The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 3, 2021
  • by Lyn Liao Butler

Lyn’s Second Book – Red Thread of Fate

Now that my debut The Tiger Mom’s Tale has launched, my publisher Berkley, is already focusing on my second book.…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2021Wednesday, July 28, 2021
  • by Lyn Liao Butler

Interview with Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo

This week’s interview is with Mia P. Manansala, a fellow Berkley author of Deb Lyn Liao Butler. We are so…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021
  • by Lyn Liao Butler

Interview with India Holton, author of THE WISTERIA SOCIETY OF LADY SCOUNDRELS

This week’s interview is with India Holton, a fellow Berkley author of Deb Lyn Liao Butler. We are so excited…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2021
  • by Lyn Liao Butler

What Lyn Got Out of The Deb Ball

I cannot believe that my book finally came out on July 6, 2021. It felt like I’d waited forever (2…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021Monday, July 19, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Platform, support, wine, laughs: What I got out of being a Debutante

It seems impossible, but our reign as Debs is coming to an end very soon. In a year of unprecedented…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021Monday, June 14, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Interview with Vera Kurian, author of NEVER SAW ME COMING

We are thrilled to welcome Vera Kurian to The Debutante Ball this week! NEVER SAW ME COMING is a debut…

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  • Posted on Thursday, June 3, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Interview with Brenda Peynado, author of THE ROCK EATERS

We are thrilled to welcome Brenda Peynado to The Debutante Ball this week! THE ROCK EATERS is a haunting and…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2021Wednesday, May 5, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Purge! (or, Getting that first draft out of your system)

Ernest Hemingway famously said all first drafts are garbage, except he used a way more *effluent* term instead of garbage.…

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  • Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2021Wednesday, March 24, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Hemingway, Proust, and the Authorial Brand

Sooner or later every aspiring author is going to be told that they need to work on building their brand,…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2021
  • by Lyn Liao Butler

Learning From Other Writers

We’re supposed to be writing about our favorite craft writing books, blogs or podcasts. The truth is, I’ve never read…

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

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Current Topic: Welcoming the New Class

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