Category Archives: Links

The Problem of Online Harrassment

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Cora

John Scalzi, bless him, addresses the subject that women blogger often get a lot more abusive comments and e-mails than male bloggers of a similar visibility, based on this post by food blogger Shauna James Ahern, in which she discusses … Continue reading →

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Riots Redux

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Cora

A few days ago, I was at my parents, when there was a belated report on the British riots on TV (belated, because the program in question was on summer hiatus during the riots and now had to reassert its … Continue reading →

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More Hugos, Selkie romances, Star Wars, the sexual doublestandard and some bad news

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Cora

It’s another of those awfully hot and humid days, so here is a linkdump for your pleasure: At File 770, there is a detailed breakdown of the Hugo voting stats. Dan Wells also does some detailed analysis. James Scott Bell … Continue reading →

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Urban fantasy, our genre’s discomfort with emotion and the cultural issues of translation

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Cora

My latest e-book is still missing in action at the Kindle store. I contacted Amazon support today, but haven’t heard back from them yet. This is pretty frustrating. So the book announcement is postponed for another day. In the meantime, … Continue reading →

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A linkdump instead of an announcement

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Cora

I had planned to announce my latest e-book today, but Amazon is slow in putting the pages up, so that announcement will have to wait for tomorrow. So instead of an e-book announcement, here is a linkdump: I noted my … Continue reading →

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A new sales venue, emotional writing, plagiarism, women in epic fantasy and awesome feminist cartoons

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I have an announcement: Pegasus Pulp e-books are now available at OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks. If you need one of the more exotic e-book formats (Palm, Microsoft Reader, Rocket) or are an international reader who wants to avoid the … Continue reading →

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Linkdump for a Wet Weekend

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Cora

There are new posts over at the Pegasus Pulp and ABC Buhlert blogs, so today’s a linkdump day for this blog:

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Best Book Trailer Ever – and a Pulp Plug

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Cora

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books post the best book trailer ever. The trailer was made by historical romance writer Tessa Dare for Maya Banks’ new series of Scotland set historical romances and features Barbies, GI Joes, the Red Skull, My Little … Continue reading →

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More Mary Sue and an e-book post

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday’s Mary Sue post seems to have struck a chord, judging by the amount of traffic and Twitter links. There also was a trackback spam from an obvious porn site, which just baffled me. Foz Meadows also offers a great … Continue reading →

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A Rainy Day Linkdump

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Cora

The rainstorm that lasted for most of yesterday night and this morning caused floodings all over Bremen. When I got up this morning, the air had a strangely brownish yellowish tinge. Almost like a sandstorm or after a nuclear explosion, … Continue reading →

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