Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • Language on the Move

    One of the things that is really interesting about a language like English is how it changes over time. English is changing constantly, as we create new words or new uses for existing words, then fold those new words into our existing vocabulary. This is why dictionaries release new updated editions at regular intervals, to…

  • Writing writing writing

    Writing writing writing this week, and having a wonderful time with Dragonfire #7. I’m in that magic place where things are really coming together. How exciting! This means, sadly, that I have nothing to blog about today. 😦 I promise a real post tomorrow.

  • Happy 2011 – and the Ta DA! List

    Happy 2011, everyone, and welcome back to Alive & Knitting. It’s going to be a busy year – many dragons on their way to you – so we should have lots to talk about. One of the things many of us tend to do at this time of year is create a list of resolutions…

  • Happy Holidays

    Well, peeps, it’s that time of year. We’re heading into the final crunch of the holiday season, and if you’re like me, you have lots to do and lots of places to go. So, travel safely, be merry, hug the ones you love, and I’ll see you back here the first Monday of the new…

  • Ruffled Cheese Torte

    This is a recipe I usually end up making this time of year, so maybe it will be handy for you as well. It appeared in a magazine called Recipes Only a long time ago – I clipped it out and still use it. I think it was in an interview with some women who…