Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • Strategies for Effective Revision – II

    Yesterday, we reviewed two challenges facing the author with a revision. Today, we’ll carry on, with the goal of making an Action Plan. You’ve had the feedback. Now, what do you do? 1. Put your emotions on hold. This is hard, but it’s the only way you’ll be able to revise effectively. Give yourself some…

  • Strategies for Effective Revision

    Last week, we talked about the production process and how that affects the scheduling of time for writers. We talked also about the time commitment for revisions, and I mentioned that many authors have trouble revising effectively. I promised we’d start to talk about that today and we will – no surprise that this grew…

  • Going to DisneyWorld

    RWA National has relocated the annual national conference. Instead of our going to Nashville, as originally planned, the conf will be in Orlando, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel. Same dates. Are you going? Has the relocation changed your plans? I’m quite excited about this, as I haven’t been to DisneyWorld in…

  • Implications from Production

    Yesterday, I talked about the production cycle for a print book. Because we’re reviewing how to schedule your time, today we’ll talk about some implications from that production cycle – and its demands upon writers. Bear in mind that the chance to review the manuscript at each phase is a good, good thing. You just…

  • The Production Cycle

    I’ve probably talked about this before, but I have page proofs to read this week, so that makes me think about it again. One of the things that I try to get aspiring authors to do when I teach workshops is to figure out how many books they can comfortably write per year. This is…