The Debutante Ball

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

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Author: DanaB

  • Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2013Monday, August 26, 2013
  • by DanaB

Deb Dana Graduates

As I have said on more than one occasion, I do not like endings or goodbyes or anything that involves…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2013Monday, August 19, 2013
  • by DanaB

Deb Dana Has Many Best Friends

I went to elementary school in the era of the friendship bracelet and best friend heart necklace. You know the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2013Tuesday, August 13, 2013
  • by DanaB

Deb Dana Likes a Change in Scenery

I spent last week at the beach with my family, in a rental home in Avalon, New Jersey. Whenever I…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 6, 2013Tuesday, August 6, 2013
  • by DanaB

Deb Dana Thinks Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid

When I saw this week’s topic was “something you might not know,” I thought, “Hmm… What might my readers not…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2013Monday, July 29, 2013
  • by DanaB

Deb Dana and Newborn Nostalgia

Endings. Oh, endings. You have upset me for as long as I can remember, an issue I have discussed before. That…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 27, 2013Saturday, July 27, 2013
  • by DanaB

The Debutante Ball Welcomes Koethi Zan!

Today we welcome Koethi Zan to the Ball! Her debut thriller, THE NEVER LIST, was recently released by Pamela Dorman…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 23, 2013Monday, July 22, 2013
  • by DanaB

Deb Dana’s New Normal

Last week, I sent out the following tweet: “Writers with infants: how do you do it????? And by ‘it’ I…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2013Friday, July 19, 2013
  • by DanaB

The Debutante Ball Welcomes TL Costa!

Today we are thrilled to welcome TL Costa to the Ball! Costa is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and has…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013Monday, July 15, 2013
  • by DanaB

Deb Dana’s Summer Vacation to 16th-Century Japan

Today, friends, I have the honor of introducing our VERY LAST DEB LAUNCH. Yes, that’s right: Deb Susan’s engrossing debut,…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 9, 2013Tuesday, July 9, 2013
  • by DanaB

On Food and Shipwreck Lane

Being the Tuesday Deb, I always get the honor and privilege of posting on my fellow Debs’ launch days because,…

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Since 2007, the Debutante Ball has been celebrating first-time authors and their books. Learn more.

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