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: Martine Fournier Watson

Martine Fournier Watson is originally from Montreal, Canada, where she earned her master's degree in art history after a year spent in Chicago as a Fulbright scholar. She currently lives in Michigan with her husband and two children. The Dream Peddler is her first novel.
  • Posted on Friday, July 5, 2019Wednesday, July 3, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

TEMPER

    Damn, these debutante ladies are really teaching me some stuff. Constantly reminding me that I need to get…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 28, 2019Tuesday, June 25, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Green-Eyed Writer

  Beware of jealousy. It creeps up on a debut writer like that unexpected knife-wielding plot twist that she threw…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 21, 2019Wednesday, June 19, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Fan Girl

        How will I limit this post to a reasonable length? The list of authors I fangirl…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 14, 2019Tuesday, June 11, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Just Write and Other Groups

    I’ve moved around a lot in the past decade, and I’ve had to cull my writing friends from…

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  • Posted on Saturday, June 8, 2019Monday, June 3, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Lara Lillibridge and Giveaway for MAMA, MAMA, ONLY MAMA

  I am so excited to welcome former Deb Lara Lillibridge back to the ball this week! I feel as…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 7, 2019Thursday, June 6, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Her First Ball

        A debut year for any writer is exciting and joyful. And it can also be stressful,…

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  • Posted on Saturday, June 1, 2019Wednesday, May 29, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Lillian Li and Giveaway for NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT

    I’m so excited to be hosting author Lillian Li this week! Lillian Li is the author of the novel…

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  • Posted on Friday, May 31, 2019Tuesday, May 28, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Unbeach Reads

    I’m not usually one for “beach reads.” I mean, I’m always reading, but I also would almost always…

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  • Posted on Saturday, May 25, 2019Saturday, May 25, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Roselle Lim and Giveaway for Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune

I could not be more thrilled to be hosting author Roselle Lim this week on the Ball! I’ve been waiting…

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  • Posted on Friday, May 24, 2019Monday, May 20, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

A Writing Education

    I’m always interested in talking about formal education when it comes to the arts, because these are vocations…

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