Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • Connections

    I hope you’re enjoying the guest blog posts this month. I’m having a great time with them. It’s been quite exciting to realize how many great people I know, and have met in the business of publishing. It’s wonderful to have them come by and tell you a bit about themselves and their work. I’m…

  • Friday Fun

    On Fridays, I try to post about my various knitting projects. This week, I was sure I’d be able to show you a finished cardigan, but not so. As I was sewing it up on Monday, I discovered that the sleeves were too narrow. In olden days – i.e. before this year’s drive to finish…

  • Digital Self-Publishing

    I thought we’d talk a bit today about a huge trend in publishing: authors digitally self-publishing their own work. What this means is that the author makes an electronic edition of his or her work available, directly to readers, without involving a publisher at all. Self-publishing was called vanity publishing for a long time (and…

  • Visit from Vanessa Kelly

    I’m very excited to have Vanessa Kelly visiting my blog today. I met Vanessa a few years ago and we hit it off right away. She’s smart and funny, and is one of those writers who get things done. It’s been terrific to see her success this year and cheer her on – and it’s…

  • Knowing What You Want

    This is a post for writers, about career planning and publishing. (It’s Wednesday, after all, writing or publishing day on the new schedule!) This post is part of of a workshop I’m putting together for January for TRW. One of the things I’ve learned in 19 years in publishing is that the entire business –…