The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2020Wednesday, April 8, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

I wish THE TRYING GAME came out three years ago!

I’m an older millenial, and so are a bunch of my friends. We’re the Oregon Trail generation, hundreds of thousands…

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  • Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2020Saturday, March 28, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Guest Author DJ Lee

When her friend vanishes in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana, DJ Lee travels there to find answers. The…

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  • Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2020Saturday, March 21, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Author Sarah DiGregorio (and Book Giveaway!)

As someone who dealt with many complications getting pregnant, I was excited to talk to Sarah DiGregorio, who writes about premature birth…

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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 Saturday, February 15, 2020Saturday, February 15, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Humorist R. Eric Thomas

R. Eric Thomas may be the funniest current events writer around. In “Eric Reads the News” at Elle.com, he presents…

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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 Tuesday, February 4, 2020Monday, February 3, 2020
  • by Kathleen West

Pub Day for Minor Dramas! What do I even SAY?!

My novel, Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes, publishes today, and I have to admit, I feel a little teary just…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 31, 2020Monday, January 27, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Who Am I and What is My Brand?

God, the word “brand” seems to be the antithesis of actual writing.  But when you’re writing non-fiction that’s what publishers want…

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

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