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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

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The three labels of doom

I have a new post up at Pegasus Pulp, which is basically a follow-up to yesterday’s post. In other news, I ended up teaching geography today, substituting for the regular teacher, even though geography not my subject at all. Hence … Continue reading

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Dentist woes, Star Wars hide and seek and big Amazon news

Even though the dentist assured me yesterday that yes, my Dad would be able to drive again this morning, he was still too woozy to drive. I suspect that there is a genetic quirk in my family that makes us … Continue reading

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I accidentally discover the cure for aphthous ulcers – and another e-book post

I have accidentally found out that Sichuan pepper, which has some mouth numbing qualities, is a lot more effective in getting rid of the pain associated with aphthous ulcers than the special tincture I normally use. This is worth remembering, … Continue reading

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Talk like a pirate, vote like a pirate, read like a pirate

Arr, it be International Talk like a Pirate Day and at least in Germany, pirates have gone respectable and even entered the Berlin city parliament, as I blogged yesterday. As for our political pirates, Der Spiegel, National Public Radio and … Continue reading

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New Release: Hostage to Passion

Over all the other craziness, I almost forgot to post that I have a new e-book available, a novelette called Hostage to Passion. It didn’t hurt sales, though, since I already sold two copies without any advertising whatsoever. This story … Continue reading

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More responses to Orson Scott Card, the typo of the week and lots of e-publishing links

The Outer Alliance has a round-up of responses to Orson Scott Card’s latest outbreak of chronic homophobia. The laugh of the weekend is provided by contemporary romance writer Susan Andersen or rather her publisher who has hit her latest novel … Continue reading

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GLBT books, vintage pulp heroes, more genre versus literary fiction and bad author blogging advice

By now, you’ve probably all heard about Orson Scott Card’s stunningly homophobic Hamlet retelling. In case you didn’t, here is the review at Rain Taxi that kicked off the controversy. Because arguing with or yelling at Orson Scott Card doesn’t … Continue reading

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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

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E-Book Sales, E-Book Launches and El Carnicero

First of all, it’s time for the monthly e-book sales figures. In August 2011 I sold 9 e-books across all platforms, down from 15 in July. The detailed breakdown is as follows: Amazon US: 5 Amazon UK: 3 XinXii: 1 … Continue reading

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