Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Wild West Thursday

  • The End of Free?

    We’ve talked about authors making books free in past posts here on Wild West Thursday, and about the way that free can give visibility to an author. (Here’s one of my earliest posts about free, and some reflections on implications, then a more recent one about free’s effectiveness.) The benefit of free is particularly seen…

  • Changing Times

    Many years ago, when I was comparatively new to the publishing game, I clipped a list out of a magazine. It’s been on my bulletin board ever since, because it’s one of those things that’s funny but, um, not. It goes like this: The Worst Paying Jobs with the Most Stress: 1. Fisherman 2. Book…

  • Updating Files

    I’m getting to the end of what’s proven to be a long process. I’ve had all of my book files professionally formatted, and ended up using two formatters to get through them all more quickly. As I write this, it’s Tuesday and we’re in the midst of the time travels and the second Bride Quest.…

  • Distinctive Cover Art for Indie-Pubbed Titles

    I thought we’d talk a bit more today on Wild West Thursday this week about cover art. I’m fascinated with cover art myself, so the control that authors have over their own cover art in the indie-publishing world is very exciting to me. Let’s talk about traditional publishers and cover art first, just to get…

  • Following the Breadcrumbs

    One of the things about digital distribution that surprised me – and sometimes still does – is how content gets from here to there. It’s not uncommon to hear that someone bought a book at Portal X when I didn’t even realize I had distribution to Portal X. Similarly, there can be a line item…