Deborah Cooke: Author

Author: Deborah Cooke

  • Blog Renovation

    If you’ve been online this afternoon and reading the blog, you might have noticed its appearance changing. I’ve been playing with new themes, to freshen the look. You’re looking at the current fave, although that might change by tomorrow. I really like how the covers look on this one – pop back to look at…

  • More Renovations

    Not only is the Delacroix site renovated – check it out HERE. I really like how the angel covers look, all together as they are now. I’ve also moved some furniture around: • my workshops page is now on the Cooke site, HERE. • my awards and accolades are not on the Cooke site, HERE.…

  • New Decor

    I’ve been working on an update of the Deborah Cooke Dragonfire site, which is now happily uploaded and in place. The excerpt for WHISPER KISS is there, and things have been rearranged a bit. I had to make some room for expansion – so there are some links that are not yet hot. (If you’ve…

  • Strategies for Effective Revision – II

    Yesterday, we reviewed two challenges facing the author with a revision. Today, we’ll carry on, with the goal of making an Action Plan. You’ve had the feedback. Now, what do you do? 1. Put your emotions on hold. This is hard, but it’s the only way you’ll be able to revise effectively. Give yourself some…

  • Strategies for Effective Revision

    Last week, we talked about the production process and how that affects the scheduling of time for writers. We talked also about the time commitment for revisions, and I mentioned that many authors have trouble revising effectively. I promised we’d start to talk about that today and we will – no surprise that this grew…