Category Archives: Links

Hollywood Fatigue, the Perils of Love Triangles and Corridorpunk

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Cora

So the Golden Globes were awarded yesterday and once again I find I really don’t care about any of the films that won. I actually do agree with many of the acting awards, because I like Colin Firth (though not … Continue reading →

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Two Writing Links

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Cora

Again no time for a longer post, so have two writing links instead: Terri Windling has a great post on inspiration and influences. Lilith Saintcrow explains why you sometimes have to kick the shit out of your characters.

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Vampires and Supervillains

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Cora

Here are two posts on vampires from Theodora Goss and Nathan Ballingrud. What unites both of them as well as many others in the speculative fiction community is that they see the romanticization of the vampire in decent years as … Continue reading →

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Linkdump for a busy day

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Cora

I finished up that big translation job, but I’m pretty done for. So here’s a couple of neat links: Damien G. Walter has a neat post about what a writer has to do in order to write. For the linguistically … Continue reading →

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Quick Post and a Link

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Cora

I’m still not feeling well and spending three hours grocery shopping in crowded supermarkets yesterday afternoon didn’t help either. So in lieu of a proper post, here’s an interview with Patricia Briggs. Housekeeping: I’ve IP-banned a really annoying and persistent … Continue reading →

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Fire, Pulp and Romance

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Cora

First the good news, the Moerdijk fire I mentioned in my post yesterday is under control. Locals are still warned to keep their doors and windows closed and not to eat vegetables grown in the open. Shipping on the Hollandse … Continue reading →

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A Bouquet of Writing Links

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Cora

I don’t really have anything of interest to say, too busy with translating and writing to do much else, so have a couple of writing links instead: Theodora Goss has a great post on the importance of writing every day. … Continue reading →

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Brenda Starr, Stieg Larsson and some Housekeeping

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Cora

Today, I took down the Christmas tree and the rest of the holiday decorations. Epiphany Day, i.e. January 6th, is the traditional deadline for getting rid of holiday decorations in my area (though in some regions, e.g. in part of … Continue reading →

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New Year Linkdump

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Cora

I was out all day today, at the traditional new year’s day meet-up with some friends of my parents in Teufelsmoor (devil’s moor) north of Bremen. I spent a lot of time in Teufelsmoor as a kid and so I … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Linkdump

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Cora

Our almost three weeks of solid snow and frost are thawing just in time for New Year. Unfortunately, that thawing is accompanied by freezing rain, which makes every surface slippery as hell. I’m very glad that I don’t have to … Continue reading →

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