The Debutante Ball

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

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Category: Driving Sideways

  • Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Jess

Wild Kingdom in Miniature by Deb Jess

I grew up two dunes from the beach in Kohler Andrae State Park, along the western shore of Lake Michigan.…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 21, 2008Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Gail

Best Beach Reads by Deb Gail

I haven’t been to the beach yet this summer but I am going to Madeline Island next week (yay!) and…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008Thursday, October 29, 2015
  • by Jess

Step into the Beauty Confessional Booth by Deb Jess

When you think of the things women (and many men) do to maintain beauty, it’s fairly easy to get grossed…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 13, 2008Thursday, October 29, 2015
  • by Jess

Get that Post up STAT! by Deb Jess

Okay, here’s what’s going on: the city in which I live has received EIGHT inches of rain since last weekend…

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  • Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008Thursday, May 29, 2008
  • by Jess

Yes, I Guess I Do Love the 70s by Deb Jess

Over Memorial Day weekend VH1 aired a marathon of I Love the (Insert Decade Du Jour). My husband and I…

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  • Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008Thursday, October 29, 2015
  • by Jess

News Flash! May 25, 2008

Deb Jess would like to thank everyone for making the launch of Driving Sideways a memorable one! To celebrate, Jess…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Danielle

Driving Sideways Blazes a Trail by Deb Danielle Younge-Ullman

So yesterday, Jess was telling us how virtuous she was being, avoiding checking her Amazon ranking for Driving Sideways. This…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Lisa Daily

Driving Sideways by Jess Riley is a fabulous read, by Deb Lisa Daily

We donated my brother to science. Actually, we donated parts of him to science and the other parts to people…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

Go Jess Go! By Deb Jenny

When my husband was in high school he got to drive one of two cars. The first was a beat-up…

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  • Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008Monday, September 29, 2008
  • by Gail

It’s Driving Sideways Week at The Debs! by Deb Gail

I don’t want to say too much about Jess Riley’s Driving Sideways because I’d rather you go directly to Amazon…

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