Tag Archives: other people’s books

Interview with Writer and Cover Designer Scarlett Rugers a.k.a. Scarlett Archer

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Cora

Today, I welcome writer and cover designer Scarlett Rugers writing as Scarlett Archer to my blog. Scarlett has been kind enough to answer a few questions for me. 1. First of all, why don’t you tell us a little about … Continue reading →

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A book pimping post and the problem of free

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Cora

First of all, happy book release day to Elke Marion Weiß whose debut crime novel Triangel is published today. A Kindle edition is also available. Elke was one of my teachers at university. Chuck Wendig weighs in on KDP Select … Continue reading →

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The Guardian discovers Indie Publishing

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cora

The Guardian has run two articles on indie publishing this week. The first is a profile of Amanda Hocking to tie in with the upcoming paperback release of her novel Switched in the US and UK. Amanda Hocking’s story has … Continue reading →

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How SFnal is Spy Fiction?

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Cora

The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin has a very insightful post about the connection between science fiction (and urban fantasy for that matter) and classic spy fiction, which draws on Darko Suvin‘s theory of cognitive estrangement, as outlined in Metamorphoses … Continue reading →

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Kindle woes, more nomenclatura, the resurrection of the gothic and the usual gloom and doom

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Cora

Kindle Direct Publishing has been experiencing hick-ups over the past few days, so you still have to wait for the official launch of the next Pegasus Pulp e-book. Alas, the story is already available at OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks and XinXii. In … Continue reading →

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Indie Publishing Cheer and Indie Publishing Gloom and Doom

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Cora

Indie Publishing Cheer: The latest sacred cow of publishing slain by Dean Wesley Smith is the myth that you cannot make money writing fiction. Because you can, via what Dean Wesley Smith calls the “magic bakery”, that is your entire … Continue reading →

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The Header Image Explained

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Cora

In case anybody is curious about the header image, it is photograph of a bookshelf in my parents’ living room. I picked the photo for the vintage bookclub editions with their ornamented leather spines, which simply look a lot prettier … Continue reading →

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