Tag Archives: In Love and War

Star Trek – Into Grimdarkness

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Cora

Since I seem to be doing an episode by episode dissection of Star Trek Discovery anyway (previous posts may be found here), I might just as well do the last two episodes of the first half-season as well. Besides, the … Continue reading →

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Among the Stars – Big Science Fiction Romance Cross Promo

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Cora

Of all the various speculative hybrid genres, I have always had a soft spot for science fiction romance. After all, what’s not to love? Ideally, you get all sorts of science fiction goodness – space battles, aliens, genetic engineering, larger … Continue reading →

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Redemption Arcs and Yet More Complaints about Star Trek Discovery

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Cora

Yes, I know that I already complained at length about Star Trek Discovery, but I’m not quite done yet. In fact, I’m surprised how strongly I feel about about this, since until last week, I thought I was done with … Continue reading →

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Cultural Differences and Some Baseless Speculation about Star Trek Discovery

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Cora

No, I still haven’t gotten around to watching Star Trek Discovery. And considering how much the trailers and reviews so far have repelled me, I’m not likely to bother with a show that will only make me angry. A pity … Continue reading →

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The July Short Story Challenge 2017 – 32 Short Stories in 31 Days

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Cora

Yes, you read that correctly. I wrote a bonus story for this year’s July short story challenge, so there’s actually 32 stories to come out of the challenge this year. But let’s backtrack a bit. In 2015, Dean Wesley Smith … Continue reading →

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What is it that makes Space Opera so good?

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Cora

Tor.com and the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog are still running their space opera week event, so I’ll use this as an excuse to talk some more about one of my favourite subgenres. First of all, we have … Continue reading →

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Space Opera – It’s not just for white men anymore (and never was in the first place)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Cora

Tor.com is currently hosting a space opera week in conjunction with the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog. This is a good thing, particularly for those like me who love space opera. And coincidentally, the Tor.com intro post links … Continue reading →

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The Space Opera Resurgence

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Cora

At Wired, Charlie Jane Anders talks about the current space opera resurgence and why the subgenre has become more diverse and better than it has been in a long time. The article offers a nice overview of the current crop … Continue reading →

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Of narrative catnip, cultural taste differences, telling my own stories and a new “In Love and War” novella: Dead World

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Cora

As many of you probably know, I currently have two space opera series going on: The Shattered Empire series and the In Love and War series. Both are stories of rebellion and of fighting an unjust system, because such stories … Continue reading →

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Introducing the “In Love and War” trailer

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Cora

Yeah, it’s NaNoWriMo and all that and I really should be writing. But instead, I found myself creating a trailer for my In Love and War space opera romance series, using a bunch of stock photos and public domain space … Continue reading →

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