Tag Archives: urban fantasy

Who is afraid of the sparkly vampire?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Cora

At the Guardian, Stuart Heritage complains that vampires, werewolves and zombies just plain aren’t scary anymore and blames Twilight. The list of complaints are things we’ve all heard a thousand times before. Vampires and werewolves are no longer scary these … Continue reading →

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Still Frosty Linkdump

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Cora

We’re still stuck with frost, though the weather is less extreme than it has been these past two weeks. Tonight we’re experiencing “only” five degrees below zero. I haven’t blogged a lot at this place of late, but I blogged … Continue reading →

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Worldbuilding, speculative noir and a public service announcement

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Cora

If you’re a self-publisher, please consider taking part in the Taleist 2012 self-publishing survey. For more information, visit the Taleist or David Gaughran’s blog. Julie Ann Dawson of Bards and Sages has a great post on worldbuilding and plausibility in … Continue reading →

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Stormy December Linkdump

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Cora

At SF Signal, Daniel Abraham has written a letter from genre to mainstream. Quite amusing, even if it does read like a letter from a stalkerish ex-boyfriend. On a related note, at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books there is an interesting … Continue reading →

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Two Quick Links for an Advent Sunday

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Cora

Good news: Two more of the missing Doctor Who episodes from the 1960s have been found, namely episode 3 of the first Doctor story Galaxy Four, a story which was completely lost except for a brief clip, and episode 2 … Continue reading →

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Speculative YA, the invisible women of SFF and the trouble with Twilight bashing

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Cora

First of all, a happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers. Enjoy your turkey and side dishes. In fact, I always think the vegetable side dishes sound like the best thing about the whole affair. Cheryl Morgan has a great … Continue reading →

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Two announcements and two links

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Cora

First the announcements: All Pegasus Pulp e-books are now available in various formats at DriveThruFiction. Check them out, particularly if you’re into RPGs. Pegasus Pulp fantasy books are now also listed at Paranormal Indies. And now the links: At Bryan … Continue reading →

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Midweek Writing Links

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Cora

I had a longer post planned, but school preparation work got in the way, so here’s a quickie linkdump instead: Bloomberg has a neat interview with Margaret Atwood. I particularly like her answer when asked whether it’s possible to write … Continue reading →

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Just in time for Halloween – Letters from the Dark Side

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Cora

Now I can unveil the reason (in addition to the nasty bronchial infection I seem to have caught on the plane) why I didn’t post the photos from my trip to Newcastle yesterday. It’s because I was busy getting Letters … Continue reading →

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More Hugos, Selkie romances, Star Wars, the sexual doublestandard and some bad news

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Cora

It’s another of those awfully hot and humid days, so here is a linkdump for your pleasure: At File 770, there is a detailed breakdown of the Hugo voting stats. Dan Wells also does some detailed analysis. James Scott Bell … Continue reading →

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