The Debutante Ball

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

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Category: writing tips

  • Posted on Saturday, April 25, 2020Monday, April 27, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Interview and Book Giveaway: Martina Reaves, Author of I’m Still Here

I am pleased to introduce Martina Reaves to the Debutante Ball this week! Martina Reaves grew up in a Navy…

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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 Saturday, March 21, 2020Saturday, March 21, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Author Sarah DiGregorio (and Book Giveaway!)

As someone who dealt with many complications getting pregnant, I was excited to talk to Sarah DiGregorio, who writes about premature birth…

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 16, 2020Thursday, December 5, 2019
  • by Yodassa Williams

Writing dreams for my debut year

Have I been dreaming for years what it would feel like to have a novel coming out? Yes! Do I…

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 9, 2020Thursday, January 9, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Most challenging parts of being a writer

There are definite challenges to the path of being a creative writer. A lot of them are so widely agreed…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 3, 2020Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

My Great Writing Resolution…

Every year, I start a new journal. I love the clean page, writing Jan 1 (although not the creeping years…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

How to write when you’re not writing

In 2009, I left my job as a high school English teacher and ran right smack dab into the Great…

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  • Posted on Monday, December 16, 2019Friday, December 13, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

The Importance of Not Writing

On a couple of Saturday night’s a month, my husband and I pop one of our favorite movies into the…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

Abandon your darlings

Imagine, if you will, the author in her very early twenties. She’s two months out from her college graduation, completing…

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  • Posted on Monday, December 2, 2019Thursday, November 28, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

I Got the Best Writing Advice from My Mother

  When I look back at my elementary school years, some of my fondest memories were the days when the…

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

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