Tag Archives: writing craft

Short Stories versus Novels

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Cora

Writer Richard Parks shares his thoughts on the short stories versus novels issue, based on a panel at the 2002 World Fantasy Con. Jay Lake responds here. I agree with Richard Parks and Jay Lake that it’s useless for a … Continue reading →

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My stand on KDP Select

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Cora

I’ve got a post over at the Pegasus Pulp blog about the whole KDP Select thing and my stand on it. Come on over and read it. In other links, Jay Lake has an interesting post about the challenges of … Continue reading →

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St Nicholas Day Linkdump

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday was St. Nicholas Day in Germany (for an explanation, see last year’s post). I got thirteen St. Nicholas Day trick-or-treaters at my door this year and handed out Kinder Surprise Eggs. One of the kids was a toddler who … 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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Still sick linkdump

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Cora

I’m still sick with a rather nasty cold I caught on the plane. Taking my Mom to the cemetery yesterday to visit my grandparents’ graves probably wasn’t the best of ideas, especially as both set of grandparents are buried on … Continue reading →

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Out of gas or where do ideas come from?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Cora

I’ve been feeling very out of sorts and worn out these past two weeks. Partly this is because of a translation job, which mainly requires translating a lot of e-mails sent back and forth at every time of the day … Continue reading →

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Lots of election analysis and some links

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Cora

This weekend’s state elections in Berlin were interesting, to say the least. The full election results with wins and losses, vote distribution, etc… are here by the way. There’ll be some analysis and neepery about German politics behind the cut, … Continue reading →

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Busy Sunday Linkdump

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Cora

I’m rather busy today with getting another of my old short stories ready for e-publication, so here’s just a brief link roundup: At the Guardian, Michael Faber writes that the superheroes of Marvel and DC have become increasingly zombie-like, in … 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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Secret Menus and more on Charlotte Roche

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Cora

Chuck Wendig offers the secret menu of writing advice. This is a great post, though I wonder whether secret menus in restaurants are primarily a US thing. Because I don’t know of any secret menus at German restaurants. That is, … Continue reading →

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