The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Friday, March 8, 2019Tuesday, March 5, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

When Shy Writes A Book

  In some ways, I really had to overcome my personality in order to write a book. I’m a hopeless…

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  • Posted on Friday, March 1, 2019Monday, February 25, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Inspiration

  As I’ve mentioned a few times before, The Dream Peddler was directly inspired by my love of reading and…

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  • Posted on Monday, February 25, 2019Sunday, February 24, 2019
  • by K.A. Doore

Plot!Walks, Plot!Runs, and Other Sources of Inspiration

Like most writers, everything in my life is a potential source for inspiration. Overhearing a conversation in a cafe. A…

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  • Posted on Friday, February 15, 2019Wednesday, February 13, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Dear Lucy Maude

    In many ways, The Dream Peddler is a love letter to L. M. Montgomery. I can’t think of…

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  • Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2019Friday, February 8, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Rae Theodore and Giveaway of MY MOTHER SAYS DRUMS ARE FOR BOYS

  I am so pleased to welcome memoirist Rae Theodore to the debutante ball this week! Rae visited us last…

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  • Posted on Friday, February 8, 2019Tuesday, February 5, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Happy Birthday to The Atlas of Reds and Blues

    As you all know by now, it’s a very exciting week for us here at the ball because…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2019Monday, February 4, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Book Birthday

Aloha! Today my debut novel, The Atlas of Reds and Blues, is released — and tonight there’s a big book…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 25, 2019Wednesday, January 23, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

The Comp I Kept

    I know you’ll all be shocked when I announce that I did not use comp titles in my…

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  • Posted on Saturday, January 5, 2019Saturday, January 5, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Nicole Chung + ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW giveaway

We are thrilled to welcome Nicole Chung to the Debutante Ball this week! Nicole Chung is the author of the…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 4, 2019Wednesday, January 2, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Does a Ladder Matter?

      It’s coming home to me how often I start these posts with some comment about how I…

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