As this year’s Deb class moves toward publication of our first novels, I was inspired to call on one of…
Tag: Craft
One of my favorite parts of being a writer — and running CAKE Literary — is brainstorming. Finding a kernel…
This week at the Deb Ball, we’re talking about drafts. And as much as I’d like to say I have…
Okay, so by now, the picture has become quite clear. Writers — the lot of us here at the Deb…
I’ve always heard of this legend, the solitary writer, head down at her desk, never looking for the light or…
I may have mentioned this before, but my first love in writing was not fiction, but poetry. I was seduced…
Sometimes, you pick up a book and fall immediately, completely, and hopelessly in love: “They say it came first from…
In writing Vintage, I spent a lot of time thinking about settings. I had a blast creating the vintage clothing…
A fellow writer recently posted this illustration on Facebook, and it is a perfect summary of my writing process. …
Today we are thrilled to welcome bestselling author Beth Hoffman to The Debutante Ball! Beth is the author of SAVING CEECEE…