Category Archives: Links

Update on the “fire” and some writing links

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Cora

That flickering flame thing in the neighbours’ garden really is a storm lantern of some kind. The flame is pretty big, though, for a candle. I wouldn’t be surprised if some nighttime or early morning passer-by calls the fire brigade … Continue reading →

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Flames in the Night

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Cora

We still have snow plus pretty heavy frost (-7 degrees), by our standards at least. However, the snow and the frost and the frozen trees were hidden by some very thick fog, so we didn’t get to enjoy much of … Continue reading →

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Yet another quick drive-by post

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Cora

I’m tired, so just a quick drive-by post: Today, I was visiting my aunt at the care home where she is staying following a back operation and got mistaken for a doctor. When I left, one of the old ladies … Continue reading →

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Superhero Soap

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Cora

As a longtime X-Men reader, I found this amusing: The many graves of Jean Grey. Though I would have thought there would have been even more graves. After all, I remember Jean experiencing a fairly brief “death” around 1991/92. Though … Continue reading →

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Sunday Linkdump

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Cora

Okay, so it’s already Monday, but who cares? First of all, many congratulations to Sebastian Vettel for becoming the youngest Formula One champion ever at age 23 after winning the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. What is more, Vettel’s win … Continue reading →

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Some people are arseholes

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Cora

This just makes me sick: Plane passengers in the US press for child-free flights. Because children dare to cry or squeal or just plain be kids on occasion, a reality that some passengers apparently cannot deal with. You know what? … Continue reading →

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The last word on genre wars

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Cora

Kelly McCullough has the last word on the various genre and subgenre wars. What he said.

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Meandering Randomisity

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Cora

Between translation work and school preparation, I don’t have the focus for a deep and meaningful post, so here is some random five-things type rambling instead. Except that I only have three things, not five. First of all, my stats … Continue reading →

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Urban Fantasy and Fandom Hate

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Cora

No, I’m not talking about SFF fandom’s hate for urban fantasy, though that would be a whole post in itself. Checking my stats today, I discovered a couple of referrals from a site I did not know, all linking to … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Linkdump

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Cora

I’m very busy with all sorts of work-related things today, so here’s yet another linkdump post, mainly writing related. From the Book View Cafe: How to write a romance novel by Marissa Day Jim van Pelt detects some unexpected parallels … Continue reading →

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