The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2021Thursday, January 28, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Celebrating the small stuff

It feels a little funny to be writing about milestones and celebrations before my book comes out. It almost sounds…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2020Wednesday, October 28, 2020
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Jackhammer in the Basement: On writing (or not writing) through distractions

“It’s a black fly in your chardonnay. It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late.” Alanis Morissette was kind…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2020
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

My path to publication: A comedy of failures

I wrote last week about how I hadn’t planned on becoming a writer, and how writing was something I came…

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  • Posted on Friday, March 20, 2020Thursday, March 19, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

My Most Perfect Day (Not).

My most perfect day was any day before the Coronavirus hit. I woke up, took my daughter to school, then…

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  • Posted on Friday, March 6, 2020Wednesday, March 4, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

My Personality is My Writing…

Boy do I LOVE run-on sentences. I discovered this recently while working on the audio version book of The Trying…

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  • Posted on Saturday, February 29, 2020Saturday, February 29, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview and Book Giveaway: “Strung Out” Guest Author Erin Khar

I’ve never done drugs. I don’t know how it feels, although I can imagine the appeal, the longing and the…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, February 5, 2020Friday, February 7, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes

You never realize how important publication day is until you have one yourself. I can’t begin to think of how…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 24, 2020Monday, January 20, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Comp Titles – Something Old, Something New…

When I used to work as a newspaper editor, people would send in all kinds of crazy submissions. Like, hello?…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 17, 2020Wednesday, January 15, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Writing Dreams — Dreams of Writing

Dreams are boring. That’s a rule in fiction. Also in life. No one wants to hear about your dreams. Not…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 10, 2020Monday, January 6, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

The Most Challenging Part of Being a Writer (Apologies to Elsa)

Would you think me a bad parent if I told you my four year old has seen Frozen 2 three…

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

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