The Debutante Ball

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

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Category: Firsts

  • Posted on Monday, July 25, 2016Sunday, July 24, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

Launch Week! Give it Up for Heather Young and The Lost Girls!

THE LOST GIRLS by Heather Young

I have the great honor of kicking off Heather Young’s launch week, celebrating the publication of her debut novel THE…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 27, 2016Thursday, July 7, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

Book Launch: Fantasy vs. Reality

The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

I have been dreaming about my book launch party for as long as I have been dreaming about publishing a…

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  • Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2016Saturday, April 9, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

News Flash–MODERN GIRLS Edition

MODERN GIRLS by Jennifer S. Brown

  Congratulations to Jennifer, winner of  Julie Cohen’s DEAR THING! Check back next week, where we will announce the winner of…

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  • Posted on Monday, March 7, 2016Sunday, March 6, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

Five Tips for a Happy Debut Year*

Keep the business stuff private. Selling your novel feels a lot like winning Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes, Powerball, and the…

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  • Posted on Monday, February 29, 2016Sunday, February 28, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

Louise’s Big Leap

Publishing is full of big leaps. You sign with an agent after a twenty-minute phone call. You sell your book…

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  • Posted on Saturday, September 5, 2015Saturday, September 5, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

The New Debs: Please Welcome the Class of 2016!

Please return next Saturday for the Deb class of 2016’s first guest, Carolina De Robertis — author of THE GODS OF…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2015Tuesday, September 1, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

It’s Not Really Goodbye … more, “See you later!”

I have been trying to write this post for five days, which is four days longer than I usually take…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 29, 2015Friday, August 28, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

Launch week: Karma Brown Takes Deb Ball Interview + a Giveaway!

I’m now a four-day-old published author, and am still in that place where I can’t believe I have a book…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

5 Things You May Not Know About COME AWAY WITH ME

Well, it’s here. THE DAY has arrived. I’m a published author. I’ve now checked off bucket list item #34 – Write…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2015Saturday, August 22, 2015
  • by Amy Reichert

Break Out the Good Stuff — Again with Sonja Yoerg + Giveaway of MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE

I met Sonja Yoerg through the Tall Poppies – a wonderful group of women authors who support one another, and, if…

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Since 2007, the Debutante Ball has been celebrating first-time authors and their books. Learn more.

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