Deborah Cooke: Author

Author: Deborah Cooke

  • Guest Blog from Virginia Farmer

    Today my guest blogger is Virginia Farmer. Virginia also writes time travel romances and loves historicals, which is probably why our virtual paths crossed out there in the wilds of the internet. Please welcome Virginia to Alive & Knitting! Thanks so much Claire for inviting me to your blog.  This is my first foray into…

  • Prepping for Print on Demand – Interior

    Because I’ve learned a lot by preparing the Jewels of Kinfairlie for republication in Print on Demand editions, I thought I’d share that with you here. Today, we’ll talk about the file for the interior of the book. On Wednesday, we’ll talk about covers. (Tomorrow I have a guest blogger!) What you have to do…

  • Prepping for Digital Editions – Text Formatting

    One of the challenges facing authors who choose to self-publish their books digitally is that of formatting the files. I thought we’d talk a bit about that today, in preparation for the upcoming discussion about taking books to Print on Demand editions. Once upon a time, I was a typesetter, and later, I did desktop…

  • Visit from Jessica E. Subject

    Today my guest blogger is Jessica E. Subject. You might remember that I visited her blog, Mark of the Stars, in the fall. Jess has a new book out this week, so it seemed like a better time for her to visit here. And here’s Jess, talking about E-Readers vs. Print Books. Do you have…

  • New Year’s Event at One A Day YA

    Erika is hosting a New Year’s event at her blog, One a Day YA, and my guest post is last on the list. It went live today, and is right here. Come on over and share your most memorable moment of 2011!