Tag Archives: fantasy

Grimm’s Fairy Tales at 200

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Cora

Today, December 20th, 2012, marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of the Kinder- und Hausmärchen – Fairy Tales for Children and for the Home by Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm. Like so many books destined to become classics, it was … Continue reading →

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New Story Available: Cartoony Justice

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Cora

As the post title indicates, I have a new story available. This one is called Cartoony Justice and it’s very dear to my heart. As you can tell by the cover, Cartoony Justice is something of a departure from my … Continue reading →

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Double Awards Analysis

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Cora

The winners of the 2012 British Fantasy Awards were announced last weekend. Jo Walton’s Among Others won in the best novel category, beating out George R.R. Martin’s and Stephen King’s latest offerings among others (yes, this is a pun). The … Continue reading →

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New story available: The Hidden Castle.

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Cora

As mentioned yesterday, I have a new story out – or rather two, since the e-book edition also contains a bonus story that is too short to publish on its own. With this book, I have once again returned to … Continue reading →

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A new release just in time for May Day: Muse & Crisis

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Cora

As I hinted yesterday, I have a new e-book available. It’s called Muse & Crisis and is a bumper edition of two fantasy short stories, which both deal with the themes of creativity, inspiration and artistic demons. The upload issues … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the 2012 Hugo Awards Nominations

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Cora

The nominations for the 2012 Hugo Awards have been announced just in time for Easter with lots of “What the fuck?” nominations mixed in with the good choices. First of all, the good thing is that there are women nominees … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs, Bestsellers and Nebula Awards

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cora

First of all, Outlaw Love is a top three e-book bestseller and a top ten book (i.e. print and e-book combined) bestseller in the western category at Amazon Germany. For more, read this post at the Pegasus Pulp blog. Because … Continue reading →

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A Rather Romance-Heavy Linkdump

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Cora

I had a dreadful day at school today with some of my fifth-graders acting up so badly that I had to get the headmaster involved. The class was always okay before, but we got new students and two of them … Continue reading →

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Linkdump for a Stormy Thursday

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Cora

Today was the first day of school after the winter holidays and students and staff were welcomed back by the worst storm of the winter so far. I’m actually surprised that they did not cancel school or at least the … Continue reading →

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Cora is feeling contrarian

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Cora

It’s manifesto time again, for Scott Nicolay has posted his Dogme 2011 for Weird Fiction at Weird Fiction Review. I don’t agree with him, but then I never agree with manifestos. They make me feel contrarian. Besides, I have issues … Continue reading →

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