Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • Our Survey Says…

    As promised, here are the results from the short survey I set up this week. There were four questions, and I had over 300 replies. You didn’t all answer every question, but that’s okay – and some of you were good enough to leave comments on the last one. Here are the results. The first…

  • The Future of the Pyr

    As I’ve told you many times, Firestorm Forever isn’t the last of my dragon shifter heroes. There will be more stories featuring the Pyr. My challenge this week is deciding which stories I should tell next. I had it all planned out, but then, a few characters caught my interest in the writing of Firestorm…

  • This Month at Romance Canadian Style

    I’m talking about spring and Firestorm Forever – and Romancing the Capital – at the blog this month. Hop on over and say hello! Here’s the permalink.

  • Stray Plants

    This week, I brought home a pair of stray plants. They’re miniature roses and were on the discount produce table at the grocery store. They must have been part of the Valentine’s Day offerings, but were forgotten at some point. They were looking pretty sad, with lots of dead growth. They had been watered recently…

  • Why Do You Read Whatever You Read?

    Different people read for different reasons, and even individuals read for different reasons at different times. I find the variety intriguing and also the logic behind our choices. For example, I can tell my progress in the book I’m writing by what I’m reading. When I’m in the middle of writing a book—which seems to…