Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing

  • Done!

    There is a moment in every book’s editing process when all the pieces click into place, all the scenes are complete, all the details line up and all the editorial queries have been answered. Firestorm Forever has reached that point. It’s in its final copy edit and proofread, so we’re right on time for that…

  • Our Survey Says…

    As promised, here are the results from the short survey I set up this week. There were four questions, and I had over 300 replies. You didn’t all answer every question, but that’s okay – and some of you were good enough to leave comments on the last one. Here are the results. The first…

  • The Future of the Pyr

    As I’ve told you many times, Firestorm Forever isn’t the last of my dragon shifter heroes. There will be more stories featuring the Pyr. My challenge this week is deciding which stories I should tell next. I had it all planned out, but then, a few characters caught my interest in the writing of Firestorm…

  • Firestorm Forever – The Big Book

    Firestorm Forever, as you all know, is the final Dragonfire novel. Some of you may know that there are three firestorms in this book, and that it takes place over a year. This has necessitated some choices on my part. First off, there’s the structure of the book itself. Ideally, each of those three firestorms…

  • Happy New Year!

    Welcome to the first day of 2015! Happy new year to you and yours! I hope it’s a wonderful bright morning filled with possibility, wherever you are. Do you make resolutions for the new year? I’ve made a few this year (as I usually do) and have already accomplished several of them. (I cheated and…