Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing

  • We Have The Technology

    No, this isn’t about that old television show, The Six Million Dollar Man. It’s about writing – or, more accurately, about what writers know about publishing. I was talking this week about the differences between the early 1990’s when I was trying to sell my first book and now, and the differences in the challenges…

  • The Medieval Chronicle

    Once upon a time, there was a publication for readers and writers called The Medieval Chronicle. It was published by the very charming Linda Abel, who I met right after selling my first book. (That was the Romantic Times conference in Savannah, Georgia in the spring of 1992. The theme was “Gone With the Wind”,…

  • We Have a Winner!

    I just heard the news. FALLEN has won Best Paranormal/Fantasy/Time Travel Romance of the Orange County Chapter’s Book Buyer’s Best Award. Sue Grimshaw of Borders Group is the final judge. How exciting is that?!

  • An Url to Remember

    As I’ve mentioned bunches of times, I’ll be the Writer in Residence at the Toronto Public Library this October and November. There are some public events associated with the residency and a critique possibility for library patrons, but for those of you living farther afield, there is one more resource. I’ll be blogging at the…

  • Crowded Office

    There’s a line in my office, and I’m working my way through it as quickly as I can. Actually, it’s more of a queue, and it’s a queue of fictional characters in groups. They know each other, you see, so there’s also a background noise of chatter as they await my attention. First in line…