Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • Five Tweaks to Better SEO

    I wish the title on this post didn’t sound so click-baity, but I can’t think of another way to phrase it that doesn’t. At least it communicates what this Wild West Thursday post is about. Let’s start with a disclaimer. I’m not an expert on SEO (Search Engine Optimization), not by any stretch of the…

  • The Big Finish

    Today is an exciting day, at least for me. It might be the best part of writing books for a living. I’m going to write the Big Finish of The Crusader’s Kiss. I have it all mapped out and the dialogue is running in my head. I’m excited about the ending of this book –…

  • Happy New Year!

    Welcome to 2016! The first order of business this morning is to thank all of you for starting off my year so well. Gaston and Ysmaine’s book is sitting in a lovely position this morning, thanks to all of you who picked up a copy during this week’s sale. At Amazon.com, The Crusader’s Bride is…

  • December Blog Post at Romance Canadian Style

    Today, I’m talking about holiday traditions over at the RCS blog. Here’s the permalink to my post. Come on over and say hello!

  • The Book Tree

    A few weeks ago, I saw some book trees on Facebook. They were Christmas trees, but made of carefully stacked books. Some of them were decorated, and some weren’t. When I finally saw one with lights on it, I knew I had to build one. Here it is: Building a book tree isn’t particularly complicated,…