The Debutante Ball

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

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Author: Layne Fargo

Layne Fargo is a thriller author with a background in theater and library science. She’s a Pitch Wars mentor, a member of the Chicagoland chapter of Sisters in Crime, and the cocreator of the podcast Unlikeable Female Characters. Layne lives in Chicago with her partner and their pets.
  • Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2018Saturday, September 22, 2018
  • by Layne Fargo

Interview with Suzanne Baltsar and Trouble Brewing Giveaway

Author Suzanne Baltsar

I’m so thrilled to feature debut author Suzanne Baltsar on the blog this week! Suzanne and I are agent AND…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2018Sunday, September 16, 2018
  • by Layne Fargo

Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes

A couple months back, I had my first (and so far only) viral tweet: Last year, on the eve of…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2018Monday, September 17, 2018
  • by Layne Fargo

[News Flash] September 16, 2018

Congrats to Amy, winner of last week’s giveaway of The Child Finder, the acclaimed novel by Rene Denfeld! And thank…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2018Tuesday, September 11, 2018
  • by Layne Fargo

Main Character Seeking Plot

My writing ideas tend to start with characters, and that’s especially true for Temper. The main character of Temper came into my…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 9, 2018Saturday, September 8, 2018
  • by Layne Fargo

[News Flash] September 9, 2018

Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Rene Denfield! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway to win a copy of…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2018Tuesday, September 4, 2018
  • by Layne Fargo

Let’s Have a Ball

Layne Fargo © Katharine Hannah Photography

Hi everyone! I’m so thrilled to be blogging about my debut year along with my fabulous fellow Debs Kai, Devi,…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 2, 2018Monday, October 15, 2018
  • by Layne Fargo

[News Flash] Press Release – New Debutantes Take Over for 2019

“The Debutante Ball has introduced us to some of the best contemporary authors.” -WeHeartWriting.com For Immediate Release: September 4, 2018–…

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

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