Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing

  • Gardens and Books

    We haven’t had an analogy to play with for a while, so I think we’re past due. Here’s one for today: Writing a book is like gardening. How so? Well, deciding to create a garden is much like deciding to write a book. For creative reasons, you sign yourself up for a bunch of work,…

  • Yet Another Theme

    My eyeballs are melting, so this is how it will stand for the moment. I found a nice white background for the text, at least. Now it’s time to write books! But tell me what you think, too. I’ll come back to see. 🙂

  • 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…

  • 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…