This week on the Ball, we’re letting our wildest author fantasies run amok. By day we’re stressed-out, excitable writers who…
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I’m not the youngest girl in the room, but in most things I like to think I’m younger than my…
I’m writing this post while watching live coverage of the New Hampshire primary returns, and as this bizarre passion play…
When you sell your book to a traditional publisher, it quickly becomes apparent that the story you lavished for years…
Social media is killing me. It’s rotting my brain from the inside. Not just social media, actually, but the entire…
Congratulations to Jacky McFadden, winner of WHITE WALLS by Judy Batalion! Check back next week, where we will announce the winner of…
Ah, envy. What a complicated topic, especially for writers. And now comes my turn to examine the green eyed monster.…
It’s interesting to me how varied our editorial processes have been here on the Debutante Ball. Louise had the more…
This week, we’re discussing our favorite reads of 2015. Here are mine! THE END OF THE POINT: Finding a writer you love…
I was a lawyer for almost a decade, and every brief I wrote was edited by other lawyers. This never…