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

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Category: Meredith Cole

  • Posted on Sunday, January 19, 2014Friday, February 14, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Blurbs, Book Festivals, and Edgar Allan Poe!

Congrats to Kelly, who won a copy of SOY SAUCE FOR BEGINNERS by guest author Kirstin Chen! From the 2014…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 15, 2013Saturday, September 14, 2013
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Secrets, ARCs, and a First Good Review

Congrats to Thew Swihart, who won the copy of Dave Jackson’s TATTOO RAMPAGE last week! From the 2014 Debs… Lisa…

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  • Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by admin

Graduate Deb Meredith Cole is back with a new book!

The 2010 Debs are thrilled to welcome back one of our own, Meredith Cole, who is guest blogging today to…

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  • Posted on Sunday, May 9, 2010Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by admin

Newsflash May 9

Deb Sarah will be speaking at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on Saturday May 15 at 1 p.m. Stop by if…

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  • Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2010Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by admin

News flash: February 21

REDBOOK Magazine picks The Opposite of Me by Deb Sarah as a”Bookmark” selection for its March issue! Writes REDBOOK: “As…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Meredith

Until We Meet Again by Deb Meredith

Has it been a year? Are you sure? It seems just yesterday that we started our debutante year. I had…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Meredith

Time+Discipline+Creativity-Procrastination=Book (I hope) by Deb Meredith

I used to think I was highly organized and extremely disciplined. I finished a screenplay every year. I regularly went…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Meredith

Marooned with Lots to Read by Deb Meredith

When I was twelve years old, I won a Desert Island Disks contest on the radio. They picked my letter…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 5, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Meredith

Oprah? I hardly know yah! by Deb Meredith

My first book came out this year—POSED FOR MURDER. Despite all the excitement around my anticipated debut, Oprah did not…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Meredith

A personality jumble by Deb Meredith

When faced with a choice, I usually gravitate to “neither.” I really don’t like to be categorized or to think…

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