Tag Archives: indie publishing

Of narrative catnip, cultural taste differences, telling my own stories and a new “In Love and War” novella: Dead World

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Cora

As many of you probably know, I currently have two space opera series going on: The Shattered Empire series and the In Love and War series. Both are stories of rebellion and of fighting an unjust system, because such stories … Continue reading →

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New Free Anthology Available – Stories on the Go: 101 Very Short Stories by 101 Authors

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Cora

I’ll have several announcements to make in the next few days, because I have not one but three new books out. But don’t worry, this blog won’t turn into wall to wall promotion. It’s just a case of weird timing. … Continue reading →

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Interview with Science Fiction Writer Edward M. Grant

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Cora

Today I welcome science fiction author Edward M. Grant to my blog. Edward has been kind enough to answer a few questions for me. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself. I grew up in Britain and studied Physics at … Continue reading →

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Ideological book formatting and the NDR discovers e-books

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Cora

First of all, I was interviewed today by erotic romance writer Clarissa Wild, so come on over and say hello. Here is a cautionary tale about hiring external help to bring your e-book to market. The religion-critical site Pantheos reports … Continue reading →

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Old Mommark and the eight hour e-book challenge

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Cora

On Thursday, Joe Konrath published a guest post by cozy mystery writer Tim Myers. At the end of the post, Joe Konrath also launched the eight hour e-book challenge. Basically, the idea is to write, edit/proof, format, create the cover … Continue reading →

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Interview with Writer K.S. Augustin a.k.a. Cara d’Bastian

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Cora

Today, I continue our irregular series of interviews with international indie writers and welcome K.S. Augustin a.k.a. Cara d’Bastian to the Pegasus Pulp blog. K.S. Augustin’s indie publishing venture Sandal Press celebrates its second anniversary in August. 1. Tell us … Continue reading →

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Do we have a New Pulp Fiction and do we need one?

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Cora

Last year, I wrote a trio of posts about the resurgence of pulp fiction and the “anything goes” spirit of the pulp era thanks to the electronic publishing revolution. You can find them here, here and here. Now the New … Continue reading →

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Interview with Writer Drew Avera

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Cora

Today I have another author interview for you. I’ll probably add a page listing the author interviews so far to the site some day and I might even make this a regular feature. But for now, I am pleased to … Continue reading →

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Interview with Writer Nathalie Hamidi a.k.a. Irma Geddon

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Cora

Today I continue our irregular series of interviews with other indie writers and welcome Nathalie Hamidi a.k.a. Poison Godiva a.k.a. Irma Geddon to my blog. Irma is a French writer of dark fantasy and has been nice enough to answer … Continue reading →

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Mixed E-Book Links of Interest

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Cora

For starters, the indie versus trad publishing or maybe both debate is still going on (and will probably be for a while yet). SF writer Tobias Buckell cautions writers eager to jump into indie publishing that the big successes like … Continue reading →

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