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Tag Archives: inspiration
An Interview with Cora and a frosty linkdump
Tonight is shaping up to be the coldest night yet ever since the extreme frost period began more than a week ago with temperatures of minus 15 degrees Celsius. I already got out my flannel pyjamas and ultra-warm fluffy socks … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Writing
Tagged Bremen, celebrity deaths, frost, genre bashing, genre vs. literary, inspiration, interviews, Jane Austen, linkdump, Pegasus Pulp, regency, weather
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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
Posted in Books, Links, Writing
Tagged comics, Doctor Who, e-books, epic fantasy, inspiration, Pegasus Pulp, romance, school, snow, superheroes, weather, writing craft
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Zen, Doodles and Graphic Inspiration
The constant stormy and rainy weather is not agreeing with me at all. At any rate, I’m a lot more tired than I should be after only one week of school. Plus, the uncommonly mild winter is making my hayfever … Continue reading
Eiswette and some Weekend Writing Links
Yesterday, the river Weser once again ran rather than stood, i.e. it wasn’t frozen, which is only to be expected considering that we had temperatures of around 7 degrees Celsius. Still, according to the traditional Bremer Eiswette (Bremen ice bet), … Continue reading
Posted in General, Links, Writing
Tagged Bremen, celebrity deaths, inspiration, Star Wars, wacky German customs
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New Year’s Day 2012 and a look back on 2011
After not getting a whole lot of sleep last night, I had to get up fairly early today, because on new year’s day we always visit some friends of my parents at Teufelsmoor just north of Bremen. First we went … Continue reading
Posted in General, Personal
Tagged food, inspiration, metrics, new year, Pegasus Pulp, Teufelsmoor
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September e-book sales figures and some writing links
September is over, so it’s time for the monthly e-book sales figures. This month I sold 14 e-books across all titles and platforms. That’s up from 9 in August. For a more detailed analysis please visit the Pegasus Pulp site. … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Writing
Tagged characterisation, e-books, inspiration, Pegasus Pulp, plotting
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Out of gas or where do ideas come from?
I’ve been feeling very out of sorts and worn out these past two weeks. Partly this is because of a translation job, which mainly requires translating a lot of e-mails sent back and forth at every time of the day … Continue reading
Posted in Work, Writing
Tagged characterisation, inspiration, school, Sick, translation, writing craft
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Cora does her civic duty – and some links
First of all, I have a long post about art and money and why the whole literature versus entertainment debate annoys me up at Pegasus Pulp. There are a few notable points about yesterday’s regional elections in the North-East German … Continue reading
Posted in General, Links, Writing
Tagged ageism, characterisation, genre versus literary, genre wank, Germany, inspiration, Pegasus Pulp, politics, shameless self-promo
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More on the avalanche, science fictional childhood, dark YA and unfair e-book pricing
The Strunk and White avalanche is slowly ebbing, though I still get about ten times as many viewers as on a good day. Interestingly, the regional distribution of website visitors hasn’t changed all that much, only that there are a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, General, Links
Tagged 1980s child, avalanche, cartoons, e-books, family, inspiration, linkdump, Pegasus Pulp, stats, YA fiction
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Whatever happened to… – and the magic of cartoons
First of all, I’d like to point to Shape No. 8, the newest Pegasus Pulp e-book again. Steph Swainston is one of those authors where I sometimes wonder “Whatever happened to her?” When The Year of Our War came out, … Continue reading
