudwrestling

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Cora

There have been plenty of tributes to Steve Jobs today, but I particularly like this article by Juan Cole about the multicultural background of Steve Jobs. Lots of stuff I didn’t know, but then I never extensively followed his life. … Continue reading →

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Junkyard and “quality” TV, the irrational fear of repeated words, unfortunately named romance heroes and some awards neepery

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I have a new favourite search string, namely “german tv show of trailer park trash people”. I suspect that whoever googled that was looking for the German reality TV show Die Ludolfs – Vier Brüder auf’m Schrottplatz … Continue reading →

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Day of German Unity Linkdump

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Cora

October 3 is the Day of German Unity, which commemorates the German reunification on October 3, 1990. This year’s celebrations seem strangely subdued. Sure, there is the official celebration in the former capital of Bonn and there are the requisite … Continue reading →

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September e-book sales figures and some writing links

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Cora

September is over, so it’s time for the monthly e-book sales figures. This month I sold 14 e-books across all titles and platforms. That’s up from 9 in August. For a more detailed analysis please visit the Pegasus Pulp site. … Continue reading →

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Literature and capitalism, the trouble with romances, yet more gender bias in SFF, good writing advice and some dentistry, too, for good measure

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Cora

I had to take my Dad to the dentist today and pick him up again. He is getting implants, which were inserted under general anaesthesia, so he couldn’t drive. He was pretty woozy afterwards – I very much had to … Continue reading →

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The Emmy Awards, America is losing its taste for contemporary stories and some writing links

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Cora

So the 2011 Emmys have been awarded on Sunday. Several wins for Mad Men and Downton Abbey, neither of which I like, as I’ve stated before. There have also been wins for Boardwalk Empire, which I haven’t seen, because it … Continue reading →

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Lots of election analysis and some links

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Cora

This weekend’s state elections in Berlin were interesting, to say the least. The full election results with wins and losses, vote distribution, etc… are here by the way. There’ll be some analysis and neepery about German politics behind the cut, … Continue reading →

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Really Random Links

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Cora

I’m awfully tired, so here are some random links: The New Yorker has a fascinating article on vintage sexual revolutions by Ariel Levy (the Female Chauvinist Pigs writer). Most of the article is about Wilhelm Reich (which is pretty interesting … Continue reading →

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