Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • NaNoWriMo 2022

    It’s time for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) again! The challenge is to write 50,000 words in the month of November, which is pretty much my usual monthly goal. I thought I did NaNo every year, but it turns out that I missed last year. Hmm. I’ve signed up this year with the goal of…

  • A Month in the Garden

    This is a big year for me in terms of milestones. I had a big birthday, though we won’t specify which one. 🙂 I also celebrated thirty years since selling my first book to a publisher and ten years since going indie and becoming my own publisher. I usually rearrange my office and sort my…

  • An Update on Dragon’s Wolf

    Dragon’s Wolf delayed.

  • Next Phase of the Newsletter Move

    I’m moving all of my newsletters from one service provider to another, as mentioned a few weeks ago. A number of you have told me that you find this process interesting, so I’ll keep you updated each week on my progress. There are a lot of variables to juggle, and since I have three newsletters,…

  • First Newsletter Send

    I sent the first newsletter from the new service yesterday and at this end, it looks as if everything went well. The delivery rate was really good – much better than at the old service – so that’s a relief. The first newsletter to go out was the March Heroes & Happy Endings – but…