The Debutante Ball

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

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Category: Craft

  • Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2021Wednesday, May 5, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Purge! (or, Getting that first draft out of your system)

Ernest Hemingway famously said all first drafts are garbage, except he used a way more *effluent* term instead of garbage.…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2021Monday, May 3, 2021
  • by Greta Kelly

A Plotter’s Guide to First Drafts

To plot, or not to plot? It’s the perennial question writers everywhere eventually face. The internet is rife with articles…

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  • Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2021Wednesday, February 10, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The autodidact’s reading list

I’ve written previously about how I have an MBA, not an MFA. And how that didn’t work out so great…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2020
  • by Denny S. Bryce

Writing Tips for Writers: Sure, I Have A Few!

Hello Friends, I’m here today writing about tips for writers. I am the social media maven for The Debutante Ball…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2020Wednesday, October 28, 2020
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Jackhammer in the Basement: On writing (or not writing) through distractions

“It’s a black fly in your chardonnay. It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late.” Alanis Morissette was kind…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 8, 2020Wednesday, October 7, 2020
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

World Building in the Real World

When writers talk about “world building” they mean more than just setting. Setting is where a story takes place. But…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2020Monday, May 25, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Advantages of writing for the 2020 Deb Ball

When I was in my undergrad program for fashion, I took my very first writing gig blogging for a recently…

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  • Posted on Saturday, February 15, 2020Saturday, February 15, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Humorist R. Eric Thomas

R. Eric Thomas may be the funniest current events writer around. In “Eric Reads the News” at Elle.com, he presents…

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  • Posted on Saturday, September 14, 2019Saturday, September 14, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Lisa Barr, Author of The Unbreakables PLUS BOOK GIVEAWAY

  Lisa Barr is the author of The Unbreakables (HarperCollins) a delicious, sharp novel about a Chicago woman who jets off to France after…

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  • Posted on Friday, September 13, 2019Wednesday, September 11, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

When The Muse Calls With Inspiration — You Listen

You always hear people talking about muses whispering in their ear, as if in a trance, or their “characters” speaking…

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