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

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 9, 2019Wednesday, October 9, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

Oh, how I love the bracket trick.

I love revisions. (I know, you’re about to ask—which demon rose from depths of hell and is currently wearing a…

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  • Posted on Monday, November 27, 2017Sunday, November 26, 2017
  • by Cass Morris

Telling Myself the Story: Composing a first draft

It’s fortuitous that this topic falls here, at the end of November, as I’ve spent the past 26 days frantically…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2014Monday, January 27, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

My “First” Line: 5 Years, Countless Drafts & Thousands of Lines in the Making

First lines of books are a lot like debut novels. Just because they come first in a narrative doesn’t mean…

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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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