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Category: Populazzi

  • Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise’s Tips for a Well-Fueled Writer

{Insert 1950’s PSA music here — you know the type — it usually plays over black and white films of…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise Will Get Sand In Any Spine

I’ve got to be honest — I don’t get the whole “beach read” thing. By that I don’t mean that…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise Discusses the Birds and the Bees of Book-to-Film

Okay, kids. Now when a movie producer and an author love each other very much… I’m in L.A., and have…

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  • Posted on Monday, May 23, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALS!!!! (by Deb Elise)

You’re supposed to shout that header like you’re a soccer announcer.  Not sure that was clear. First things first —…

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  • Posted on Monday, May 16, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise’s Favorite Time To Write

This might be my shortest Deb post ever.  What’s my favorite time to write? Whenever.  I.  Can. Okay, maybe I…

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  • Posted on Monday, May 9, 2011Thursday, October 29, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise on Writing and Eating at the Same Time

Allow me to clarify. Despite the subject line of this post, I’m not talking about the bowl of mixed berries…

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  • Posted on Monday, May 2, 2011Sunday, May 1, 2011
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise Ponders the Book Club

You know the closest thing I’ve ever come to being in a book club? Being a Deb! All five of…

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  • Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise Wants To Go To Bainbridge Island… IMMEDIATELY!

Sigh… It’s been several months already since I had the extreme pleasure of reading Deb Sarah’s beautiful debut, THE VIOLETS…

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  • Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise’s Grandmother Gets Naughty With Populazzi

I’ve written about my grandmothers on this blog before.  I have two alive and well (knock wood), but I’m particularly…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise’s Dramatic Breaks (including the one on her flight)

HUGE THANKS to Deb Eleanor for switching days this week!  I had an unexpected “big break” when one of the…

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