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

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  • Posted on Monday, September 16, 2019Monday, September 16, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

My path to publication required the right shoes

I arrived at the book fair exhibit hall of AWP, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference hopeful that…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 1, 2017Wednesday, March 1, 2017
  • by Lynn K Hall

Social Media for the Memoirists (Or… “Aren’t I naked enough already?”)

This week we’re writing about technology, and wow, Crystal nailed just about every tech tool that can help you keep…

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  • Posted on Friday, February 10, 2017Friday, February 10, 2017
  • by Tiffany D. Jackson

Damn Lynn…

Last weekend, when we had our awesome Deb Meet-Up, after stuffing our face with delicious Chinese food, while taking in…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 13, 2016Monday, June 13, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

Adventures in Publishing

adventure noun ad·ven·ture \əd-ˈven-chər\ An exciting or very unusual experience. Participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises. A bold, usually risky…

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  • Posted on Monday, March 28, 2016Saturday, March 26, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

Last Minute Tips Before You Head to the Writers’ Conference

Tomorrow I am headed to Los Angeles to attend the AWP writers’ conference. I look forward to conferences like AWP and…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 7, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by admin

News Flash, September 7

Debutantes past and present got a lovely mention in the Library Journal, with particular attention paid to Deb Tiffany’s The…

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