Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • Following Me

    Today, I thought we’d talk about following an author – specifically following me, or my alter-ego Claire Delacroix – because things are changing. This once was a pretty easy task, but now there are options popping up like proverbial mushrooms. It seems every portal wants to host a paid subscription for me. Reviewing the options…

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy new year and welcome to 2024! Here’s hoping this year is the best yet for you and yours.

  • The Same But Different

    I haven’t blogged much in recent years about writing and publishing, mostly because I’ve been so busy doing both. While it’s really satisfying to have the rights back to all of my work, becoming my own publisher has meant a lot more admin work. I still think about writing, publishing, and the balancing act of…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of you – and every good wish to you and yours for 2023. Thanks for following me this year and reading my books – I’m looking forward to LOTS of new stories in the new year. Stay warm and safe and be happy this holiday season. 🙂

  • 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…