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Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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Author: Alicia Bessette

  • Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

Leave a comment, win an ARC!

To win an advance reading copy of Simply From Scratch, leave a brief comment below addressing this week’s Deb Ball…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 9, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

Which is which?

Each of the following five short descriptions comes from a book by a 2010 Debutante Ball author. Which Deb wrote…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

Making the time

Sometimes when people learn that I write fiction full time, they say, “Wow, that takes discipline,” or, “I admire your…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010Wednesday, May 12, 2010
  • by Alicia Bessette

Just … wow!

There are many reasons you’ll love THE WHOLE WORLD. Great sentences, for example. Like this one: “We kissed a kiss…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

A Valium and a couple Oreos

My mom’s known to bust out with funny one-liners from time to time. Behold some of her recent gems ……

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010Monday, May 10, 2010
  • by Alicia Bessette

Plucky narrator, addicting book!

In Restoring Harmony sixteen-year-old Molly McClure leaves her family’s farm in Canada and travels to the United States on a…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 5, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

Write how people talk, but don’t write how people talk

On writing dialogue, I hear two common pieces of advice: 1. Write how people talk, because it’ll ring true on…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

Shopping in C-Wood (or: drunken goat)

I’m a fan of local shopping. Where I live, there’s plenty of opportunities to local-shop. The Collingswood Farmers Market, for…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

As you are, you are

“Do not let your peace depend on the hearts of others; whatever they say about you, good or bad, you…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

A new pair of ’tax from Dr. K

I have crappy vision and have worn glasses since sixth grade. I was a seventh grader when I got my…

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