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

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  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Author: Lisa Alber

Lisa Alber is the author of KILMOON, A COUNTY CLARE MYSTERY (March 2014). Ever distractible, you may find her staring out windows, dog walking, fooling around online, or drinking red wine with her friends. Ireland, books, animals, photography, and blogging at Lisa Alber's Words at Play round out her distractions. Visit her at www.lisaalber.com.
  • Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2014Friday, August 29, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

The New Deb Line-Up Begins Monday — Please Welcome the Class of 2015!

Please return next Saturday for the Deb class of 2015’s first guest author and giveaway! We’re excited to announce the…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 29, 2014Saturday, August 30, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

The Last Goodbye, the Last Blog Post, and All Good Things

I’m honored to be writing the final blog post on behalf of the Debutante Ball Class of 2014. How can…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2014Friday, August 22, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

An Era Almost Ends — the 2014 Debs and Some of Our Favorite Posts

Hi! Lisa here, resident guest wrangler. (Did you know we each have blog jobs behind the scenes? Yep!) We don’t have…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 22, 2014Friday, August 22, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

Hey, I’m Not Thinking About My Next Novel At All (Kidding)

As I write this, I’m in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Killer Nashville conference. I’ve put on my bonafide author mask…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 15, 2014Tuesday, August 19, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

Robin Williams, Me, and Doing It Differently

Robin Williams’ death stunned me, and if Facebook is any indication, his premature demise has got many people thinking about…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 8, 2014Friday, August 8, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

Rejection: This Too Shall Pass

Wow. I give up. First time since we started our deb year last September 1st that I can’t think of…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 1, 2014Thursday, July 31, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

Overwhelmed Author Syndrome — It’s Catching! Three Debut Authors Chime In

Now that four months have passed since KILMOON published, I can look back with a smile. Oh, that wasn’t SO…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2014Friday, July 25, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

KAY KENDALL talks Jane Eyre, Nancy Drew, and Champagne + DOUBLE GIVEAWAY!

Today we welcome a fellow debut novelist, Kay Kendall, author of DESOLATION ROW! I (Deb Lisa) met Kay last year…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 25, 2014Friday, July 25, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

Guilty Pleasures I Actually Feel Guilty About

I’m convinced that guilt sometimes resides in the cells, to be handed down from one generation to the next. In…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2014Friday, July 18, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

Former Deb SUSAN SPANN on Early Writing, First Readers + GIVEAWAY!

We love it when former debs visit us on Saturdays! Susan Spann’s debut novel, CLAWS OF THE CAT, came out…

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Current Topic: Welcoming the New Class

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