The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Category: writing

  • Posted on Saturday, September 28, 2019Saturday, September 28, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

Interview with Desiree Cooper, Author of Know the Mother

I am so excited to welcome Desiree Cooper to The Debutante Ball. Desiree and I are both Kimbilio fellows. Kimbilio…

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  • Posted on Friday, September 20, 2019Monday, September 23, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

My Bumpy Path to Publication

When I was pregnant and so nervous about it — I’d had previous losses — the doctor told me I…

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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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  • Posted on Friday, September 6, 2019Sunday, September 1, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

What, Me, a Book?

It’s interesting that it’s Labor Day weekend — because this is when I actually finished my book. Yes, I did…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 2, 2019Sunday, August 25, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Temper!

I’m so thrilled the world is now able to get their hands on Layne Fargo’s excellent novel, Temper. It is…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 14, 2019Tuesday, June 11, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Just Write and Other Groups

    I’ve moved around a lot in the past decade, and I’ve had to cull my writing friends from…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2019Sunday, May 26, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Stocking Up for Summer

Aloha! I’ve been celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this month, albeit intermittently. Each week, I’ve posted a stack of…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2019Sunday, August 25, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: The Dream Peddler…is captivating

As a Deb this year, I’ve had the enormous privilege of working with four amazing, super-talented writers. And I’m so…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2019Monday, January 21, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: compare and contrast

I don’t have any magic formulas for the books I selected and used as comparable titles — except if you…

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