Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Publishing

  • Schedule Updates

    I’ve been moving my schedule around to accommodate the new publication date of Bad Case of Loving You. I also want to start some new projects. One of the results of this reorganization is that Some Like It Hot has been moved to a February 2020 publication date. That will take my contemporary romance publication…

  • A Little Bit About Publishing Contracts

    I was asked recently by a new author to have a peek at a contract offered to her and thought that a general post about pitfalls might be welcome. I’m not a lawyer, but I’ve read, rejected and signed a lot of publishing contracts. I’ve made some mistakes and learned from them. I’ve also learned…

  • 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…

  • Translations

    I’ve embarked on a new adventure these past couple of weeks – I’ll be having translations done of some of my books. This will be a huge job, since each translation will take several months. I’m starting with some Delacroix titles until I get the hang of this process. First up will be the Jewels…

  • Pricing on Print Editions

    I’ve made some changes to the distribution details of my print editions from Ingrams, which means that you’ll see better prices at your portal of choice than has been the case to date. I publish print editions directly through Amazon for Amazon of most titles, and to date, those have had the best prices. l…