Category Archives: Books

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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More WorldCon and Hugo Links

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Cora

We’re still talking about WorldCon and the Hugos, so here are some more links: At The Daily Dot, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw compares WorldCon with Nine Worlds, a newer multi-fandom con also held in London, and detects a notable generation gap. Bethan … Continue reading →

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More reactions to the 2014 Hugo Award winners

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Cora

It’s getting really difficult to find new titles for all of these Hugo related posts. Besides, I forgot to mention that the 1939 Retro Hugos have been awarded as well. Now I have to confess I don’t quite get the … Continue reading →

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The 2014 Hugo Awards Post

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Cora

The 2014 Hugo Awards have been given out and the slate of winners is highly diverse and overall very good (detailed voting and nomination breakdown here), which is even more remarkable considering that the 2014 Hugo shortlist was probably the … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month: July 2014

Posted on July 31, 2014 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 June … Continue reading →

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New Crime Short Two-pack available: Seeing Red

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Cora

I did another eight-hour e-book challenge and here is the result, a crime short two-pack about bad relationships leading to murder called Seeing Red. There is some more information about the process of writing Seeing Red over at the Pegasus … 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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Dog Days Linkdump

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Cora

It’s the Dog Days of summer, the hottest and sultriest time of the year, and also the time when supposedly there are more serious disasters and tragedies than usual. Thankfully, the dog days don’t always live up to this particular … Continue reading →

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Double Release: A new Shattered Empire novelette and a new Silencer story

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Cora

The post title says it all really, for today I have no one but two new releases to announce. And not just any new titles either, but a brand-new adventure of the Silencer and the long awaited next installment in … Continue reading →

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Mansplaining and Amazon Bashing at Klagenfurt – The Annual Bachmann Prize Post

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Cora

This year’s Ingeborg Bachmann Prize was somewhat more low-key than usual, probably because everybody’s attention is engaged by the World Cup and it was a hot and tiring weekend in general. For more about the competition read this, this and … Continue reading →

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