E.R. COOK

Author. Artist. Dreamer.


  • LIFE AS A PTPW: THE FIRST AUTHOR FESTIVAL

    LIFE AS A PTPW: THE FIRST AUTHOR FESTIVAL

    This last weekend was my first festival I attended as an author. It was the Columbia River Author Festival held in Longview, WA at the Longview library, which was really nice because it was about 15 minutes away from my house. The library was very beautiful, the event was well-organized, and I even got to…

  • Life as a PTPW: When the World is Chaos

    Life as a PTPW: When the World is Chaos

    I’m used to my mind being chaos. You know that joke of “my mind is a browser with 100 tabs and one of them is stuck”? That’s really how my brain works. At any one time I have three lists running with things I need to do, a calendar constantly checking what day I’m on…

  • Life as a PTPW: An Excellent Fear

    About two months ago in my local writing group, someone mentioned this book festival that was coming up. It was nice because it was open to all authors, and was close to my house. I have never done an in person book festival of any kind as an author, but since I’m trying to push…

  • Finding Your Voice: Fighting the Fear of Sounding Stupid

    Finding Your Voice: Fighting the Fear of Sounding Stupid

    Life as a Part-Time Professional Writer One of the things I’ve dealt with in life are people that discount your opinions or your knowledge. We’ve all been there. You’re having a conversation with a person about a particular topic, you offer your knowledge or thoughts, they get an odd look on their face, and come…