Category Archives: Links

More awards geekery, writing and indie publishing links

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Cora

It’s definitely awards season, for the Bafta TV Awards nominations for the best British TV programs have been announced as well. The full list of nominees is here. I’m pleased to see my current favourite TV show, Misfits, getting a … Continue reading →

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Easter Linkdump

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Cora

The longer post I have been working on still isn’t finished, so here is an Easter linkdump: Kate Griffin on why she writes fantasy. Found via Josh Vogt. At Grasping for the Wind, Keith Brooke of Infinity Plus wonders what … Continue reading →

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More epic fantasy, military SF, invisible friends, Sarah Jane Smith and the awesome women of SF

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Cora

The current debate about epic fantasy is still raging, fueled by the premiere of the Game of Thrones TV adaption. Now, even the creator himself speaks, for George R.R. Martin breaks his policy not to respond to reviews and weighs … Continue reading →

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More Game of Thrones Reactions

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Cora

The uproar about the negative reviews of the TV adaption of A Game of Thrones at the New York Times and Slate is still going on (you can read my take here).

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Good Friday Linkdump

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Cora

The Easter weekend is almost upon us and I am busy with other stuff, so here’s a linkdump: At Grasping for the Wind, urban fantasy writer J.A. Pitts discusses the necessity of (metaphorical) blindness for writers in order to get … Continue reading →

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A Birthday Linkdump

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Cora

Today is my birthday. I’ll probably post some photos later tonight, but first here is a linkdump with some more on gender and Game of Thrones, some writing advice, heroes and villains, super and otherwise and finally a signal boost. … Continue reading →

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A killer is captured, politicians plagiarise and the soap opera is dying

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Cora

I have got a couple of mixed news links for today, two serious and one not so much. The good news first: The paedophile serial killer who killed at least three young boys in North Germany in the past twenty … Continue reading →

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Epic and Urban Fantasy Linkdump

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Cora

Lots of people are thinking about epic fantasy, urban fantasy, gender and what makes a genre at the moment. And since I’m too tired to write something myself, here is a linkdump:

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More plagiarism allegations and more epic fantasy debates – yes, it’s one of those days

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Cora

Today was the last day of school, which means two weeks of Easter/spring holidays. In theory, the holidays only start on Friday, but my Wednesday class is currently doing work experience internships and Thursday is Future Day, which is the … Continue reading →

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Time Management for Translators and Jack of All Genre Links

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Cora

Today is another linkdump day, because I spent the evening at the monthly translators’ meet-up and also have two bigger translation jobs going on at the same time. Until yesterday I had three, but I got one of those translations … Continue reading →

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