Tag Archives: romance

Wulff news and some miscellanous links

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Cora

Remember Christian Wulff, former German president who was forced to resign last year after a very underwhelming scandal involving an unremarkable house in a suburb of Hannover, a free Skoda and holidays on the island of Sylt paid for by … Continue reading →

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Between the Years Linkdump

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Cora

At The Guardian, Emma Brockes rants about the flood of Fifty Shades of Grey knock-offs. Personally, I don’t mind the Fifty Shades style covers at all. At least they look classy, which is a big step up considering what erotic … Continue reading →

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The Mayan Apocalypse fails to appear, so here’s a non-post-apocalyptic linkdump

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Cora

So the Mayan apocalypse failed to appear today to very little surprise. Though since the Mayas did not specify the exact time the world is supposed to end, we may not be out of the woods yet. However, today school … Continue reading →

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Snowy Day Linkdump

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Cora

We had more snow last night and this time around, the snow even stayed, because the temperatures hovered around zero all day long. And because the weather was so conductive to the holiday spirit, I baked cookies today. I made … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Cora, a German cinema scandal, vintage German pulp fiction, writing tips and more

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Cora

First of all, I’ve been interviewed once again and answer 5 questions for authors and talk a bit about Murder in the Family at Randomize Me. You can also find links to other interviews I have done around the web … Continue reading →

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George R.R. Martin interviewed on German TV – and a bit about Fifty Shades of Grey and its influence on the romance genre

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Cora

This made my day yesterday. German literary critic Dennis Scheck interviews George R.R. Martin. Watch out for Martin talking about readers complaining about sex scenes, but not about graphic violence. Dennis Scheck also points out that A Song of Ice … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Hugo Awards and remembering Dr. Sommer

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Cora

Over at the Pegasus Pulp blog, I have a round-up of links about the current uproar about fake and paid for reviews. L.G. Gale has a good post about what SFF writers can learn from the romance genre. Found via … Continue reading →

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School is Out Linkdump

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Cora

Today was the last day of school in Lower Saxony where I teach, which means six weeks (sort of) without school. And it’s about time, since we hit a late slot with our summer holidays this year, which meant that … Continue reading →

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Nora Ephron, Spaceballs and the Golden Age of Romantic Comedy

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Cora

I’ve been busy these past few days prepping the latest Pegasus Pulp release (there should be an announcement tomorrow), hence the lack of posts. While I was otherwise occupied, Germany lost the Euro 2012 semi-finale to Italy 1:2 and the … Continue reading →

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An announcement and new entries in old discussions

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Cora

Signal boost: If you’re in the Bremen area, newleaf, the English language literary magazine of the University of Bremen, will hold the launch reading for issue No. 28 at the Theaterwerkstatt in the Kulturzentrum Schlachthof on Monday, June 25, 2012, … Continue reading →

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