Tag Archives: celebrity deaths

Really Random Links

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Cora

I’m awfully tired, so here are some random links: The New Yorker has a fascinating article on vintage sexual revolutions by Ariel Levy (the Female Chauvinist Pigs writer). Most of the article is about Wilhelm Reich (which is pretty interesting … Continue reading →

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Headaches, sleep habits and unintentionally funny obituaries

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Cora

I was going to write a longer post today, but I’m tired, I have to get up early tomorrow morning and the thunderstorms that are supposed to reach us tomorrow in the late afternoon/early evening have decided to announce themselves … Continue reading →

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Of Thunderstorms and Deceased Comedians

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Cora

Amazon finally sent me an e-mail that they are on the case of my missing e-book. So maybe I will have an official announcement later this week. Meanwhile, the story is already available at OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks and XinXii. I also … Continue reading →

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A real life vampire, the resurrection of the gothic and two great artists remembered

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Cora

I’m not feeling too hot today. It’s either the weather or there was something wonky about the Tofu burger or the dusty bottle of African style ketchup I had with it last night. My latest e-book still isn’t up at … Continue reading →

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An announcement and some links

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Cora

I finally set up the Cora Buhlert author pages on Amazon.com, Amazon UK and Amazon Germany. Apparently, you have to set up the author pages for all three Amazons separately, which I didn’t know. The XinXii author page has been … Continue reading →

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Two touchstones of a 1970s childhood die – and some writing links

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Cora

I’m busy with translation work, so here’s a linkdump: Lilith Saintcrow discusses her writing process and her decompression process once she has finished something. The Clarion people have a great interview with Jim Butcher. I particularly like this bit: One … Continue reading →

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Dog Day Disasters – and a Linkdump

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Cora

We’re in the middle of the so-called dog days, i.e. the hottest and most unpleasant days of summer, ruled by Sirius, the dog star. Of course, this year it’s not hot at all, at least in Germany. Today, the highest … Continue reading →

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Emmy nominations, George R.R. Martin saves publishing as we know it and three German TV deaths

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Cora

The Emmy Award nominations for 2011 have been announced and as usual there are a lot of nominations for a lot of shows I don’t watch, some that I think are dreadful (The Good Wife, Glee, Law and Order Special … Continue reading →

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Just another weekend linkdump

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Cora

The Guardian offers another article about self-publishing, digital and otherwise. Lynn Viehl of Paperback Writer wrote a thoughtful post about the spectrum of elements a novel needs and the spectrum of skills a writer needs. Worldbuilding is definitely one colour … Continue reading →

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Linkdump has a Headache

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Cora

I’ve got a headache of the nasty, stab behind the eyes sort. Probably an early sign of the upcoming weather change, I tend to get headaches when the weather changes. So here’s just a quick linkdump: Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains … Continue reading →

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