Category Archives: Writing

Cora guest-blogs elsewhere

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Cora

First of all, I have a guest post in the “Nobody Knew She Was There” series about female SFF writers over on Sarah Ash’s blog today. I talk about the challenges of being a woman from a non-anglophone country who … Continue reading →

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The July Short Story Challenge – 31 Stories in 31 Days

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Cora

Regular readers of this blog may know that I enjoy doing writing challenges on occasion such as the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge or E.P. Beaumont’s “Not Really SF Short Story Challenge”. What I like about such writing challenges is that … Continue reading →

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Two new e-books available: Spiked Tea and The Faulty Television Receiver

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Cora

Regular readers of this blog as well as my personal blog may recall that I occasionally enjoy doing writing challenges such as the eight hour fiction challenge. I’ve been doing another writing challenge this past month, hence also the light … Continue reading →

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More on writing at pulp speed

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Cora

First of all, I’ve been interviewed by British crime fiction writer J.T. Baptiste for the 12 days of crime series on her blog. We talk about writing, reading, favourite characters, Edgar Wallace movies and Dr. Mabuse, who is one of … Continue reading →

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Writing like the pulp writers of old

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Cora

I’ve made no secret of my admiration for the work ethic and writing speed of the old pulp writers. I’ve posted several articles comparing indie publishing to the spirit of the pulp era in these pages. What is more, I’ve … Continue reading →

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An Interview and the August Eight Hour Fiction Challenge revisited

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Cora

First of all, I’ve been interviewed again by fantasy writer Judy Goodwin at My Writerly World. I talk quite a bit about research and the Silencer series. What is more, you’ll probably remember that I took part in the August … Continue reading →

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The Eight Hour Fiction Challenge for August and “The Cork and the Bottle”

Posted on August 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 three times so far, and even though I’m currently putting the finishing touches … Continue reading →

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The July Eight Hour Fiction Challenge Revisited

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Cora

A few days ago, I posted about taking the eight hour e-book challenge and presented the result, Seeing Red. Now Donald Rump a.k.a. S.E. Gordon, instigator of the challenge, has posted information about and links to all the July challenge … Continue reading →

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Six reasons to read short fiction

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Cora

The excellent Apex Magazine is currently having a drive for new subscribers in order to enable them to published a fourth short story (and pay the writer, of course) in every issue. As part of this subscriber drive, Apex is … Continue reading →

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New Pulp and Old Paperbacks

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Cora

As the name I’ve chosen for my publishing company attests, I’m a big fan of pulp fiction in all its lurid forms. As a result, I’m always on the lookout for interesting articles, posts and blogs devoted to the tacky … Continue reading →

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