Category Archives: Writing

Just Another Quick Drive-by Post

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Cora

I’m feeling somewhat out of sorts today, as if my body is struggling with an infection. I’ve been feeling like that a lot lately. Probably a combination of the onset of autumn and the cold/flu season and the fact that … Continue reading →

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Out of gas or where do ideas come from?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Cora

I’ve been feeling very out of sorts and worn out these past two weeks. Partly this is because of a translation job, which mainly requires translating a lot of e-mails sent back and forth at every time of the day … 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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Strange search terms, gut-wrenching grit, writing about religion and SF art

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Cora

My favourite search term of the day is: “cora has sex with fan”. Nope, sorry, fans (all five of you that I have). I appreciate you, but I won’t have sex with you. Sorry. Frankly, I suspect that most of … Continue reading →

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GLBT books, vintage pulp heroes, more genre versus literary fiction and bad author blogging advice

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Cora

By now, you’ve probably all heard about Orson Scott Card’s stunningly homophobic Hamlet retelling. In case you didn’t, here is the review at Rain Taxi that kicked off the controversy. Because arguing with or yelling at Orson Scott Card doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Two Quick Links

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Cora

I’m tired tonight, because I was out all evening long. So here’s just some links for today: At the Book View Café, Shannon Donnelly discusses what makes characters real. The 2011 Booker Prize shortlist has been announced. The list is … Continue reading →

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Cora does her civic duty – and some links

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I have a long post about art and money and why the whole literature versus entertainment debate annoys me up at Pegasus Pulp. There are a few notable points about yesterday’s regional elections in the North-East German … Continue reading →

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The dominance of US storytelling modes, the implications for international writers and other links

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Cora

I’m surprisingly wordy today, even though I seem to have caught some kind of bug. Because after the lengthy harassment post, here are some other links too good to pass up:

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Busy Sunday Linkdump

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Cora

I’m rather busy today with getting another of my old short stories ready for e-publication, so here’s just a brief link roundup: At the Guardian, Michael Faber writes that the superheroes of Marvel and DC have become increasingly zombie-like, in … Continue reading →

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