Category Archives: Writing

The 2024 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Cora

Blogging is light right now, because I’m getting ready for Worldcon and I’m also doing the July Short Story Challenge again. What is the July Short Story Challenge, you ask? Well, in July 2015, Dean Wesley Smith announced that he … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: Christmas Eve at the Purple Owl Café

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the December 2023 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. I forgot to post last month’s edition, because I had too much on my mind. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every … Continue reading →

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The 2023 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Cora

For starters, Smashwords is currently having its annual summer sale, where you can get plenty of e-books at reduced prices or for free, including several of mine. The 2023 Hugo finalists were also accidentally announced for about an hour on … Continue reading →

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Links and New Releases

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Cora

I’ve got a couple of links and new releases to share. For starters, Smashwords are running their annual end-of-the-year sale. Lots of e-books at drastically reduced prices, including several of mine. Furthermore, I’ve got a new story out in issue … Continue reading →

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Fancast Spotlight: Dennis Frey Books

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Cora

After the Hugos is before the Hugos, so here is another Fancast Spotlight for your consideration. For more about the Fanzine/Fancast Spotlight project, go here. You can also check out the other great fanzines and fancasts featured by clicking here. … Continue reading →

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Fancast Spotlight: Tales from the Trunk

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Cora

After the Hugos is before the Hugos, so here is another Fancast Spotlight for your consideration. For more about the Fanzine/Fancast Spotlight project, go here. You can also check out the other great fanzines and fancasts featured by clicking here. … Continue reading →

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The 2022 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Cora

For starters, Smashwords is currently having its annual summer sale, where you can get plenty of e-books at reduced prices or for free, including several of mine. In other news, blogging will be light this month, because I’m currently doing … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: The Hidden Castle

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the July 2022 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on the first Monday of every … Continue reading →

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A Podcast and a New Story

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Cora

The next Star Trek Picard review is coming, but for now I just want to point out two other places where you can find me on the web this week. For starters, I was a guest on the Dickheads Podcast … Continue reading →

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Cora is a Three-Time Hugo Finalist!

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Cora

As you probably know, the finalists for the 2022 Hugo Awards have just been announced. And I promise you that the detailed analysis of the finalists, which I know you’re all waiting for, is coming as soon as I can … Continue reading →

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