The Debutante Ball

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

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

Author: Sarah Jio

  • Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah Says (Sniffle) Goodbye … and Hello

I can’t believe this is my very last Debutante Ball post. I’m not good with goodbyes. Sometimes when my husband…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah Steals Character Traits for Her Books From Friends & Family

Recently, an old friend of mine sent me a note on Facebook (come on over and find me on my…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2011Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah Congratulates Deb Tawna, and Has a Confession…

Happy book birthday to Deb Tawna’s Making Waves! I’m giggly and all kinds of shades of chartreuse because, um, I’m…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah Is Having a POPULAZZI Love Fest!

I was soooo excited to read fellow Deb Ball sister Elise Allen’s debut novel, Populazzi (which I, oddly, always want…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah’s Dream Notebook

In a recent post, I shared my obsession with use of notebooks for my novels. In short, I keep notebooks…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2011Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah Can’t Sing (at all) But She Does Have Some Thoughts on Voice

It’s true. I have a terrible singing voice. So terrible, in fact, that I sometimes lip sync in church for…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 7, 2011Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

The #1 Thing That Gets Deb Sarah’s Creativity Going

On July 4, I was busy finishing up a few posts for my Glamour.com blog, Vitamin G, dealing with fussy…

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  • Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah’s World of List-Making

I was so excited about today’s topic on The Ball, because I love lists. Love them. Really, let me illustrate…

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  • Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah on the Unexpected Thing That Fuels Her Stories

You know what I realized recently? I was on a jog—heart pounding, panting, iPod blasting—and I kept seeing all these…

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  • Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2011Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

Deb Sarah on Sun & Sand–And Her Second Novel!

Is there anything more lovely than curling up with a book on a sandy beach, with the sun streaming down…

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