The Debutante Ball

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

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Category: Craft

  • Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2020Wednesday, August 12, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Debut year recap – highs, lows, and what I’ve learned

Phew, what a surprising adventure it has been to debut The Goddess Twins! Talk about ‘Lit in the time of…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2020Thursday, July 2, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Changes made during the editing of The Goddess Twins

I honestly feel like my editing process, while admittedly draining, was pretty positive. I never felt like my final editor…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2020Thursday, July 2, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Cutting Room Floor for The Goddess Twins

There is quite a bit that was shed from the original manuscript of The Goddess Twins to what has resulted…

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2020Thursday, April 16, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Quick Truth – The financial realities of writing

Being any type of artist takes support, emotional and especially financial. I have found that being a writer definitely requires…

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 2, 2020Wednesday, April 1, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

What Inspires me to write, even in a pandemic

internal monologue not for everyone

Recently, I read a post on someone who found out that not everyone has a running inner dialogue in their…

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  • Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020Tuesday, August 18, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

If The Goddess Twins was made into a movie…

Oooh, I love this game! If they made The Goddess Twins into a film, here’s my dream for who would…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 10, 2020Monday, January 6, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

The Most Challenging Part of Being a Writer (Apologies to Elsa)

Would you think me a bad parent if I told you my four year old has seen Frozen 2 three…

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  • Posted on Monday, November 25, 2019Sunday, November 24, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

What This Writer Gives Thanks For

This upcoming holiday season many of us will gather around tables with food lovingly prepared and spend precious time with…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2019Sunday, October 20, 2019
  • by Kathleen West

3 Tips for Working with an Editor

Kathleen here with three tips for working with an editor. I think the aim of our prompt this week is…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 14, 2019Thursday, October 10, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

The Author Who Makes Me Cry the Most

It is not very often that a work of fiction makes me cry, but that’s what happened when I read…

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