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

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Category: Meredith Cole

  • Posted on Sunday, June 14, 2009Saturday, June 13, 2009
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News Flash, June 14

We’re looking for the new class of Debs! First-time authors whose books are debuting in 2010, we want you! Whether…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Meredith

Big Changes by Deb Meredith

As a child, summer meant months of unstructured time. School ended, and the days took on a different rhythm. I…

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  • Posted on Sunday, June 7, 2009Wednesday, October 28, 2015
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News Flash, June 7

Deb Kristina has a new web presence at HarperCollins, with lots of fun trivia and writing tips. Check it out…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Meredith

Finding… and Losing Your Muse by Deb Meredith

I once spent a whole afternoon shopping for the perfect pair of shoes to wear to a fancy dress party.…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Meredith

Traveling the World… On the Cheap by Deb Meredith

If there’s one thing my family taught me, it’s how to travel on a budget. We camped on our vacations…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009Wednesday, October 28, 2015
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And So We Begin… Again by Deb Meredith

This week is not only graduation week, but it is also the week of my birthday. And so I reflect…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Meredith

The Best Mother (for Me) by Deb Meredith

Mothers always get a bad rap in the movies. They come off as crazy or haranguing, and either they don’t…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 6, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
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Wild, wild life by Deb Meredith

Unlike Lydia McKenzie in Posed for Murder, I was raised in the country. Wildlife in general doesn’t scare me. At…

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  • Posted on Sunday, May 3, 2009Saturday, May 2, 2009
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News Flash, May 3

Deb Meredith is at the Malice Domestic Conference this weekend and on the panel “Get a Clue” on Sunday. On…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Meredith

A Few of My Favorite Foods by Deb Meredith

My parents always had a strawberry patch in their garden. For several weeks a year, we had more strawberries then…

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