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

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Tag: fathers

  • Posted on Thursday, August 1, 2013Wednesday, July 31, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Deb Susan Reconsiders the Ending

As I mentioned in a comment on Deb Kerry’s fantastic Monday post, I have trouble with endings, written or otherwise.…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2013Tuesday, June 18, 2013
  • by DanaB

Apparently Deb Dana Likes Books with Absent Fathers

The last word I would ever use to describe my father is “absent.” He was — IS — one of…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012Thursday, August 23, 2012
  • by JoanneL

Deb Joanne Learns The Art of Deadpanning from the Master

“Is that dress new? Or was it repossessed?” It’s Fathers week at the Ball and as I sit here, thinking…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

Fathers in Books

Happy Fathers Day! Here are some of the literary fathers whom I find very memorable: Atticus Finch in To Kill…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2009Tuesday, June 23, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

You probably had to be there, by Deb Katie

The problem with telling “LMAO” stories is that, 99.9% of the time, you had to be there. For instance, here…

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

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