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  • Posted on Monday, October 22, 2018Sunday, October 21, 2018
  • by K.A. Doore

How to Survive Your Edit Letter

  Dear Author, the edit letter reads. You suck. Wait, no, that’s not how it goes, not even slightly. Yet…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2015Monday, March 9, 2015
  • by Amy Reichert

Meet Kate Dresser – Editor Extraordinaire

Here’s a crazy thing about publishing – you are often required to work with people you have never meet in person…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2014Tuesday, October 7, 2014
  • by Karma Brown

The Best Call That Came At The Worst Time

Last February sucked — along with the kiddo and I contracting that crazy swine flu that kept me in bed…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Lisa Daily

Save Holt! Deleted scenes from Fifteen Minutes of Shame by Deb Lisa Daily

As many of you know, Fifteen Minutes of Shame was published in the strangest of ways and I miraculously (insanely?…

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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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