The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: deadlines

  • Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

Abandon your darlings

Imagine, if you will, the author in her very early twenties. She’s two months out from her college graduation, completing…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 7, 2018Tuesday, March 6, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

Inside Kimmery’s Brain: Deadline Edition

Kimmery's Brain: Deadline Edition

  One week until article about deadlines is due. No problem; is loads of time. Would start immediately, except, much…

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  • Posted on Monday, March 5, 2018Saturday, March 3, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

How Deadlines Control My Chaos

I love deadlines. Seriously, I do. Always have. I work better with them. I’m someone desperately afflicted with what I…

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  • Posted on Friday, November 4, 2016Thursday, November 3, 2016
  • by Tiffany D. Jackson

I LOVE Deadlines!

Let me tell you… I LOVE deadlines. I live for their adrenaline rush!  No seriously, I’m not joking.  Deadlines keep me…

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  • Posted on Thursday, November 3, 2016Monday, December 12, 2016
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

Jenni L. Walsh Has All the Excuses This #NanoWriMo

This week, in honor of National Novel Writing Month (#NanoWriMo), the Debs are talking about our feelings about external challenges,…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2016Wednesday, November 2, 2016
  • by Lynn K Hall

Deadlines? Writing Schedules? No, Thanks!

  First thing in the morning, I take a cup of tea to my laptop. I work dutifully for four…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 31, 2016Monday, October 31, 2016
  • by Crystal King

I’m Cheating on NANOWRIMO + Writing Resources To Help You Pants or Plot

This week, in honor of National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO), the Debs are talking about our feelings about external challenges,…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2014Monday, December 1, 2014
  • by Amy Reichert

A Trio of Tips to Make the Words Flow

You know the deal, writers are like Doug from Up, we’re easily distracted. But there comes a time when, if…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2014Tuesday, June 10, 2014
  • by Susan Gloss

Flexing those other creative muscles

Here’s a dirty secret about writing on a professional level: it’s hard to be creative under a deadline. The best…

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  • Posted on Monday, January 3, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise’s Wild Terror of New Beginnings

Creatively, there’s not much that’s more daunting than a totally blank page waiting for you to spin it into either…

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

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