Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • The Appeal of Indie Publishing

    This morning, I was interviewed by Matt Galloway on the CBC’s show Metro Morning. This was a result of the announcement on Friday that Newscorp is acquiring Harlequin. There’s been a suggestion in the media that Harlequin’s sales are down because of authors choosing to self-publish or go indie. I’d been interviewed on that show…

  • CBC Metro Morning

    Once upon a time, I was the writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library. As part of the publicity organized by TPL, I was interviewed by Andy Barrie for CBC Radio’s show Metro Morning. I was also interviewed by Wei Chen for the sister show, Ontario Morning. Well, I’ve been invited to be interviewed again for…

  • Reader Conferences

    I enjoyed the Coastal Magic conference so much that I’ve been booking some more reader conferences. I’ll let you know about them as the bookings are confirmed. I will be at Book Expo America this spring. I’ll be signing copies of Serpent’s Kiss and The Highlander’s Curse, on Saturday May 31, which is BEA’s Power…

  • Ten Reasons to Love the Coastal Magic Readers’ Convention

    I’m home and still running with a nice thrum of energy from spending last weekend at the Coastal Magic Readers’ Convention in Daytona Beach, Florida. Here’s my top ten list of why it was so great. 1. Readers Wow. I’ve never gone to a readers’ con before, and now I’m wondering why. It was such…

  • Coastal Magic Reader Conference

    I’m at the Coastal Magic Reader Conference for urban fantasy and paranormal romance today through Sunday in Daytona Beach, Florida. Here’s hoping I meet some of you there! 🙂