The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006Thursday, October 26, 2006
  • by Tish

How much better my life would have been if I’d had an agent in First Grade by Deb Tish

First we’ll review a few of the things a good agent does: Guides your career Looks for potential problems with…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 21, 2006Monday, October 23, 2006
  • by Anna

Exercise Addiction By Spandex-ed Deb Anna

My name is Anna and I am an exercise addict. In terms of addictions, it could be worse – I…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 21, 2006Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Kristy

iRobot – A Love Story by Deb Kristy

  I am sure that those who know me think I came up with this topic, The Hairy Thing That…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006Friday, October 20, 2006
  • by Eileen

Lurking by Deb Eileen

I looked under the bed this morning to see what was lurking. The recovered tally includes: one lone sock, a…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Mia

The Earthquake Chocolate Relief Fund by Deb Mia

This just out: if you can make it through a 6.7 earthquake (including a 5.8 aftershock and some), then you…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Jennifer McMahon

Call It By Name by Deb Jennifer

When I was a kid, I thought there was a trapdoor under my bed that led to the goblin trains.…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2006Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Tish

Everything to Fear by Deb Tish

Fear is a delicious topic. Not only is it the focus of my novel, Town House, in which the main…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Anna

Being Defiant By Deb Anna

I am being a bad deb and should absolutely have my pearls — not to mention ball gown — yanked…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 14, 2006Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Kristy

The Joy of Publishing by Deb Kristy

It’s hard. We all know that by now. So I’m gonna tell you about some of the fun stuff. If…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Eileen

Publishing is Not for Sissies by Deb Eileen

Things I’ve learned about the publishing industry thus far: • Publishing is not for sissies – If you want to…

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