Deborah Cooke: Author

Tag: writing life

  • Stand in the Place Where You Live

    You get two Wild West Thursday posts this week, because I need to give you the background story for tomorrow’s post. (Don’t you feel lucky?!) In recent years, I’ve become convinced that authors making connections with other authors is the wave of the future. With the rise of indie-publishing, it’s far easier for authors to…

  • Interview at WordPreneurs

    Here’s an interview I did for WordPreneurs, a site focused on indie authors. The permalink is here.

  • Happy News

    The snowdrops are up! If that were all, it would be more than enough, but it’s not all. The worker guys are gone from the house, the bathroom looks wonderful, the new washer and dryer are operational, AND I’ve caught up on my laundry. Routine has been restored, so I’m one happy writer. Plus the…

  • A War of Words

    Earlier this week, I received a newsletter for authors from one of my former publishing houses. I still earn royalties from them, as they still have rights to some of my books, so they consider me one of their authors, even though I haven’t written for them for years. This newsletter is always amusing to…

  • Changing Times

    Many years ago, when I was comparatively new to the publishing game, I clipped a list out of a magazine. It’s been on my bulletin board ever since, because it’s one of those things that’s funny but, um, not. It goes like this: The Worst Paying Jobs with the Most Stress: 1. Fisherman 2. Book…