Deborah Cooke: Author

Tag: writing life

  • 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…

  • Laundromats

    Yesterday, I made what I hope will be my last trip to the coin-op laundromat. It’s been a while since I’ve used a laundromat, but in this recent spate of renovation, my surly old washer and dryer were the first to go. I don’t miss either of them per se – no matter what settings…

  • Updating Files

    I’m getting to the end of what’s proven to be a long process. I’ve had all of my book files professionally formatted, and ended up using two formatters to get through them all more quickly. As I write this, it’s Tuesday and we’re in the midst of the time travels and the second Bride Quest.…

  • Thinking Local

    Recently, I started a blog for local (and local-ish) authors along with a local librarian. It’s called Stratford Authors and developed out of the discussions that Melanie and I had regarding the number of authors in town. We launched the blog in September 2012 and post an interview every Tuesday. It’s been really interesting to…