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Category: From Unseen Fire

  • Posted on Monday, July 30, 2018Monday, July 30, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

Book Two: Blessing or Curse?

When I sold From Unseen Fire, I got that coveted thing: a multi-book deal. Three, in fact! A guarantee that…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2018Saturday, July 28, 2018
  • by Julie Clark

[News Flash] July 29, 2018

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Congratulations to Sandy McMahon, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of HEART BERRIES BY TERESE MAILHOT.   Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest,…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 23, 2018Sunday, July 22, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

Finding the Details that Fill a World

I. Love. Research. I mean, if you’ve read From Unseen Fire, you could probably guess that. As much as I’m…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2018Sunday, July 22, 2018
  • by Julie Clark

[News Flash] July 22, 2018

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  Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Terese Mailhot! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway to win a…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 16, 2018Monday, July 16, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

Expectations and Exceptions

Debut authors get told, a lot, to moderate their expectations. I didn’t need to be told that. Sure, I might…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 15, 2018Sunday, July 15, 2018
  • by Julie Clark

[News Flash] July 15, 2018

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Congratulations to Kris Erin Clink, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of Sarah Kuhn’s Heroine Complex.   News from the 2018 Debs: Julie Clark had…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 8, 2018Saturday, July 7, 2018
  • by Julie Clark

[News Flash] July 8, 2018

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Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Sarah Kuhn! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway to win a copy of…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 2, 2018Sunday, July 1, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

Cass is a Pack Animal

There are a lot of difficult and frustrating things about existing as a woman, period, let alone as a woman…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 1, 2018Sunday, July 1, 2018
  • by Julie Clark

[News Flash] July 1, 2018

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Congratulations to K. J. Harrowick, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of Lisa Romeo’s STARTING WITH GOODBYE. Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Ashley…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 25, 2018Monday, August 6, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

Industry Interview Week: Introducing the Amazing Connor Goldsmith!

This week, the Deb Ball is interviewing industry pros who aren’t authors, to give y’all a bit of a view of…

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