Deborah Cooke: Author

Author: Deborah Cooke

  • A New Reading Scheme

    I’ve always read a lot. That seems to be the case for a lot of writers, that they were avid readers first. But since I began to write and publish my work, I’ve been reading much less. Part of it is that I’ve tended not to read other fiction while I’m writing a book –…

  • WINGING IT Links

    So, I’ve put some linky goodness up for the second YA book, WINGING IT. Check it out on my website, right HERE. The excerpt isn’t there yet, because I’m waiting to hear back on the manuscript. Soon!

  • Where Would You Be?

    If you could be anywhere this morning, with just the snap of your fingers, where would you be? I’m looking at a whole lot of snow and thinking that I’ve never been to Hawaii. If it could be done with a fingersnap, I’d go this morning. And take my laptop, so I could keep writing…

  • Language on the Move

    One of the things that is really interesting about a language like English is how it changes over time. English is changing constantly, as we create new words or new uses for existing words, then fold those new words into our existing vocabulary. This is why dictionaries release new updated editions at regular intervals, to…

  • Cover for WINGING IT

    Here it is – the truly gorgeous cover for WINGING IT, which is book #2 in my YA trilogy “the Dragon Diaries”. This book will be a December 2011 release from NAL Trade. Wow. I LOVE this cover! What do you all think?