Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • RCMP Musical Ride

    RCMP Musical Ride

    This month, Mr. Math and I have done a few road trips, including one to see the RCMP Musical Ride. The RCMP Musical Ride travels around Canada each year (and to other countries, too) to perform as a fundraiser for communities, and also to recruit for the RCMP. We saw the Musical Ride a few…

  • Summer Flowers

    My garden is a spring garden. It comes on strong with bulbs then early perennials, but pretty much runs its course by June. I’ve been trying to change that in recent years, and have been adding more daylilies and daisies. Right now, they’re in their full glory. It’s yellow and orange out there! Best of…

  • Evolutions

    Earlier this week, I wrote a blog post about the emergence of indie publishing called Six Years. One of the comments was a question about how digital publishing had changed my own work and writing process. The answer isn’t a short one – the answer is actually this post. First, let’s talk about what changed…

  • Six Years

    This week is the Romance Writers of America annual national conference. This year, it’ll be in San Diego, but I’m not attending. I don’t always go to RWA, but I always think about it while it’s going on. This year, they’re showing a documentary called Love Between the Covers, about the business of writing and…

  • In the Garden

    So many of you liked the pictures of my garden that I thought I’d share some more. My garden is mostly perennials, which means it changes all the time. Each plant blooms only for a week or two each year. I like having the plants come back each year and also to see the garden…