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: Jenny Gardiner

  • Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008Monday, October 13, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Last but Definitely not Least by Deb Jenny

With the rest of us having gone through the range of emotions and experiences that launching a debut novel entails,…

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  • Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

THE DEBS and Starting Over by Guest Author Susan McBride

It seems like the perfect time to talk about starting fresh, especially with the new Debs taking charge of The…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow by Deb Jenny

“Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow.” –William…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008Monday, September 29, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Two for the Price of One! Welcome Guest Jackie Kessler (and Deb Jen’s post)

Deb Jen has been on the road—first in San Francisco for the RWA National Conference and then to Manhattan for…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2008Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Our Own Little Thespian by Deb Jenny

I had the wonderful good fortune of having attended Danielle’s first signing this past week at a lovely little book…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2008Tuesday, October 14, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Mangia by Deb Jenny

There cannot be a more perfect summer food than an heirloom tomato. I anticipate the arrival of real tomatoes from…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Books to Eat Your Sandywiches by, by Deb Jenny

I am a beach baby by birth, but a beach-going wannabe by default. We don’t tend to get to the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

In The Trenches (Preferably sans Charles Manson) by Deb Jenny

Pity the man who looks like Charles Manson. Because no matter if he’s a perfectly sane accountant from Dubuque with…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Welcome Guest Author Kim Stagliano

We are happy to welcome Kim Stagliano, an up-and-coming author who has been in the submission phase of this business…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 8, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Time in a Bottle, and other songs I Abhor by Deb Jenny

As soon I saw that the theme this week was time capsules, I started hearing voices. More like a voice,…

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