Tag Archives: judge a book by its cover

New title, new cover, new video

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Cora

Yes, it’s another promotional post. Regular blogging will resume shortly. Now I have acquired a YouTube channel, it needs more content than two old book trailers. So I made a general promotion video using Stupeflix, another of those online “Make … Continue reading →

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Too Bloody Hot Linkdump

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Cora

Tor.com sums up all the important stuff that happened at this year’s San Diego Comicon. Love Loki assembling his army in the middle of a “Marvel films” panel. I never much cared for Loki in the comics (or Thor for … Continue reading →

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A new cover for “The Other Side of the Curtain”

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Cora

The Other Side of the Curtain was one of the three Pegasus Pulp launch titles and coincidentally also the first cover I ever created. That given, it’s not a bad cover. I even drove out specifically to a local junkyard … Continue reading →

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The Silencer series gets a facelift

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Cora

I’ve always been very fond of my Silencer series in the style of the hero pulps of the 1930s. However, the novelettes never sold very well. But then, 1930s style pulp action is a niche genre and the readership may … Continue reading →

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Quick Thunderstorm Linkdump

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Cora

The heatwave of the past few days is in the process of giving way to cooler air, to pretty much everybody’s relief. Unfortunately, hot and cool air colliding means thunderstorms and rather a lot of them. We’ve already had three … Continue reading →

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Bride of the Girl Cooties

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Cora

Oh my God, the girl cooties are not just polluting SFF with their sheer femaleness, now they’re lesbian as well! It’s the end of the universe as we know it, I’m telling you. Anyway, the overlapping discussions about science fiction … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Girl Cooties or Do we need a different writers organisation?

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Cora

Warning! Knowing what happened to other women who dared to have opinions, be warned that trollish comments will either be deleted with extreme prejudice or held up for ridicule. In the past few days, the ongoing discussion about women in … Continue reading →

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Pentecost Monday Links with Bonus Maikäfer

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Cora

This year’s Nebula Awards have been handed out and my reactions are mixed. IMO the weakest book by far won in the best novel category – a pity because there were so many interesting nominees. But then Kim Stanley Robinson … Continue reading →

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Fresh May Links

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Cora

According to the Telegraph, the translators who translated Dan Brown’s new book were basically kept secluded in some kind of maximum security bunker without mobile phones, internet access and very little time outside. I’ve heard of conditions like those in … Continue reading →

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Just a quick linkdump, cause I’m busy

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Cora

The Guardian has an interview with Stephenie Meyer about Twilight, The Host, true love and feminism among other things. It’s an interesting interview – pity about the positively hateful comments. However, what bothers me a little is that Stephenie continues … Continue reading →

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