Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Publishing

  • DOUBLE TROUBLE at Other Portals

    “For a fast-paced, captivating story of romance, family relationships, and following your heart, Double Trouble is not to be missed.” Romance Reviews Today Yesterday, my Coxwell book DOUBLE TROUBLE finished its stint of exclusivity at KDP Select. Today, it’s being published at other portals – and it’s FREE at other portals for the moment. It’s…

  • Visiting the Jaunty Quills

    I’m visiting my friend Terri Brisbin at her blog, The Jaunty Quills, on their Bring A Friend Friday event. I’m talking about finishing linked series. Come on over and say hello!

  • Cover Art in the New Wild West

    Last week on Wild West Thursday, we talked about the changing roles and expectations of cover artists. This week, we’re going to talk about the changes to cover art design in recent years. This is primarily due to the transition from buying physical books in brick-and-mortar bookstores, to shopping online, either for a digital edition…

  • Cover Artists in Transition

    This week on Wild West Thursday, I thought we’d take a look at how the current changes in the publishing world are affecting cover art and cover artists. We talk a lot about the effects upon writers and even upon publishers, but as writers, we have a lot in common with the other creative people…

  • Free and Its Fallout

    This week on Wild West Thursday, we’ll talk a bit about one of the sales mechanisms used to promote books in the digital marketplace – making a title free. The Principle The core idea is that the free book is what is called a “loss leader” by marketing people. This is similar to a free…