The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Jennifer Fawcett
  • Flora Collins
  • Sonya Singh
  • Cleyvis Natera
  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Author: Heather Webb

Heather Webb is the author of BECOMING JOSEPHINE, her debut historical (Plume/Penguin 2014). A freelance editor and blogger, she spends oodles of time helping writers hone their skills—something she adores. You may find her Twittering @msheatherwebb, hosting contests, or hanging around RomanceUniversity.org as a contributor to the Editor's Posts. She is also the Twitter mistress for the popular Writer Unboxed. She loves making new reader and writer friends. Stop on by her website, Between the Sheets!
  • Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2016Wednesday, January 20, 2016
  • by Heather Webb

Agent Interview with Michelle Brower: On Pitch Sessions, Her Dream Project, & Industry Gossip

This week we are presenting the insights of our agents on querying and the publishing business in general. I am…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 7, 2015
  • by Heather Webb

Where Are They Now? An Update from Deb Alum Heather Webb

Editor’s Note: This week we’re catching up with last year’s Debs and seeing what they’ve been writing, publishing and working on…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2014Thursday, August 28, 2014
  • by Heather Webb

So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye…

For my last post at The Debutante Ball, I keep staring at this blank screen and don’t know what to…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2014Thursday, August 21, 2014
  • by Heather Webb

Book Two Updates: The Countdown to Rodin’s Lover Begins

BECOMING JOSEPHINE was the first debut from the class of 2014 to be launched. This means I’ll soon be gearing…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2014Sunday, August 10, 2014
  • by Heather Webb

Looking Back is a Historical Author’s Favorite Past Time, Unless We’re Talking Launches

I’m one of those people who analyzes and picks apart, and reanalyzes something until it’s practically gray matter. So when…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2014Thursday, August 7, 2014
  • by Heather Webb

3 Ways to Handle Writerly Rejection

Remember how we talked about overwhelmed author syndrome last week? Yeah, I’m still stewing in that. I leave for France…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2014Thursday, July 31, 2014
  • by Heather Webb

System Overload: How One Author Copes with the Grind

I’m sorry, did someone say overwhelmed author? Yeah, I don’t have time to write this post because I’m in SYSTEM…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2014Tuesday, July 22, 2014
  • by Heather Webb

Maybe a Little Guilt, Ok, NOT

I love this week at The Deb Ball! We get to spill our silly secret pieces of happiness. It is…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2014Thursday, July 17, 2014
  • by Heather Webb

When “Doing it” Feels Right, Put the Sexy in Your Novel

I’ve enjoyed reading the other Debs posts this week about S-E-X. It seems we all agree that including the dirty…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2014Thursday, July 10, 2014
  • by Heather Webb

Sometimes Craft Trumps All & The Black Hour More than Delivers

I finished reading The Black Hour last weekend, yet it still clings to me. I could philosophize about the violence…

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