Author Archives: Cora

Cora is interviewed and talks about zombies

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Cora

Today, I’ve been interviewed by Ben Dixon and Sam Campbell, authors of the Red Dust series of zombie tales. We talk a bit about writing and I share my contingency plan for a hypothetical zombie apocalypse, which involves this potential … Continue reading →

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New Release: Payback Time

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Cora

Well, to be honest it’s not such a new release after all. Instead, this is yet another standalone release of two of the crime shorts found in Murder in the Family for those who don’t want the whole collection. Payback … Continue reading →

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The Great Indie Publishing War of 2013

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Cora

It all started at Salon, when a writer called John Winters stated that he was a self-publishing failure and also likened self-publishing to masturbation, which naturally did not go down all that well with many indie writers. Never mind that … Continue reading →

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Another author interview

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Cora

Today I am interviewed by fantasy writer Scott Marlowe at his blog. We talk about writing, inspiration, ideal readers, sockpuppets and whether the review system is broken. So come on over and say “hello”. If you want to read previous … Continue reading →

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Indies Ante Portas or The Real Shocker about this Year’s Awards Nominations

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Cora

In the past few days, the online SFF community has been ablaze with debates and discussions about the various genre awards, most notably the Hugos and the Clarke Award. I got into the frey, mainly by linking to other people’s … Continue reading →

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Cora Hits Number 1

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Cora

After one and a half years of indie publishing, I have finally hit number 1 in a subgenre bestseller list, for The Hidden Castle is a number 1 bestseller at Amazon France. Classement des meilleures ventes d’Amazon: n°4.309 dans la … Continue reading →

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German TV discovers indie publishing

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Cora

I’m currently in Halle on Saale (for what I’m doing there, see here) and just saw a news report about the opening of the Leipzig bookfair (which is currently taking place barely thirty kilometers from where I am and yet … Continue reading →

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Under the Knout is a bestseller

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Cora

My historical short Under the Knout has hit the Amazon DE bestseller likst and as even No. 5 in the short fiction category, just above Paul Theroux, too. Amazon Bestseller-Rang: #9.010 Bezahlt in Kindle-Shop (Siehe Top 100 Bezahlt in Kindle-Shop) … Continue reading →

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Why Amazon Voodoo doesn’t work

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Cora

Forbes has an interesting article citing a new study that 48 percent of all Amazon book purchases are made by people who search for a specific item and then buy it. Meanwhile, seventeen percent of purchases are made via the … Continue reading →

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The Renaissance of Short Fiction

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Cora

The New York Times has an article about the renaissance of the short story due to the rise of digital reading. Since this is the books section of the New York Times, the focus is of course on literary short … Continue reading →

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