Deborah Cooke: Author

Tag: worldbuilding

  • Historical Empire

    Weaving real history into my fictional towns of Empire and Port Cavendish for my upcoming contemporary romance series, The Carpe Diem Cafe.

  • Keeping Track of Incendium

    I’m adding some additional references to the Dragons of Incendium site, to help me, my editor, and all of you keep track of this ever-expanding fictional world. (I actually should call it a universe. It feels like one!) One glossary isn’t going to be enough! This morning, I created a drop-down menu instead of a…

  • Incendium & Eye Candy

    One of the fun things about building a new world is figuring out what it looks like, as well as how it works. I’ve been gathering images for Incendium on my Pinterest board for the series—you can find it right here— but there’s one particular image I’d like to share with you. The dragon shifter…

  • The World of Dragonfire

    This is the glossary of terms I’ve compiled about the world of Dragonfire. It’s going to be included in the back of Kiss of Destiny and in the Dragon Legion Collection, as well as all future Dragonfire novels. Have a look and let me know if there are any important terms you think are missing.…

  • Companion Volumes

    One of the interesting things that fiction authors sometimes do is create a companion volume or a guide to their fictional world. I think these are really cool, but know that it is very difficult to get a traditional publisher interested in publishing one. I’ve just bought one, based on the mystery series by Donna…