Author: Deborah Cooke

  • Anniversary Celebration at The Reading Cafe

    The Reading Cafe blog is celebrating their anniversary, and I’ve donated a prize to the celebration. These prize books will be autographed for the winner. Hop on over and check it out!

  • Changing Times

    Many years ago, when I was comparatively new to the publishing game, I clipped a list out of a magazine. It’s been on my bulletin board ever since, because it’s one of those things that’s funny but, um, not. It goes like this: The Worst Paying Jobs with the Most Stress: 1. Fisherman 2. Book…

  • Coven of Mercy News

    A couple of years ago, I wrote my first vampire romance, a short story called Coven of Mercy. It was included in the Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance II (Love Bites is the UK edition.) I subsequently published a digital-only edition of my story alone. I really liked this story and the questions it raised…

  • Laundromats

    Yesterday, I made what I hope will be my last trip to the coin-op laundromat. It’s been a while since I’ve used a laundromat, but in this recent spate of renovation, my surly old washer and dryer were the first to go. I don’t miss either of them per se – no matter what settings…

  • Digital Book Files

    Well, the Herculean task is complete. All of my book files have been professionally formatted and uploaded again to all of the vendor sites. Twenty-four titles and seven sites! Yikes – I’m glad it’s done! The updated editions are live at most sites, with two big exceptions: 1. Overdrive is still processing the new files…