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Star Trek Discovery and the American Cult of Guilt and Redemption

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Cora

Yes, there apparently was a new episode of Star Trek Discovery last Sunday, though it was easy to forget with the Superbowl and the most important thing about it, the ads and trailers. For previous posts on Star Trek Discovery, … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery – The Anti Star Trek in the Mirror Universe

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Cora

Yes, it’s the weekly ranting and rambling blog post about Star Trek Discovery. Though at this point, I’m only still doing this, because I started it and want to do the entire first season (Previous editions may be found here). … Continue reading →

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Nobel Honours for SFF Writers and More on the Latest Round of Romance Bashing

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Cora

First of all, the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro. This is not a name I was hoping for (my personal Nobel Prize wishlist is topped by Ursula K. Le Guin, Margaret Atwood and Thomas … Continue reading →

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Romance Bashing: The New York Times Edition

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Cora

The New York Times now has a review round-up column for new romance novels, just as it already has one for crime fiction and one for science fiction and fantasy. This is a good thing. However, while the SFF column … Continue reading →

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Another new release for the holidays: Christmas Shopping with a Broken Heart

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Cora

And here is the final new release announcement for 2016. It’s another holiday story, but one that is very different from St. Nicholas of Hell’s Kitchen. For Christmas Shopping with a Broken Heart is a sweet and rather fluffy holiday … Continue reading →

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SFF, Romance and Abuse Narratives

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Cora

Yesterday, I came across this great post by Foz Meadows about the frequency of abusive romance narratives particularly in media aimed at teenagers. The post is a response to a post by someone named The J. Gatsby Kid, in which … Continue reading →

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“Heartache” has a gorgeous new cover and Cora celebrates an anniversary

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Cora

There’ll be a few promotional posts this long holiday weekend, so I’ll just preemptively ask everybody to bear with me, especially since there will be other content as well. First of all, Heartache, my collection of three short stories of … Continue reading →

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The “Is my book a romance?” flowchart

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Cora

Because this question keeps popping up on writers forums and the like, here is a handy flowchart to answer the question “Is my book a romance?” Send to Kindle

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A new release for the new year: Christmas Eve at the Purple Owl Café

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Cora

I didn’t stay idle in the time between the years. Instead, I used the time to write and so I have a new release to announce already. Though the release is no longer quite so new. I published the story … Continue reading →

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Of Hard SF and Messy Emotions

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Cora

At the newly launched Uncanny Magazine, Tansy Rayner Roberts asks “Does sex make science fiction ‘soft’?” Found via Pretty Terrible, the site formerly known as The Radish. Now the debate about whether romance subplots water down science fiction is nothing … Continue reading →

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