The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 3, 2021
  • by Lyn Liao Butler

Lyn’s Second Book – Red Thread of Fate

Now that my debut The Tiger Mom’s Tale has launched, my publisher Berkley, is already focusing on my second book.…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, December 1, 2020Tuesday, December 1, 2020
  • by Lyn Liao Butler

Ode to Liane Moriarty

My family moved to the United States from Taiwan when I was seven. To help us learn English, my mom…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 23, 2020Thursday, October 22, 2020
  • by Ehsaneh

So Distracted I Forgot to Write About Writing Through Distractions!!!

So this is how Thursday went for me: 6am Yoga (yay! Got my exercise in) 7:30am Doing dishes leftover from…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2020
  • by Lyn Liao Butler

Writing with Dogs, Virtual Learning and Day Drinking

How do I balance my writing with work, life and distractions? Before the pandemic, I would have said very well.…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2020Thursday, July 2, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Cutting Room Floor for The Goddess Twins

There is quite a bit that was shed from the original manuscript of The Goddess Twins to what has resulted…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 6, 2020Tuesday, May 5, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Novels arrive precisely when they mean to.

I’m turning forty this year. And when you’re a middle-aged mom writing science fiction at four in the morning, it’s…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

No longer such a perfect day

Back in August, we Debutantes got together over video-conferencing to work on the list of topics we wanted to talk…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2019Thursday, August 15, 2019
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

Why I’m Choosing to Celebrate They Could Have Named Her Anything

Publishing They Could Have Named Her Anything has already been more satisfying than I could have ever expected. I worked…

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2019Thursday, January 31, 2019
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

Here’s what working in publicity taught me about successful self-promotion

In my career, I’ve worked as a publicist, which means I’m accustomed to reaching out to people with cold pitches,…

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  • Posted on Saturday, December 8, 2018Thursday, December 27, 2018
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

Interview & Giveaway with Stephanie Elliot, Author of SAD PERFECT

This week, we’re speaking with Stephanie Elliot, the author of young adult novel SAD PERFECT (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). SAD…

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

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