Author Archives: Cora

The New Pulp Fiction

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Cora

About one and a half months ago, I wrote a post comparing the rise of indie publishing with the age of the pulps in the first half of the 20th century, since both eras were characterized by the writing and … Continue reading →

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New Release: Under the Knout

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Cora

I have certainly been busy, for barely a week after the last one, I have another new old story available. It’s called Under the Knout and is the second to last of the stories I wrote for Man’s Story 2. … Continue reading →

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A Kindle at the Bachmann Prize

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Cora

At the moment, the Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur (Days of German Language Literature) are going on in the city of Klagenfurt in Austria, where they will conclude with the awarding of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize tomorrow. Basically, the Bachmann Prize … Continue reading →

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Charles Stross is wise on e-books – and a free book

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Cora

Charles Stross has an interesting post about how e-books are not like print books and how those differences can and do affect marketing and reader tastes. I don’t agree with everything he says – e.g. I find the idea of … Continue reading →

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Our One Year Anniversary

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Cora

July 3 marks the first anniversary of Pegasus Pulp Books, because we opened our doors for business exactly one year ago with three titles for sale. One year later, the list of books for sale has grown to seventeen, all … Continue reading →

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June sales figures and my local library discovers e-books

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Cora

Every month, I get the newsletter of the Bremen house of literature, announcing readings, book launches and other literary events in the city of Bremen. In the current edition of the newsletter, the following item caught my eye: An information … Continue reading →

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New Release: The Hidden Castle

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Cora

Just in time for our upcoming one year anniversary, Pegasus Pulp has a new story (or rather two, since there is a bonus story included) available. So, without further ado, I present you The Hidden Castle. The Hidden Castle: Once … Continue reading →

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Cora cracks the Italian market… and beats George R.R. Martin

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Cora

Apparently, beating Ireland in the Euro 2012  (2:0 in this case*) makes readers in newer Kindle store countries eager to buy my books, for less than a week after breaking into the Spanish market, I also cracked the Italian market … Continue reading →

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Cora cracks the Spanish market

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Cora

Six months after Amazon opened its Kindle store in Spain and Italy and related territories, I have finally managed to crack the Spanish market, since I just sold a copy of Seraglio at Amazon.es sometime on Thursday night. I guess … Continue reading →

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The Princess and the Baker’s Boy – or why I write unconventional gender dynamics

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Cora

Last week, I blogged about Fifty Shades of Grey and gender roles in romantic fiction over at the Cora Buhlert blog. In the context of that post, I also mentioned that I only just realized that I tend to write … Continue reading →

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