by Cooper West | Jun 28, 2013 | Editorial
I’m an archivist, at least that’s the day!job description. I work for a congressional library, which is a fancy way of saying I work for the archives of a particular (now dead) congressman. As a sideline, because our archives are not exactly very busy (we...
by Cooper West | Jun 27, 2013 | Editorial, Health, Modus Operandi
I’m going a little OT with that headline, I know. Bear with me. Recently my friend Sarah Madison wrote a very powerful essay about the power of self-acceptance and self-love, which focused heavily on her body image issues. To say I related to that whole...
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...
