Deborah Cooke: Author

Author: Deborah Cooke

  • The Holy Grail of Voice – Part 3

    Yesterday, we closed with a passage and you were challenged to identify which of the three writers whose voices we heard yesterday had written that passage. It was pretty easy and most of you were correct that it was written by Tom Robbins. It was from his book, Skinny Legs and All. Now we move…

  • The Holy Grail of Voice – Part 2

    II. Recognizing “Voice” When You See or Hear It. The best way to hear voice is to start listening to it and for it. We’re going to listen to the voices of some authors today and you’re going to respond to what you hear. There are no right or wrong answers. You just need to…

  • The Holy Grail of Voice – Part 1

    This is the workshop I taught at New Jersey RWA’s conference. It’s 45 minutes long, so I’ll break it into smaller posts. Here we go! The Holy Grail of “Voice” by Deborah Cooke As authors, we hear a lot about “voice”. You’ve probably been to a few sessions here where the editors and agents have…

  • Home Again!

    Hello, everyone. I’m back home and catching up. Wow – what a great conference they host at the New Jersey RWA each fall! If you are an aspiring writer and ever have the opportunity to go, please do so. There were many workshops – four or five tracks in parallel, seven at peak times –…

  • Off to NJ RWA’s “Put Your Heart in a Book” Conference

    It’s going to be quiet on the blog this week. I’m off to the New Jersey RWA chapter’s annual conference, with a few stops on the way. I’ll be teaching a workshop on Saturday – “The Holy Grail of Voice” – and there will be a booksigning open to the public on Saturday afternoon. I…