Tag Archives: writing process

“Bullet Holes” and the Creativity Pressure Cooker

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Cora

Lately, I’ve been writing quite a bit about the 2016 July short story challenge, a writing challenge where the objective was to write a short story every day in July 2016. I’ve written a bit more about the July short … Continue reading →

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New Crime Short Available: The Cork and the Bottle

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Cora

I actually expected the next new release announcement to be for the next two (yes, you read that correctly) installments in the Shattered Empire series. But instead I did another eight hour fiction challenge and wrote a short mystery (and … Continue reading →

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The Speculative Fiction Blog Hop

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Cora

Over at KBoards, a couple of indie spec fic writers got together and organised the Speculative Fiction Blog Hop, a variation of the popular Writing Process Blog Tour. Every participant answers four questions about our process and then hands on … Continue reading →

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A bit of ephemera

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Cora

So this is what happens when I forget to take my trusty notebook with me and find myself with some downtime. I start scribbling bits of story on whatever scraps of paper are at hand. In this case, a receipt … Continue reading →

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New apocalyptic SF story available: The Iron Border

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Cora

I did another eight-hour e-book challenge the last weekend in January and here is the result, a somewhat gloomy end of the world tale called The Iron Border. There is some more information about the process of writing The Iron … 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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Good Friday Links

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Cora

I’m taking a day off from the photo posts, because I just spent quite a bit of time finishing the first draft of a short story. So instead of Yorkshire photos, you get a bunch of (hopefully interesting) links:

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One interview, two celebrity deaths, two cool links and Gauck

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Cora

Today I am interviewed by fantasy and YA writer Emily Ann Ward at her blog. Come on over and say hello. All the interviews I’ve done so far can be accessed from the interview page, by the way. What is … Continue reading →

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Two touchstones of a 1970s childhood die – and some writing links

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Cora

I’m busy with translation work, so here’s a linkdump: Lilith Saintcrow discusses her writing process and her decompression process once she has finished something. The Clarion people have a great interview with Jim Butcher. I particularly like this bit: One … Continue reading →

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