Category Archives: Books

Familienkutsche featured at Kobo Next and other news

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Cora

Familienkutsche, the German version of my crime short Family Car, is a featured selection at Kobo Next, Kobo’s own promo site, this week, along with a whole lot of other good books such as When the Music’s Over by German … Continue reading →

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How to write short mysteries fast

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Cora

As some regulars here may know, I’m a big fan of the Eight Hour Writing Challenge instigated by Donald Rump of KBoards. It’s a great way to make yourself produce something publishable in a short period of time and increase … Continue reading →

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Two new Helen Shepherd Mysteries available: Bank Job and Open Season

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Cora

Pegasus Pulp is pleased to announce two new stories in the Helen Shepherd Mysteries series. What is more, there is also a discounted series bundle available exclusively at DriveThruFiction. If you want to know a bit more about how the … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for October 2014

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”, this time with a special Halloween edition or rather one that just happens to be published at Halloween. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of … Continue reading →

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A Canadian Crime Bestseller

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Cora

The Helen Shepherd Mysteries (watch out for two new stories as well as a series bundle coming soon) sell surprisingly well at Amazon Canada. Now The Cork and the Bottle has even hit two category bestseller lists there.   Amazon … Continue reading →

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Try an app and get Mercy Mission for free

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Cora

The good people of Page Foundry who sell e-books via various apps as well as via the Inktera and Versent Books online stores, are running a promotion for their e-book apps. And one of the books you can get for … Continue reading →

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How to make book trailers using free online services

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Cora

Let me tell you a secret. When I was young, I didn’t want to be a writer. I wanted to be a film maker. Specifically, I wanted to make big budget science fiction and fantasy movies in Hollywood. I wanted … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month: September 2014

Posted on September 30, 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 August … Continue reading →

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Overdose and the Eight Hour e-Book Challenge

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Cora

You may remember the eight hour e-book challenge, a semi-regular event instigated by Joe Konrath last year and since then continued by Donald Rump. I took part four times so far and have become quite fond of the challenge, because … Continue reading →

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A Trio of Australian Bestsellers

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Cora

The Shattered Empire series has been getting some love on Amazon Australia, because Mercy Mission, Seedlings and History Lesson all hit the Amazon Australia space opera and adventure SF category bestseller lists: Mercy Mission: Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #6,781 Paid in … Continue reading →

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