Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: author resources

  • Checklist for New Authors

    Indie Thursday is back! I’ve met a lot of authors lately who are starting out on their publishing adventure, so thought it would be a good idea to create a checklist (rather than saying the same things over and over again). This also works for new author brands. This post looks like a wall of…

  • Ten Things I Learned From Copy Editors

    The other evening, I was reading a book, and a sentence stopped me cold. “No!” she hissed. I put the book down, wondering what had happened to all the copy editors. When I was traditionally published, one of the most dreaded phases of the editorial process for me was the copy edit. Copy editors are…

  • Avoiding Writers’ Block

    Today, we’re going to discuss some tips and tricks for ensuring that you always know what comes next when you sit down to write. I don’t love the term “writers’ block”, partly because it sounds insurmountable. Like so many things, being “stuck” can be overcome with a little preparation and several little steps. You could…

  • International Buy Links

    At the Novelists Inc conference, I attended several wonderful workshops taught by Joanna Penn. In one of them, she talked about English-language markets outside of the US, and means of making it simple for non-US readers to buy books. Part of that facilitation comes from distribution, and part of it comes from website links. Many…

  • What Do You DO All Day?

    On Thursdays, we’re talking about publishing and writing here on the blog. Two weeks ago, we talked about Tracking Your Word Count as part of an ongoing discussion about tracking your progress and speed in creating new content. Knowing how quickly you write helps you to plan your publication schedule, because you know when books…