The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2020Monday, July 27, 2020
  • by Kathleen West

Marching Along….to March 2021

I can’t believe we’re writing about what’s next for us this week! You know what that means, right?! It means…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 3, 2017Tuesday, May 2, 2017
  • by Lynn K Hall

Six Excellent Cups of Coffee

  There’s only one difference between me and Anne, Amy’s fictional author in her hilarious post yesterday: unlike Anne, I…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 2, 2017Tuesday, May 2, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

Making Tons of Money Writing Fiction? Or “The Case of the Missing Advance”

CAST OF CHARACTERS Scott: An accountant. Hair parted neatly to one side, slightly awkward, mid-thirties, three-piece suit. Anne: A writer.…

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  • Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2017Thursday, March 16, 2017
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

Right This Way, Lady Luck

This week, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’re chatting about luck and how it’s had an impact on our…

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  • Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

NewsFlash! Lynn K. Hall’s Memoir Has Launched!

Congratulations to Bonnie Karoly, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of Abby Fabiaschi’s I LIKED MY LIFE! We send our thanks to our…

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  • Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

NewsFlash: Tiffany’s ALLEGEDLY has launched!!

Congratulations to Haley Harrigan, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of Jessica Chiarella’s AND AGAIN! We send our thanks to our very…

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  • Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2016Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash: Some past Deb excitement and present Deb updates!

Congratulations to Laurice McClung for winning a copy of Elizabeth Brundage’s book ALL THINGS CEASE TO APPEAR. We send our thanks…

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  • Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2016Friday, August 25, 2017
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

The Day Jenni L. Walsh Quit Writing

This week’s Deb topic is about big decisions we’ve made as writers. I’d like to talk about that time I…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2015Thursday, July 16, 2015
  • by Sona Charaipotra

More Mythbusting: The More You Know

With one book on shelves and another headed toward copyedits, I’d like to say this whole publishing thing is all…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2014Wednesday, December 10, 2014
  • by Karma Brown

Publish or Perish: Two Sides of the Same Coin

I was a competitive gymnast growing up and the vault one of my best events. At least until this one…

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