Tag Archives: epic fantasy

Bear on Grimdark, Burroughs on Writing and some Pretty Covers

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Cora

I was going to post some photos of my daytrip to Celle on May 1st, but something’s come up, so have some links instead: Elizabeth Bear remarks upon the relentless darkness of the SFF genre and of its inability to … Continue reading →

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Walpurgis Night Linkdump

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Cora

Well, it was either Walpurgis Night or Koninginnedag. I’d actually hoped to announce a new release today, but OmniLit/AllRomance is having upload issues today, so have a linkdump instead: Ellen DeGeneres attempts to record the audio book edition of Fifty … Continue reading →

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Treasures from the Trunk: Resurrecting Dead Stories

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Cora

Crossposted to Pegasus Pulp. One of the best things about going indie is that it has made writing a lot more fun again, because it means that I am not constantly worrying about whether there is a market for any … Continue reading →

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Report Day Links

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Cora

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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Yet More on the Review Uproar

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Cora

There is yet more on the current review controversy. So here is a whole lot of links on all sides of the issue:

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More on the Reviews Dust-up

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Cora

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:

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Gender and Review Bias – 2012 Edition

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Cora

Jennifer Weiner retackles the subject of major newspapers such as the New York Times ignoring women writers in their review sections, offering up plenty of data. There’s a shout-out to the New York Times‘s weirdly condescending portrait of Amanda Hocking … Continue reading →

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Taste Hierarchies and Genre Talk

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Cora

My post on morality in fantasy really seems to have struck a chord, because I’ve been getting a lot more hits than usual in the past two days. Black Gate Theo (does he have an actual surname?) also responded. Needless … Continue reading →

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Morality in Fantasy – 2012 Edition

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Cora

Apparently, we’re having yet another discussion about moral ambiguity and nihilism in (epic) fantasy. Well, it’s been almost a year since the last one, so the subject is probably due again. Plus, last year’s discussion coincided with a juicy political … Continue reading →

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Salman Rushdie is being controversial again, the Booker Prize shortlist is too readable and a headline from a parallel universe

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Cora

In a lengthy interview with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz Salman Rushdie talked about a lot of thing such as the fatwah against him, the persecution of writers worldwide, the Arab Spring, the upcoming film adaption of Midnight’s Children – oh … Continue reading →

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