Deborah Cooke: Author

Tag: writing life

  • Changing Relationships

    As the world of publishing changes and mutates, we all need to reconsider our industry relationships. This isn’t a bad thing by any means – it’s simply a sign that more things are possible. One of the big changes that writers constantly remark upon, for example, is how freely indie-published authors exchange and share information.…

  • RWA National Conference

    Yesterday, the virtual doors were flung open for registration for Romance Writers of America’s annual conference. This year, the RWA National conf will be in Atlanta, from July 17 to 20. I’ve booked everything to go, so will be there! There’s a booksigning at the conference to raise money for literacy programs, and that signing…

  • Time for Chaos

    I told you a while back that we’d be having renovations done at the house this year, and they’ve started today. This means noise and dust, at least in the short term. It means worker guys in the house, too, and the Queen Bee getting miffed about them coming in and out without ringing the…

  • Portals and Publishing Plans

    It’s a new year and a whole new challenge in the Wild West of indie-publishing. Algorithms are on the move and have been changing over the past month in particular, which means that we indie-authors need to try some new marketing strategies. First off, FREE is working less well at all portals. This makes a…

  • Update on The Highlander’s Curse

    I promised all of you an update on my progress with THE HIGHLANDER’S CURSE, which is the second book in my new True Love Brides series. This is Annelise’s book. As most of you know, THC was supposed to be published in December 2012 and it wasn’t. Why not? Well, I’m learning a lot about…