Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • Merry Christmas!

    It’s that time again. Things will be quiet here on the blog through the New Year, as I step away from the internet to spend some time with friends and loved ones. I hope you have a merry Christmas, with friends, family, good food and good company – and maybe a good book or two.…

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the US. I hope you have a wonderful day, surrounded by friends and family, and share a good meal. (You’ll need your strength for Black Friday shopping.) When do you put up your Christmas decorations? I’ll probably start this weekend. We’ve had snow, so I’m ready for things to look…

  • ARGH!

    It must be one of THOSE days. I like to set up my newsletter early, then schedule it to go out. This weekend, I’ve been working on the newsletter for November 17, which lists two promotions. Today, I finished it up and scheduled it for delivery – but I set the time and not the…

  • 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…