Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Publishing

  • Dragons are Patient

    I was really hoping to have great Dragonfire news for you by now, but no luck. The reversion process continues, very slowly. Right now, the rights to the first three Dragonfire novels are still held by NAL – that’s Kiss of Fire, Kiss of Fury and Kiss of Fate. They’re available in the NAL editions…

  • New Tricks

    In a constantly changing market, there are always new marketing methods to explore. Some work, some don’t. Most work for some authors and genres, and not so well for others. There’s really only one way to find out for sure – experimentation. This week, we’re not only having Wild West Thursday on Wednesday, but we’re…

  • My New Planner

    As I’ve mentioned to you before, I took it as a challenge earlier this year to find better ways to  manage my time. By last spring, it seemed as if I was working all the time and that my work was running my life, instead of the other way around. Part of this is certainly…

  • Just One Day

    Earlier this year, I started to wonder how I had so little time to write even though I felt like I was working all the time. I started to keep a daily log of what I was doing, and made some changes to my routine. I thought you might be interested in seeing a typical…

  • On Resonance

    Have you ever struck a crystal glass and heard it chime? That resonance lets you know that the glass was well-made. A book has a resonance, too, if it’s well-crafted. Over the years, I’ve developed an inner ear for my own books and their resonance. I don’t always know what’s missing from a work-in-progress, but…