Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • Workshop Info

    Toronto Romance Writers’ has posted the info about my January 10 full day workshop for them, right HERE. This is a free full day workshop for TRW members. The new president says that guests (i.e. non-TRW members) can attend this workshop as their one-time free trial meeting. Dues for TRW are $50 a year, and…

  • Winter Gardening

    I repotted houseplants the other evening. It’s such a simple task – although I always make a mess with the potting soil – but a very satisfying one. We could call it winter gardening. The plants in the corner of the living room had outgrown their pots to the point that they all had roots…

  • Where Did They Go?

    There was an article in the paper the other day about Dame Barbara Cartland, who passed away a few years ago. It was about the republication of her etiquette guide, although she’s better known for her romance novels. I’ve never actually read one of her books – most of which were Regency romances – but…

  • Cookbooks I Like

    We have an abundance of cookbooks, but there’s always room for a few more. Last week, I found a couple of neat ones. I was at Winners, which is possibly my favourite store. For those of you south of the border, Winners is owned by T.J.Maxx so maybe they’re similar. (?) What Winners sells is…

  • More on “Gentle Reads”

    Well, I’m chewing through that T.B.R. pile and getting through all the things I think I should read. As is usually the case with such missions, I’m not liking the reads much. But, on the upside, I have a new Theory. I picked up a bunch of “gentle reads” after hearing that term at National…