Kimmery Martin

[News Flash] 2018 Debutantes

Congratulations to CJ, @CaffeinatedWyrm, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of THE ATLAS OF FORGOTTEN THINGS by Jenny D. Williams. Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Artemis Grey! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway to win a copy of CATSKIN. You can enter by sharing our post on Facebook and/or retweeting the following tweet: Guest Post: Interview with Artemis Grey, author of CATSKIN, a lush YA fantasy. Share to win! https://t.co/dB5h3oaMWo…uthor-of-catskin/ —…

Sunday, September 24, 2017
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Kimmery Investigates Slow Time

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
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A few weeks ago, I stumbled across an article in National Geographic about the longest train ride through India.  You know how every now and then you read something that triggers some awakening in your mind, as if the author had composed his language solely for you?  To me this article was so arrestingly beautiful, so beautifully phrased, and so poignant that it seemed personal. Bear with me here through…

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[News Flash] 9/17 Hurricanes, Debs in the Wild, and More!

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Sunday, September 17, 2017
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Congratulations to Jennifer and Kelley, winners of our #DebBallGiveaway of THE SALT LINE by Holly Goddard Jones. Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Jenny D. Williams! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway to win a copy of The Atlas of Forgotten Places. You can enter by sharing our post on Facebook and/or retweeting the following tweet: [Guest Post] @jclarkab introduces you to the amazing Jenny D. Williams, author of THE ATLAS… https://t.co/KqERS3TwNV pic.twitter.com/ffmUTlzPGQ —…

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In Which Kimmery Thanks Five People* You Wouldn’t Expect

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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For this post about people without whom The Queen of Hearts would not exist, I decided to go rogue in order to list a few unexpected influencers: a cranky genius, a maligned but immensely successful author of erotica, a fictional six-year-old, a group of 70,000 over-sharers, and, uh, me. To the usual suspects in a thank-you list (my agent, my editor, my beta readers, my writing groups, and my long-suffering…

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[9/10 News Flash] Reading and NASCAR and Conferences – Oh My!

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Sunday, September 10, 2017
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  Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Holly Goddard Jones! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway in partnership with Penguin Random House to win a copy of The Salt Line. You can enter by sharing our post on Facebook and/or retweeting this tweet: Interview with Holly Goddard Jones + #DebBallGiveaway of THE SALT LINE https://t.co/ghsQ7bbkgf pic.twitter.com/v3sx7uXjqM — The Debutante Ball (@DebutanteBall) September 9, 2017 News from the 2018 Debs:  …

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Interview with Holly Goddard Jones + #DebBallGiveaway of THE SALT LINE

Saturday, September 9, 2017
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I am so excited about this book, especially after meeting Holly at BEA this year. It has already vaulted up to become one of my favorite thrillers ever and I think it is going to be HUGE. But you have to be careful how you describe The Salt Line: if you mention it is set in a dystopian future crawling with killer ticks, some people are undoubtedly going to recoil as they picture…

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Book Nerd Extraordinaire: Meet Kimmery

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017
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  Kimmery here. I am so excited to be a member of the Debs! However, I must confess that the challenge of writing a post introducing myself caused me to spin off into a brief but dramatic existential crisis where I stared at my blank computer screen for a few hours wondering who I was. Eventually my writer’s group poured some ice water over my head and I snapped out…

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[News Flash] Press Release – New Debutantes Take Over for 2018

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Sunday, September 3, 2017
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For Immediate Release: September 4, 2017 – Founded in 2006, The Debutante Ball celebrates the journey of five female, debut authors on their paths to publication. Through discussions that range from craft and creativity to copy edits and cover designs — plus weekly guest posts by published authors — The Debutante Ball offers guidance and a supportive community for aspiring and published writers alike.  The collaborative, daily blog has helped to…

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The New Debs: Please Welcome the Class of 2018!

This week, we take a brief hiatus from our traditional Saturday Guest Author posts in order to introduce you to the new class of Debutante Ball authors. Drum roll, please…   Mondays: Cass Morris Cass Morris lives and works in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with the companionship of two royal felines, Princess and Ptolemy. She completed her Master of Letters at Mary Baldwin University in 2010, and she…

Saturday, September 2, 2017
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