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Category: M. Molly Backes

  • Posted on Sunday, September 8, 2013Friday, September 13, 2013
  • by Susan Gloss

News Flash: Publicists, Retreats, and Broken Arms

From the 2014 Debs… Heather Webb had a great (and long) chat with her publicist for the first time! She’s…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2012Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

Deb Molly Goes Out Crying & Ranting About Air Bud (But What’s New?)

You guys, I totally suck at goodbyes. I always cry. When I was little and my parents would leave us at…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012Wednesday, August 22, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

IN A FIX Week Continues With A License Plate, A Voice, and A Story!

Happy IN A FIX week! Awww, the final Deb Debut of the year… it’s beginning to feel like the end…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2012Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

The Bad Habits Go to the Beach (and Fight About Passive Voice)

A few years ago, the Bad Habits reunited in Barbados for Sister Nadia’s wedding. The four of us — Sister…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2012Tuesday, August 7, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

What’s Your Dominant Metaphor? Creating Character Voice

Every editor in the world will tell you she’s looking for a manuscript with a strong narrative voice, but creating…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 1, 2012Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

How to Be Friends With a Writer

Do read their chapters and say, “I can’t wait to see more! Keep writing!” Don’t ask, “You’re still working on that? STILL?”…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2012Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

Deb Molly Does It With a Little Help From Her Friends

When I wrote the first draft of The Princesses of Iowa, I knew one other writer. We would meet at…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2012Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

Deb Molly Tells Her Young Self To Quit Being Embarrassed About What She Wants to Write

When I was 19 years old, I took my first fiction writing class. Each week, the fifteen or so members…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

Deb Molly’s Eight Ways to Turn Up the Heat in a Scene

Today I was hanging out with a group of creative writers at the Northeastern Illinois University Summer Creative Writing Institute,…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 4, 2012Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

Deb Joanne’s Launch Week Continues With Ghost Stories Galore!

Happy Fourth of July! Or, as we say here at the Debutante Ball, HAPPY DEB JOANNE’S BOOK LAUNCH WEEK! Because it’s…

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