Category Archives: Writing

Sex, Morality and Epic Fantasy

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Cora

There is yet one more response to the nihilism in fantasy issue at the Black Gate blog by someone named Theo, who is also the ultra-rightwing blogger Vox Day. Very unsurprisingly, he agrees with Leo Grin’s original point. There are … Continue reading →

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Plagiarism, Vampires, Nihilist Fantasy and the latest Genre Dust-up

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Cora

I’m busy with work, but lots of other interesting things happened online and off. Hence, I have lots of links for you today under the cut:

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Link Round-up for a Cold and Grey Sunday

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Cora

The snow is gone by now, but it was cold and grey all day long and turned foggy by night. I even started up the fireplace, which I don’t do all that often. And now for some links, mainly writing … Continue reading →

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Brief Writing Update

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Cora

I just finished a short story. It’s SF, about 1400 words long, the preliminary title is Children of the Stone Gods. Now I’ll let it rest for a few days, revise it and send it out. Writingwise, my productivity hasn’t … Continue reading →

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The many different ways of getting inspiration

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Cora

Today I came across two very interesting posts about writers and inspiration: Here is a post on visual inspiration and character specific colour palettes from Paperback Writer. And here SF writer writer Adam Israel describes how he uses tarot cards … Continue reading →

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While I was away – Link Roud-Up

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Cora

Since the Internet didn’t stop, while I couldn’t access my site, here is a link round-up: Steampunk as viewed from a romance perspective at All About Romance. Star Wars tie-in novels viewed from a romance perspective at Smart Bitches, Trashy … Continue reading →

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A Cold Day on the Town

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Cora

Since yesterday was the peculiar holiday known as report card holiday, i.e. two days of no school after the half term report cards have been given out, I decided to take the opportunity to go into Bremen. Actually I wanted … Continue reading →

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Strunk, White and Sex

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Cora

I dug out a long abandoned short story with the idea of reviving and finishing it and got a lot of writing done. So here are some writing links: The Financial Times discusses style guides and what does and does … Continue reading →

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Return of the Silencer?

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Cora

Lately, I’ve been thinking about doing something more with The Silencer, a pulp-style masked vigilante hero I created in the early 2000s, when I became interested in the pulp magazines and their writers. I have a great deal of respect … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneous Links

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Cora

Busy tonight preparing schoolwork for tomorrow, so here is a bunch of miscellaneous links: Here is an interesting article in the New York Times exploring why little girls feel the need to dress up as princesses. I particularly like the … Continue reading →

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