The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: Debut

  • Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020Tuesday, August 11, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Learning all the things you never thought you had to learn, or debuting in a pandemic.

I simply can’t believe it’s been a whole year. This week, we’re talking about what we learned as a Debutante.…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2020Saturday, May 16, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

The Goddess Twins, OUT NOW, a Summer Vacation Read

As a kid, I absolutely adored reading for pleasure! When school was out during the summer, my very favorite thing…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 6, 2020Tuesday, May 5, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Novels arrive precisely when they mean to.

I’m turning forty this year. And when you’re a middle-aged mom writing science fiction at four in the morning, it’s…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

No longer such a perfect day

Back in August, we Debutantes got together over video-conferencing to work on the list of topics we wanted to talk…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2020Wednesday, January 15, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Being unrealistic for my debut year

My problem, friends, is that I’ve spent too much time being a realist. I was realistic about my prospects when…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2019Tuesday, October 29, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

Fight or flight, fear and failure

Do you want to know my number one writing fear? Writing this blog entry. Ha, ha. I’m mostly kidding. I…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2019Sunday, August 18, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Introducing Kathleen West: Author of MINOR DRAMAS & OTHER CATASTROPHES

I’m delighted to introduce the new social media maven for the Debutante Ball, Class of 2020! Please welcome and meet…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2019Thursday, August 15, 2019
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

Why I’m Choosing to Celebrate They Could Have Named Her Anything

Publishing They Could Have Named Her Anything has already been more satisfying than I could have ever expected. I worked…

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  • Posted on Monday, March 18, 2019Wednesday, March 13, 2019
  • by K.A. Doore

What’s Important

My book is out tomorrow. My book. Is out. Tomorrow. That is a weird thing to say. A weird thing…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, January 2, 2018Monday, January 1, 2018
  • by Lara Lillibridge

5 Resolutions for @Only_Mama’s Debut Year

Finish the first draft of my novel. (OK, second draft, but that’s only because the real first draft was so…

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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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Tues. 8/31: Lyn says good-bye from the 2021 Debs

Wed. 9/1: New Class Takes Over

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