Deborah Cooke: Author

Tag: writing life

  • Why “Free” Works

    Last Friday, I promised to explain the marketing strategy being used by so many indie authors of making books free for a limited period of time. To many, it seems counter-intuitive that giving books away could help to sell books immediately afterward, but it actually does. There are two reasons why “free” works. The first…

  • Flummoxed

    Isn’t that a great word? I’ve always wanted to use it, and now would be the time. I have a group of letters in my in-box (both the real one and the virtual one) from aspiring writers, asking for advice. The letters are sitting there unanswered, because I don’t know what to say. Once upon…

  • Murdoch & Isabella

    As you have all heard a thousand times already, I’m currently preparing a new medieval for publication in May of this year. THE RENEGADE’S HEART is the first book in a new series called The True Love Brides, which picks up the story of The Jewels of Kinfairlie. I have wanted to write this story…

  • All Quiet

    It’s quiet on the blog right now, mostly because I haven’t been getting around to writing any new posts. Things are busy, busy, busy at this end, although there isn’t so much to show for it. I’m working on my new Scottish medieval romance, THE RENEGADE’S HEART, getting it ready to go to my editor.…

  • TAW – Week Two

    This week’s exercises in my Artist’s Way volume focus on perfectionism. This builds on the concept presented in earlier volumes of TAW of the inner critic or censor, and the notion that the critic (by insisting that nothing is good enough) keeps writers from getting anything done at all. Julia Cameron presents techniques to manage…