by Cooper West | Aug 24, 2011 | Editorial, Writing Industry
Why is everyone telling you to “create a discussion” on Twitter? And “engage your audience” on GoodReads? And “encourage dialogue” on FaceBook? Community. Marketing in the digital era is about building community; this is why we are...
by Cooper West | Aug 20, 2011 | Income Report, Writing Industry
Note/Warning: In our society, talking openly about income is considered somewhat gauche. Personally, though, I think it is a social rule designed to disempower people and fuel shame. I’ve never, ever understood how not talking money is supposed to be helpful....
by Cooper West | Aug 9, 2011 | Editorial, Writing Process
It might seem odd that a romance writer, whose whole genre (and therefore livelihood) is predicated on the mythology of “one true love!” which is the foundation of Western ideas of romantic relationships, would be a huge fan of a book which detractors describe as an...
by Cooper West | Jul 14, 2011 | Announcements!, Writing Process
My latest release came out on July 6th: Mixed Signals! I’ll put the spoilery stuff behind a cut, but to start with, let me say that Frank Sheldon is one of my favorite characters that I’ve written. I wanted to write about a very beautiful, nay perfect, man...
by Cooper West | Jul 2, 2011 | Writing Update
What month. My goal was a modest 2k words a day, which I never hit even once. My average, in fact, stands at 721 words per day. The 10th through the 19th, I never wrote a single word. The fact is I am absorbed by summer classes in grad school, and right in the middle...
by Cooper West | Jun 26, 2011 | Writing Process
I’m a professional writer, and I’ve been through a number of classes and seminars on writing, so I can say this with absolute certainty: fandom is not a master class. Other people have pointed that out, usually as a way to discredit fanfic writers. However...
