Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • NaNoWriMo 2016

    For the past couple of years, I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. Participants cheer each other on to write 50,000 words on their book manuscript during the month of November. It’s a fun event and a great way to connect with other writers. Some people find it motivating and get more work…

  • My New Planner

    As I’ve mentioned to you before, I took it as a challenge earlier this year to find better ways to  manage my time. By last spring, it seemed as if I was working all the time and that my work was running my life, instead of the other way around. Part of this is certainly…

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. We celebrate earlier than our neighbours to the south. 🙂 I hope those of you who are celebrating have a wonderful day (or weekend) with friends and family, and that you travel safely to your destination and home again. One thing I love about Thanksgiving is the leftover food.…

  • Just One Day

    Earlier this year, I started to wonder how I had so little time to write even though I felt like I was working all the time. I started to keep a daily log of what I was doing, and made some changes to my routine. I thought you might be interested in seeing a typical…

  • On Resonance

    Have you ever struck a crystal glass and heard it chime? That resonance lets you know that the glass was well-made. A book has a resonance, too, if it’s well-crafted. Over the years, I’ve developed an inner ear for my own books and their resonance. I don’t always know what’s missing from a work-in-progress, but…