Author Archives: Cora

A New Adventure of the Silencer: The Milk Truck Gang

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Cora

As mentioned in my last post, there will be a couple of new release announcements in the near future, as I work through the backlog of stories I wrote during the 2017 July short story challenge. The first story from … Continue reading →

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A New Cover and a New German Short Story Available – Ein neues Cover und eine neue Kurzgeschichte auf Deutsch erhältlich: Der Lohn des Henkers

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Cora

There will be a few new release announcements in the next days and weeks, since I’m currently editing my way through the backlog of stories I wrote during the 2017 July short story challenge. However, today’s double announcement has nothing … Continue reading →

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2017 Dragon Awards Reactions

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Cora

I already posted my own reactions to the 2017 Dragon Awards, so here are some reactions from around the web: At Women Write About Comics, Doris V. Sutherland offers a detailed summary and analysis of the 2017 Dragon Awards and … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2017 Dragon Awards Winners

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Cora

The Dragon Awards, a new “popular” SFF award handed out at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia, have been plagued by controversy in their first two years. I blogged about some of it, though the vast majority of this year’s uproar … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for August 2017

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some July … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for August 2017

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some July books I missed … Continue reading →

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WorldCon 75 Photos and a Report

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Cora

Now the extended Hugo commentary is out of the way, here is my WorldCon 75 report with plenty of photos. Many of the photos are already in this video I posted on YouTube, but here you can see them without … Continue reading →

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Some More Words about the 2017 Hugo Awards

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Cora

I already wrote a short 2017 Hugo Awards reaction post on Friday night, but now I’m home here is a longer version: This is an unusual Hugo year for me, for even though we had an excellent Hugo shortlist full … Continue reading →

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Some Videos of my WorldCon Adventures

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Cora

I’m still working on my more detailed Hugo post, but in the meantime, here is a little video I made about my WorldCon adventures. It’s basically a jazzed up slideshow, assembled from some of the photos I took at WorldCon … Continue reading →

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Back from Helsinki

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Cora

I had a great time in Helsinki, both at WorldCon 75 and in the city in general. I got back home yesterday evening and spent most of today unpacking, refilling the fridge, etc… I took lots of photos, both of … Continue reading →

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