The Debutante Ball

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

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Author: Sarah Pekkanen

  • Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

Deb Sarah’s new love

I’d just gotten a new iPhone – all shiny and pretty, wrapped in a hot-pink case – and my friend…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 8, 2010Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

Here’s what Deb Sarah sees…

You know how sometimes you can walk around for half a day, blissfully oblivious, until someone points out you’ve got…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2010Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

Deb Sarah needs help…

Okay, you guys came through for me once before: Remember when I put out the call for help in stopping…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010Wednesday, May 19, 2010
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

Congrats to Deb Emily!

Even though Emily and I live in different countries, we met in person – very briefly – months ago. We…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2010Monday, May 17, 2010
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

I’m her on the outside…

My Mom could be a character in a book, but I swear she’s not in my book!  True, my parents…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010Tuesday, May 11, 2010
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

Deb Joelle’s book opens new worlds…

Before I began Restoring Harmony, I hadn’t read YA in years. Sure, I’d skimmed Twilight to see what all the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2010Monday, May 3, 2010
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

What NOT to say…

For the past few days, I’ve been hard at work incorporating my editor’s suggestions into my second book, SKIPPING A…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010Monday, April 26, 2010
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

The (almost) shopping spree

It was my first night alone in nearly three years. I kissed my husband and three kids goodbye, hopped aboard…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

The worst review, by Deb Sarah

I was having dinner with my husband, another couple, and our five combined young boys at a casual outdoor restaurant…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Sarah Pekkanen

Deb Sarah’s organizational skills

Bear with me, because I’d like to brag a bit. Whenever I have a work-related expense – say, new paper…

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