by Cooper West | Aug 24, 2011 | Announcements!, Writing Update
If you follow me on twitter than you already know this, but I’m very pleased by the news because “Accismus” is something I wrote early this summer and sent off with a prayer for the “Higher Learning” anthology call at Dreamspinner Press....
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 15, 2011 | Announcements!
Line up to get your hot pirates! Dreamspinner Press released Cross Bones today! My story “Rough Trade” is in this anthology, which also includes other tall tales by really good writers like Piper Vaughn among others. What’s not to like? The cover...
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...
