Tag Archives: characterisation

Back Home

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Cora

I’m back home in Bremen again. That is, actually I got back late last evening, but I was too tired to post or do much of anything else. Luckily, I seem to have evaded all of the coughs and sneezes … Continue reading →

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Quick Post on Consistency

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Cora

I had planned a much longer post for today, but I was busy with something else, so here’s a quick link: Dave Farland a.k.a Dave Wolverton has a great post about the importance of consistency in fiction. Found via Passive … Continue reading →

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Writing about Colours and Mary Sue

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Cora

I’m rather busy with translation work at the moment, so here are two links to other people’s posts: Lynn Viehl offers an interesting solution for the dilemma of describing colours at Paperback Writer. Seanan McGuire takes on the overuse of … Continue reading →

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A sudden temperature drop and a linkdump

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Cora

Once again, our North German weather seems to have skipped an entire season and plunged us from summer right into winter. Last weekend, we had warm and sunny temperatures of 26°C. This weekend, we have rain and daytime temperatures hovering … Continue reading →

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September e-book sales figures and some writing links

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Cora

September is over, so it’s time for the monthly e-book sales figures. This month I sold 14 e-books across all titles and platforms. That’s up from 9 in August. For a more detailed analysis please visit the Pegasus Pulp site. … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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