Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • 100 Books – Snag from Teresa

    I’m lifting this wholesale from Teresa, because it’s interesting. Of course, I’m changing the font stuff to reflect my answers. The Big Read, sponsored by the BBC, has estimated that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books on this list. How do you fare? 1) Look at the list and…

  • Guest Blogging at Unleash Your Story

    Since I’m participating in the Unleash Your Story fundraising drive for Cystic Fibrosis this month – or maybe because I’m just so charming (Ha!) – I was invited to guest blog on their blog today. We’re going to talk about setting goals and achieving them. Come on by and visit!

  • Peach Pie

    This weekend, I made a peach pie. I don’t think I’ve ever eaten a peach pie. My family doesn’t make peach pies. We make pies of all kinds of berries and of apples and rhubarb, but not of peaches. We make raisin pie and mincemeat pie, but not peach pie. I’m not sure why. Last…

  • Unleash Your Story – First Week Totals

    I’m on track, if a little farther behind than hoped. I wrote 9700 words this week, which puts me right on schedule for writing 40,000 in the month of September. I actually wrote a lot more than that, but I also did a lot of cutting. 9700 words is my net gain for the week.…

  • Unleash Your Story

    This is a fundraiser that I’m participating in this month. Here’s the homepage for the event – the graphic is linked too – which runs through the month of September. The idea is that we sponsor each other to write more and read more, and raise money for Cystic Fibrosis on the way. It should…