The Debutante Ball

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

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Category: Catching Genius

  • Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Kristy

Beyond The Ball

I have so enjoyed catching up with my fellow founders this week! How lucky we were to have found such…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 20, 2007Sunday, September 23, 2007
  • by Kristy

My Big Chill Epiphany by Founder Kristy

So I’m going for a two-parter today, a double-header, a literary hat trick…wait, is that a three-item thing? You know,…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2007Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Paris, je t’aime by Deb Jenny

And I do love Paris. Well, at least I think I do. I’ve only been there once, briefly. So I’m…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 14, 2007
  • by Kristy

Here I Am, Stuck In The Middle by Deb Kristy

Ahhh, the middle, the ever-expanding, what-the-hell-is-happening-here middle. I am not talking about my waistline. That’s a whole other post. (How…

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  • Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  • by Kristy

Let It Run All Over Me by Deb Kristy

Raised on the beach as I was meant that learning to swim was a priority. I barely remember learning, I…

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  • Posted on Saturday, June 9, 2007Monday, October 13, 2008
  • by Kristy

The Lesson of the Red Pine by Deb Kristy

We’ve been smelling smoke for weeks down here in South Florida. Too long of a dry season has turned our…

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  • Posted on Saturday, April 7, 2007Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Kristy

When They GET It – Off-Topic by Deb Kristy

I gave a talk at Miami Dade College on Friday. There were two groups of students there, English students and…

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  • Posted on Sunday, March 18, 2007Tuesday, March 27, 2007
  • by admin

News Flash! March 18, 2007

And We Have a Winner! Our Debutante Postcard Contest winner is AMBER from Naperville, Illinois. She’ll receive a goody gift…

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  • Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Tish

News Flash!

It’s About Time! Just when this world could use a little saving, along comes Melanie Lynn Hauser’s SUPERMOM SAVES THE…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 6, 2007Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Kristy

CATCHING GENIUS IS LOOSE! by Deb Kristy

WELCOME TO PUB DAY!!! I am so pleased to have you all here with me. For the curious, my schedule…

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