by Cooper West | Jun 29, 2013 | Writing Update
I’m almost in a state of shock that I just hit the “send” button on the email submission of my (finally finished!) book, The Protector. I’ve talked about it before, and it’s a story that has literally taken nearly two calendar years to...
by Cooper West | Jun 25, 2013 | Writing
A fellow author pointed me towards Chuck Wendig’s post about tired tropes, which, while interesting, was kind of pointless for me. Because here is what fandom, in the form of fanfic, has taught me: do not fear the tropes! Wendig asks “what tropes are you...
by Cooper West | Jun 21, 2013 | PSA, Writing Update
I’m a few months away from the release of this novella, but I’m really excited that I have the first draft of the first book in the series completed, so I MUST SHARE! This is my initial offering in my new M/F/M line of stories, which I hope someone,...
by Cooper West | Jun 20, 2013 | Writing, Writing Process
(I guess this is ear-worm week? Sorry…) Recent headlines: Steamy romance ebooks save a home! Sylvia Day sells 550,000 copies in a week! (she was formerly indie before signing with a legacy publisher) I admit it: I’m jealous. Honestly I’m not...
by Cooper West | Jun 17, 2013 | Modus Operandi, Writing Update
While Mondays have, in general, a bad reputation, my relationship with the start of the day!jobs workweek is usually humorous: “Oh Monday, you rascal you!” Not today. Today both day!jobs were irksome and frustrating and too busy and unexpectedly stinky...
by Cooper West | Jun 10, 2013 | Modus Operandi, Writing Process
I know that’s a really weird post title, but it’s also true. I got a new chair, and I think it’s changed my life. It’s not, actually a new chair. It’s a little beat up and scratched up hand-me-down from a friend who is downsizing in...
