Tag Archives: science fiction

Treasures from the Trunk: Resurrecting Dead Stories

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Cora

Crossposted to Pegasus Pulp. One of the best things about going indie is that it has made writing a lot more fun again, because it means that I am not constantly worrying about whether there is a market for any … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the 2012 Hugo Awards Nominations

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Cora

The nominations for the 2012 Hugo Awards have been announced just in time for Easter with lots of “What the fuck?” nominations mixed in with the good choices. First of all, the good thing is that there are women nominees … Continue reading →

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More Christopher Priest, more Fifty Shades of Grey and some writing links

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Cora

Yorkshire photos will follow later this week, but for now I have a couple of links on the current discussions of the day:

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More Christopher Priest versus the Clarke Award

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Cora

Yesterday’s post about the latest genre dust-up involving Christopher Priest’s very vocal criticism of this year’s Clarke Award shortlist has been linked by John Scalzi at Whatever, which has sent my stats shooting up since Scalzi gets as many visitors … Continue reading →

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The latest Genre Dust-up: Christopher Priest versus the Clarke Awards

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Cora

While I was away, the nominations for the Clarke Award have been announced. I’m very pleased to see Jane Rogers, whom I ferried around in my ancient Volkswagen Jetta during a visit to Bremen a couple of year ago, on … Continue reading →

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An interview, John Carter and what is wrong with Hollywood these days

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Cora

First of all, I am interviewed by John Warner at the Indie Book Spot today. Come on over and say hello. Furthermore, I am also quoted in this Huffington Post article by Jim Kukral about the pros and cons of … Continue reading →

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John Carter of Mars and why Edgar Rice Burroughs is so difficult to adapt

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Cora

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has an extensive interview with Michael Chabon in which he talks about Edgar Rice Burroughs and John Carter of Mars (he wrote the screenplay for the upcoming movie), about anti-genre prejudice and about selling … Continue reading →

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New Release: “He has come back to me…”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Cora

February 29th is a day that only comes every four years. It’s also a pretty cool publication date. And hence I celebrate this unique day with the rerelease of two out of print science fiction stories, “He has come back … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction is dying… – again – and what Downton Abbey and The Help say about contemporary American culture

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Cora

There is another “death of science fiction” debate – this time in Germany. I stumbled upon it while looking for Gauck links of all things. At the tech news site Telepolis, German science fiction writer Michael Szameit laments the impending … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs, Bestsellers and Nebula Awards

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cora

First of all, Outlaw Love is a top three e-book bestseller and a top ten book (i.e. print and e-book combined) bestseller in the western category at Amazon Germany. For more, read this post at the Pegasus Pulp blog. Because … Continue reading →

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