Tag Archives: e-books

More school drama, disliking a writer for the wrong reason and Pegasus Pulp e-books conquer Italy and Spain

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Cora

Another major drama erupted in my afternoon class today, ultimately spawned – as far as I could tell – by one girl telling another that she looked like a slut. This is really the most drama laden group I ever … Continue reading →

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New science fiction short story available: Whaler

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Cora

Even though the last week has been rather chaotic, I have a new short story available. It’s the first science fiction story published under the Pegasus Pulp imprint and represents my take on a genre trope I really can’t stand, … Continue reading →

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Two short links for a grey Sunday

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Cora

The Observer has a portrait of Alan Moore in connection with the now ubiquitous V for Vendetta mask. I’m always stunned by how many people don’t know where masks actually come from. I also have a new post up at … Continue reading →

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No Post Today

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Cora

Sorry, but there is no new blogpost here today. I probably would have posted something, but since my writing time will be cut short due to family obligations this weekend, I’d rather get some writing done now. However, I have … Continue reading →

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Pegasus Pulp e-books now available DriveThruFiction

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Cora

Nope, I’m not going to get into the whole indie versus traditional publishing debate going on right now, complete with namecalling on both sides. It’s an ugly discussion and utterly unnecessary, because no one ever said that it had to … Continue reading →

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Midweek Writing Links

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Cora

I had a longer post planned, but school preparation work got in the way, so here’s a quickie linkdump instead: Bloomberg has a neat interview with Margaret Atwood. I particularly like her answer when asked whether it’s possible to write … Continue reading →

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Bilingual Children and the Challenges for Non-Western Readers and Writers

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Cora

I’m still busy with a bigger translation job, plus I have to go to a family function on Saturday which will inevitably wear me out, even though I’d rather be anywhere else. On the plus side, just one more day … Continue reading →

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Linkdump, mostly German literature themed

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Cora

The 2011 German Book Award, which was created to be Germany’s answer to the Man-Booker Prize and the Prix Goncourt, goes to Eugen Ruge for his novel In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts, which is a multi-generation family saga set against … 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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Pegasus Pulp e-books now available at Amazon France

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Cora

All Pegasus Pulp e-books are now available at Amazon’s brand-new French Kindle store. This means that French readers can now purchase Pegasus Pulp e-books or indeed any other e-book without having to deal with the two US-dollar Amazon surcharge. Here … Continue reading →

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