by Cooper West | Aug 5, 2013 | Announcements!, Writing Update
Well I think I finally nailed it. Might tweak it a little here and there before the book is released but I think this is where we’re at: The three hearts, obviously, represent the three main characters in the romantic triangle. This is a M/F/M where the men (Cal...
by Cooper West | Aug 4, 2013 | Writing Process
My personal goal in life is to do ALL THE THINGS. Too much? It really is, unfortunately. I’m the kind of person who sets outrageously unrealistic goals for myself, the kind of goals that make people squint at me and wonder if I’m drunk. When of course I...
by Cooper West | Jul 31, 2013 | Editorial, Writing Process
The act of writing is a touchy subject for writers to talk about, even if we seem to talk about it endlessly (sorry?). What concerns me is why readers read what we write. Those two subjects are actually related. Porter Anderson recently wrote a thought-provoking post...
by Cooper West | Jul 30, 2013 | Writing Process
I’m working on a book cover for my M/F/M paranormal romance about Ursula the werebear. As you can probably tell, I’m also still working on a title. The series is called “The Chatelaine” but I want a book title that can be riffed on for subsequent books, much as Janet...
by Cooper West | Jul 29, 2013 | Writing Industry
What do you love to read? The same thing, all the time? Me neither. Nor do I like to write that way, but I’ve found that there is a certain constraint I need to be aware of, which actually works to my advantage. So, there are 1000 different flavors to...
by Cooper West | Jul 28, 2013 | Editorial, Writing
I’m riffing here about my writing career, which may not interest all of you but certainly is fascinating to me. 😉 What brings up the question of the subject, “What it means to be rich,” is the intersection of success, wealth, and being rich as...