The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: creativity

  • Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2021Thursday, January 14, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

I left my heart in Corpus Christi

My fellow Debs and I are blogging this week about our favorite types of scenes to write, and it made…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2020Tuesday, March 31, 2020
  • by Kathleen West

The Creativity Club: What Inspires Kathleen

What inspires me to write? Well, it’s not global pandemic, danger, distraction, and fear. But even in these bizarre and…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 10, 2020Monday, January 6, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

The Most Challenging Part of Being a Writer (Apologies to Elsa)

Would you think me a bad parent if I told you my four year old has seen Frozen 2 three…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 3, 2020Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

My Great Writing Resolution…

Every year, I start a new journal. I love the clean page, writing Jan 1 (although not the creeping years…

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  • Posted on Friday, December 20, 2019Monday, December 16, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

Self-Care For Writers

What the F is self-care? I recently heard a young millennial (or was it an old Gen Z’er) complain about…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 30, 2019Monday, December 2, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with “Byline Bible” Author Susan Shapiro

  Not only is Susan Shapiro a great writing mentor to many (including me!) she’s the bestselling author/coauthor of 12…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 9, 2019Sunday, November 10, 2019
  • by Yodassa Williams

When a Purple Rose Blooms – Guest Author Jenee Darden

When a Purple Rose Blooms (Nomadic Press, 2018), is a collection of essays and poetry about Black womanhood from Jenee…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 25, 2019Thursday, October 24, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

Funny Thing About Working with an Editor

Maybe you don’t know this about me yet, but I’m a big procrastinator. I mean BIG. So when I ship…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 4, 2019Wednesday, October 2, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

When I Want to Crawl Up in a Ball from Rejection

I can’t say I’m good with rejection. Outwardly, I think I project an uh, okaaaaay attitude when I get rejected, but inwardly, a…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 2, 2019Sunday, September 1, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

My second spin around the ballroom

Is it possible to be a debutante more than once? In my case, the answer is yes. When I was…

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

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