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

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Tag: balance

  • 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 Wednesday, September 25, 2019Tuesday, September 24, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

I don’t do balance.

I don’t do balance. I mean, I wish I did. I’d like to. A balanced life seems appealing, in its…

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  • Posted on Monday, March 19, 2018Friday, March 16, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

Things That Aren’t Writing

The vernal equinox is tomorrow, and in the spirit of balance, this week, the Debs are talking about the importance…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2017Wednesday, September 20, 2017
  • by Julie Clark

The Long Road to Finding Balance

  Once upon a time, I was a single, childless, 27-year old teacher who lived alone with only a dog…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2017Wednesday, September 20, 2017
  • by Kimmery Martin

Kimmery Investigates Slow Time

A few weeks ago, I stumbled across an article in National Geographic about the longest train ride through India.  You…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 18, 2017Sunday, September 17, 2017
  • by Cass Morris

Roll for Initiative, Press A to Begin

The autumnal equinox is coming up on Friday, so we’ve decided to make this week’s theme about balance: specifically the…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2017Sunday, September 17, 2017
  • by Julie Clark

[News Flash] 9/17 Hurricanes, Debs in the Wild, and More!

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Congratulations to Jennifer and Kelley, winners of our #DebBallGiveaway of THE SALT LINE by Holly Goddard Jones. Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest,…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2015
  • by Sona Charaipotra

Take Two? Take Five

This week on the Deb Ball, we’re talking about what we’d do differently the second time around. And honestly, I…

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  • Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2015Thursday, February 19, 2015
  • by Sona Charaipotra

Work-Life Balance? Ha!

Last night, Dhonielle and I were putting the final touches on our revision of Book Two, due today (or really,…

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