Category Archives: Books

Flowers in the Attic and some surprising parallels to Game of Thrones

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Cora

Tonight I chanced to watch the 2014 adaptation of V.C. Andrews’ cult classic Flowers in the Attic, starring Ellen Burstyn, Heather Graham and Kiernan Shipka (Sally Draper in Mad Men). I was actually surprised how negative many of the reviews … Continue reading →

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An interview, a new vendor and some awards geekery

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Cora

First of all, I’ve been interviewed at Book Goodies, so check it out. And if you’re a reader in the Netherlands, you can now buy my books at the newly established Amazon NL without having to pay Amazon’s international surcharge. … Continue reading →

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Familienkutsche featured at Kobo Next and other news

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Cora

Familienkutsche, the German version of my crime short Family Car, is a featured selection at Kobo Next, Kobo’s own promo site, this week, along with a whole lot of other good books such as When the Music’s Over by German … Continue reading →

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Two new Helen Shepherd Mysteries available: Bank Job and Open Season

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Cora

I’m still sick, but I’ve still got two new stories in the Helen Shepherd Mysteries series to announce. That is, actually I’ve been meaning to announce them this weekend, but I was feeling too sick and even updating the websites … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for October 2014

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”, this time with a special Halloween edition or rather one that just happens to be published at Halloween. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of … Continue reading →

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Try an app and get Mercy Mission for free

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Cora

The good people of Page Foundry who sell e-books via various apps as well as via the Inktera and Versent Books online stores, are running a promotion for their e-book apps. And one of the books you can get for … Continue reading →

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Gone Girl, femme fatales and fear of women

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Cora

Last week, I thought I was the only person in the world who found the success of Gone Girl, both as a novel and a film, troubling. But it seems I’m not the only person who dislikes Gone Girl after … Continue reading →

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David Fincher, Gone Girl and Misogyny

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Cora

Robert Jackson Bennett has a great post about the movie Gone Girl and his massive issues with the film and particularly the portrayal of female sexuality as a weapon wielded against “innocent” men. Found via Natalie of The Radish. Now … Continue reading →

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Introducing the new Silencer trailer

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Cora

The old Silencer trailer is no longer quite up to date and so I decided to make a new one, using Stupeflix, the same program I also used to make the Shattered Empire trailer as well as a short general … Continue reading →

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Meet My Character, Holly di Marco

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Cora

“Meet my Character” is a new blog hop similar to the speculative fiction blog hop, only that it allows a writer to introduce a particular character. Previous entries include Jamie Maltman, E.W. Pierce, Stacy Claflin and Jessica Rydill, who introduced … Continue reading →

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