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Science fiction and Romance Linkdump

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Cora

First of all, science fiction writer, terminal cancer patient and regular reader of this blog Jay Lake has the chance to take part in a clinical trial for a new cancer treatment, which will hopefully help both Jay and other cancer … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2013

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Cora

First of all, my short holiday romance Christmas Gifts is currently featured at the Short Story Symposium, so drop by to read an excerpt. And just in case you’ve been wondering about the reading order of the Silencer series, wonder … Continue reading →

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Anthology “Something for the Journey” hits bestseller lists and more from the authors

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Cora

Something for the Journey, the charity anthology in which I have a story (see this post from yesterday), has just hit the category top 100 lists at Amazon UK and Amazon Germany: Here is Amazon UK: Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #13,289 … Continue reading →

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New Anthology available: Something for the Journey

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Cora

Yes, it’s another new release announcement. But don’t worry, this blog won’t be turning into wall to wall promo and things should be back to normal after the holidays. Besides, this announcement is for a very good cause, for the … Continue reading →

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An Anthology and an Interview

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Cora

I already mentioned several times that there would be more announcements coming in the next few days and here is another, because I had a short story accepted for an upcoming charity anthology. The anthology will be called Something For … Continue reading →

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Now let us all clutch our pearls and hyperventilate

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Cora

First of all, DriveThruFiction‘s charity e-book bundle to benefit Feeding America will only remain available until Sunday, October 20, so order your copy now if you haven’t already. In other news, the whole uproar about indie-published fringe erotica is still … Continue reading →

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A Good Cause, Women in SF, the Nobel Prize for Literature and Lost Doctor Who Found

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Cora

I’m a bit tired today, because a quick excursion to pick up a WiFi repeater and some other stuff turned into an extended odyssey thanks to a traffic jam on the highway that forced me into the East Bremen area … Continue reading →

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Plugs, superfast publishing and a new story: Old Mommark’s Tale

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Cora

First of all, I have a few links and plugs: I have mentioned Find, Read, Love, a site dedicated to the promotion and discovery of indie e-books, in these pages before. Find, Read, Love just had a great redesign, so … Continue reading →

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Words of Pride Giveaway

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Cora

In the course of the recent ugliness about sexism, racism and homophobia in the SFF community, I also decided to talk up more good books that go beyond the limits of straight, white, male and Anglo-American. I’m starting right here … Continue reading →

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SFWA: It gets worse…

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Cora

So we have been having a discussion, the umpteenth reiteration of a discussion that has been going on since the 1930s, about the marginalization of women and for that matter people of colour and GLBT people in the SFF community. … Continue reading →

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