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

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Author: Eleanor Brown

  • Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011Saturday, July 30, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

Strange Fuel for Deb Eleanor’s Writer Brain

We’re bigger movie-watchers in my house than TV-watchers.  This is not generally a problem for us, except when we realize…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011Saturday, July 30, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

Summer Re-Reading With Deb Eleanor

I was recently on a panel at the South Carolina Book Festival where our topic was “Great Summer Reads.” At…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2011Saturday, July 30, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

No Thanks, Deb Eleanor’s Waiting for the Book

I’m so torn about the process of turning books into movies. As a former teacher, movies of books were both…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011Saturday, July 30, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

Deb Eleanor’s Big Spoon

When I give presentations, I talk about the act of writing a novel as analogous to dragging a magnet across…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2011Saturday, July 30, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

Deb Eleanor Introduces the Goal Queen!

When I saw that the topic for this week’s post was goals, I had only one thing on my mind…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2011Sunday, September 11, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

Deb Eleanor’s Git-Er-Done Challenge

My favorite time to write? That’s simple. I like to write when things are going well. When the words are…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2011Sunday, May 8, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

Deb Eleanor Calls in the Troops!

One of the best parts of social media is all the connections I’ve made with other writers and authors. So…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2011Sunday, July 24, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

The Skype Effect with Kelly O’Connor McNees

Hey, Deb Ball readers! It’s Tuesday, my regular day to post, but it’s also a big day for a dear…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011Tuesday, April 26, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

What You’ll Love About The Violets of March

What you’ll love about Deb Sarah’s The Violets of March! The Setting – Bainbridge Island, Washington. Even if you’ve never…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2011Sunday, July 24, 2011
  • by Eleanor Brown

Deb Eleanor on Autobiographies

I’ve been to a lot of author readings, and without fail, someone will ask some form of this question: “Is…

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