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Two and a Half New “In Love and War” Stories Available

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Cora

Yes, it’s a new release announcement and there will be more of them to come, as I get the stories from the July short story challenge ready for publication. But don’t worry, this blog is not about to turn into … Continue reading →

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The July Short Story Challenge 2018 – 31 Short Stories in 31 Days

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Cora

You may have noticed that there was very little blogging in July apart from links to stuff posted elsewhere. This is because for the fourth year running, I did the July short story challenge, where the objective is to write … Continue reading →

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A New Release and a New Series – Introducing Two-Fisted Todd

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Cora

Yes, this is another new release announcement and also the announcement of a new series. But first, let’s travel back in time. About twelve years ago, I sold several short stories to a magazine that billed itself as a successor … Continue reading →

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New Release: St. Nicholas of Hell’s Kitchen, a Silencer Christmas novella

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Cora

I promised you more new release announcements in the run up to the holidays and here is number 2. This one is for St. Nicholas of Hell’s Kitchen, a Silencer Christmas novella. Now I’ve always been fond of the Silencer … Continue reading →

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“Bullet Holes” and the Creativity Pressure Cooker

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Cora

This is the fairly straightforward version of the idea generation process. See image, start writing. However, sometimes an image would also sink into a great stewpot of my subconscious and spark an idea further down the line. This is what … Continue reading →

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New story available: The Four and a Half Minute Boiled Egg

Posted on May 11, 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. The story I want to announce today (which I actually should have announced … 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 Iron Border and the Eight Hour E-Book Challenge

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Cora

You may remember the eight-hour e-book challenge from last summer, when a couple of us decided to write, proof, format and publish an e-book within a period of eight hours, inspired by J.A. Konrath. Now Donald Rump, one of the … Continue reading →

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The Eight Hour E-Book Challenge Revisited

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Cora

A few days ago, I blogged about my experiences in taking Joe Konrath’s eight hour e-book challenge and the resulting book, Old Mommark’s Tale. Turns out that I was not the only writer to accept Joe’s challenge. In fact, more … 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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