Deborah Cooke: Author

Tag: writing life

  • The Juice

    Last week, there was a bad storm here, as in so many other places. Our variant was an ice storm, combined high winds. Trees and tree branches came down and took power lines down with them. We were without power for just over 24 hours, which made me both realize and appreciate a few things.…

  • Resonance

    Stories that are complete and coherent have a resonance, at least to me. There is something wonderful about a book that leaves no loose ends, a story in which every detail adds up. Every character acts in character in these books, yet their actions aren’t entirely predictable. The plot makes sense, but twists in surprising…

  • Spring Fever

    It’s been looking like spring, finally, around here. (Ironically, this morning, it looks like winter – we had a dusting of fresh snow last night, but I’ve decided it WILL melt. Soon.) It’s been a very dark winter and has felt particularly long to me. There’s also been a lot going on in our lives…

  • Late, Late, Late

    Some of you have emailed me about the availability of KISS OF DARKNESS, and you’re right, it’s not published yet. You’re also right that I’m late. We had an unpleasant surprise this month when my father-in-law suddenly became very ill, and subsequently passed away. I wasn’t getting any writing done then, which isn’t a surprise…

  • Visit from Mark LeFebvre

    Yesterday, I told you about the Stratford Authors blog that I established last fall with a local librarian, Melanie Kindrachuk, to focus on local authors. I mentioned that we’d started to co-host some events with the local library. At the beginning of March, our monthly event featured Mark LeFebvre, the Director of Author Relations at…