Deborah Cooke: Author

Author: Deborah Cooke

  • Books!

    Because I know that some of you really like print editions of books (and because I like them too) I decided to dip my toes into the print-on-demand pond a little bit. The result is new print editions of the Jewels of Kinfairlie trilogy. They are more expensive than the original mass market paperback editions,…

  • WINGING IT UK Edition On Sale

    The UK edition of book #2 of the Dragon Diaries – coming from Allison & Busby – goes on sale today. WINGING IT info is here. Have you got your copy yet?

  • Free for Five Days!

    My medieval romance, THE COUNTESS, is free for five days only, on Amazon for Kindle. Grab your copy now! Then, please, help me spread the word.

  • Six Tasks Part 3 – Agents

    What do agents do? At the most basic level, agents negotiate publishing contracts for authors. As we  discussed earlier today, it’s characteristic for the agent or agency to have an agency boilerplate with any given publishing house, which is a better level at which to begin negotiations. In an ideal universe, the agent will negotiate…

  • Six Tasks Part 2 – Forming Alliances

    N.B. – This is a continuation of yesterday’s post, both from a workshop I taught in January to Toronto Romance Writers. Please read Six Tasks before continuing with today’s post. The other option I mentioned for balancing your pie chart is that of working with other professionals. Historically, this was what authors did. If we…