Deborah Cooke: Author

Author: Deborah Cooke

  • Visit from Shelly Thacker

    I’m very excited today to have a guest blog post from Shelly Thacker. Shelly was writing for Dell when I sold to them in 1997 or so, and I always enjoyed her comments and company. As you’ll see, we have a bit in common. I’d lost track of her over the past few years, so…

  • Negativity

    I had the misfortune this week to talk to someone about writing and publishing who was so negative that she took my breath away. Not only is publishing changing for the worse, but publishers are going out of business, everything is going to the internet (which she hates), and it’s “impossible” for a new author…

  • Career Day

    Off to Career Day at a local high school today, to talk about being a writer. I like talking to kids. They often have interesting – even unexpected – questions. There can be good energy in these encounters. Will I inspire them or depress them about the future of publishing? We’ll see!

  • Eureka!

    One of the most common questions asked of authors is “where do you get your ideas?” I never have a good answer for this. Telling people that I have too many ideas and hate having the choose between them doesn’t ever seem to be the answer that is expected. The thing about ideas is that…

  • Romantic Times Review for FLASHFIRE

    My editor sent me the very first review for FLASHFIRE. It’s from Romantic Times and it’s a good one. Here’s the closing bit: “In the seventh Dragonfire novel, the defeat of one Pyr‘s enemies only means that a new threat rises in the form of the crafty and deadly Chen. The hero in this chapter…