Monthly Archives: February 2011

Link Round-up for a Cold and Grey Sunday

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Cora

The snow is gone by now, but it was cold and grey all day long and turned foggy by night. I even started up the fireplace, which I don’t do all that often. And now for some links, mainly writing … Continue reading →

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German TV will never be the same again

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Cora

It’s the end of an era in German television in more ways than one. First of all, Austrian singer, actor and entertainer Peter Alexander died yesterday aged 84. Here is a longer appraisal in German. If you’re a German person … Continue reading →

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Winter Returns

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Cora

After the almost spring like weather of the past few days, winter is now making a comeback. Right now it’s snowing outside and we have maybe one or two centimeters of snow. It’s probably not going to last, but it … Continue reading →

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Brief Writing Update

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Cora

I just finished a short story. It’s SF, about 1400 words long, the preliminary title is Children of the Stone Gods. Now I’ll let it rest for a few days, revise it and send it out. Writingwise, my productivity hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Link Round-up for a Cold Weekend

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Cora

First of all, the news of the day: Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak has finally resigned. Let’s hope that this marks the beginning of a true democracy for Egypt and not the changeover to the next multi-decade dictatorship. And yes, I … Continue reading →

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Nothing to say

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Cora

I have nothing to say right now – and the fact that I nearly spelled that as “nuthing too say” should be a tip-off as well. So stand by for more content tomorrow.

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The many different ways of getting inspiration

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Cora

Today I came across two very interesting posts about writers and inspiration: Here is a post on visual inspiration and character specific colour palettes from Paperback Writer. And here SF writer writer Adam Israel describes how he uses tarot cards … Continue reading →

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Recently Read Books – Holiday Edition

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Cora

Crap, I’m really behind with the recently read books discussion, because this is what I read over Christmas and New Year. Since it was the holiday season, I decided to take a break from speculative romance and read something a … Continue reading →

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Pondering the new TV

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Cora

I’ve been gradually organizing the channels on my new TV, so that TV channels I actually watch are at the front of the channel list, the German language channels I don’t watch except under certain circumstances come next, then the … Continue reading →

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While I was away – Link Roud-Up

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Cora

Since the Internet didn’t stop, while I couldn’t access my site, here is a link round-up: Steampunk as viewed from a romance perspective at All About Romance. Star Wars tie-in novels viewed from a romance perspective at Smart Bitches, Trashy … Continue reading →

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