Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Miscellaneous Musing

  • Strategies

    We’re going to talk about making plans, or more specifically, about moving from an idea to an action plan. Today, I have an example from real life – tomorrow, we’ll apply the same method to writing. Here we go. The Idea I have – as so many of us do – an extra 10 pounds…

  • Toxic Beauty

    I’ve been fascinated for a while with the photographic works of Edward Burtynski. These are amazing images – he photographs mines and railcuts, shipbreaking yards and factories. His work is concerned with the mark we leave on the planet. Next time you’re in the bookstore, have a look for his book MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES. These images…

  • Books & Covers

    A big part of the reason that I get so excited about the covers on my own books (especially if they’re good!) is that I shop for books by their covers. I never believed this was true, until Mr. C. asked me what the books I’d just bought were about and I couldn’t give him…

  • Red & White

    Today is Canada Day. Like most national holidays of this flavour, it’s celebrated with family gatherings, parades, politicians and fireworks. I think we should celebrate with food too. So, today, eat something red and white in honour of Canada Day. (You can stick a ‘u’ into words like ‘honour’ and ‘colour’ too if you like.)…

  • Blank Books

    We’ve talked about blank books before, and generally agreed that we like them. A lot. No surprise that I’ve acquired a few more. I was in the stationary store and they had a new size that I thought would be handy – that in-between size, which is big enough to write entire paragraphs on each…