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An Anti-Censorship Post
I have no post for you here today, but I wanted to point you to my latest post about the corporate censorship of erotica over at the Pegasus Pulp blog.
New Release: “He has come back to me…”
February 29th is a day that only comes every four years. It’s also a pretty cool publication date. And hence I celebrate this unique day with the rerelease of two out of print science fiction stories, “He has come back … Continue reading
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Tagged e-books, Pegasus Pulp, science fiction, shameless self-promo, short fiction
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Cora attends a mall motorbike show and contemplates getting an e-reader
This afternoon, I visited what was billed as a motorbike show at a local mall. Now mall motorbike shows rarely compare to dedicated motorbike shows for obvious reasons. But this one was such a bust that they should just have … Continue reading
Posted in Books, General
Tagged e-books, loot, motorbikes, plagiarism, scammers make us all look bad
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Still Frosty Linkdump
We’re still stuck with frost, though the weather is less extreme than it has been these past two weeks. Tonight we’re experiencing “only” five degrees below zero. I haven’t blogged a lot at this place of late, but I blogged … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Buhlert, e-books, frost, grammar, judge a book by its cover, linguistics, linkdump, Pegasus Pulp, romance, steampunk, urban fantasy, weather
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Worldbuilding, speculative noir and a public service announcement
If you’re a self-publisher, please consider taking part in the Taleist 2012 self-publishing survey. For more information, visit the Taleist or David Gaughran’s blog. Julie Ann Dawson of Bards and Sages has a great post on worldbuilding and plausibility in … Continue reading
No blog tonight, dear – I’ve got a headache
Yes, I’ve really got a headache, thanks to the continuing high air pressure, which does not agree with me at all. And the very noisy and very energetic fifth-graders I had to teach yesterday afternoon didn’t help either. One of … Continue reading
Gloom and Doom post over at Pegasus Pulp
I don’t have a post here today, but I just wanted to make a quick shout out to my latest post over at the Pegasus Pulp blog with links to and analysis of several gloom and doom “Wah, the book … Continue reading
Site redesign and a new story: The Apocalypse Protocol
You may have noticed some changes to the site, because with my growing backlist (13 e-books and counting), the old books page was getting crowded. Hence, I now have a new books page with links to genre pages, which in … Continue reading
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Tagged e-books, housekeeping, my books, Pegasus Pulp, shameless self-promo
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Report Day Links
Today is report day, i.e. the students get their report cards, which also means a long weekend, because school doesn’t start up again until next Wednesday. And since today was the last day before the reports and the last session … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, Doctor Who, e-books, epic fantasy, inspiration, Pegasus Pulp, romance, school, snow, superheroes, weather, writing craft
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More on the Reviews Dust-up
Yesterday’s post on genders and reviews got quite a bit of attention. So here are a couple of addenda to the Strange Horizons/A Theft of Swords part of the discussion:
Posted in Books, Links
Tagged e-books, epic fantasy, fandom wank, genre vs. literary, genre wank, reviews, some people are arseholes, sports
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