Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Publishing

  • Modifying the Schedule

    I’ve been feeling a bit tense so far this year, and this past weekend, I figured out why. I had originally scheduled the four books in the Champions of Saint Euphemia series to be published at three month intervals – that meant I’d be writing and publishing four new medieval romances in a year. I’ve…

  • Five Tweaks to Better SEO

    I wish the title on this post didn’t sound so click-baity, but I can’t think of another way to phrase it that doesn’t. At least it communicates what this Wild West Thursday post is about. Let’s start with a disclaimer. I’m not an expert on SEO (Search Engine Optimization), not by any stretch of the…

  • The Store and The Newsletter

    Yesterday, I told you about my online store being open again, and about some content that is already available there. There are some groups of content you’ll find in my store – today we’ll talk about them and why they’ll be in the store, often exclusively. 1. Free stuff is easily downloaded from the store.…

  • The Store is Back

    My online store is back in business again. You can find it right here. You might remember that I had planned to dismantle the store and only offer free downloads there. As is so often the case in this market, I’ve changed my mind, and here’s why. First off, I discovered that disabling the payment…

  • Print Books at Chapters/Indigo

    One of the things I’ve been working on this fall is finally coming to fruition. I’ve been making print editions of my books available through Ingrams. They still remain available through Createspace and Amazon, but other booksellers (and libraries) often prefer to buy from Ingrams. One of the reasons is that Ingrams lets indie authors…