Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing

  • 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…

  • Stakes and the H.E.A.

    I’ve been on one of my reading binges, chewing through the T.B.R. pile at an alarming rate. Part of the reason I’m reading so quickly is that I’m annoyed. This, then, is a rant. You have been warned. I really like when the stakes are high in a book. It doesn’t matter what kind of…

  • 2009 Workshops

    I’m booked to teach a couple of workshops this winter, which promises to be fun. The first will be for Toronto Romance Writers – the Toronto chapter of Romance Writers of America – on January 10. This full day workshop is called Falling for the Romance Genre – we’ll talk about writing in general, romance…

  • Blogging at Shape Shifter Romance

    It’s that time again. Today, we’re talking about Halloween costumes – a kind of personal shape shifting – and there’s a contest for a copy of FALLEN. Drop by Shape Shifter Romance and tell me what you’re going to be this year OR your favourite costume ever.

  • Historical Romance

    I’ve been thinking – and you know that usually means trouble. When I did that signing last week with Eloisa James, she asked if I ever wanted to write historical romance again. The answer, of course, is yes. I really do want to write historicals again. Which got me to thinking about what kind of…