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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2017Monday, April 17, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

Chef Amicius In The Kitchen: Channeling my Inner Apicius

This week, in honor of the soon-to-be-published novel FEAST OF SORROW by our very own Crystal King, we are trying…

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  • Posted on Monday, April 17, 2017Friday, April 14, 2017
  • by Crystal King

How Testing (and Tasting!) Recipes Shaped My Novel

This week the Debs are testing out the recipes of Apicius, ahead of Crystal’s launch week. I was SO excited…

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  • Posted on Monday, April 3, 2017Monday, April 3, 2017
  • by Crystal King

Talking to the World’s First Gourmand

This week the Debs take on the point-of-view of their characters.  After a bumpy litter ride across the Palatine Hill…

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  • Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017Thursday, March 23, 2017
  • by Crystal King

An Old Knives Tale

This week the Debs are sharing deleted scenes, shifts in their books and all sorts of behind the curtain tidbits. …

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  • Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

The Deb Ball News Flash – Reading, Writing, on the move, and on the mend

Congratulations to Elizabeth Glenn, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH by Colleen Oakley. We send our thanks to Sherri…

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  • Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

NewsFlash! Lynn K. Hall’s Memoir Has Launched!

Congratulations to Bonnie Karoly, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of Abby Fabiaschi’s I LIKED MY LIFE! We send our thanks to our…

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  • Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

NewsFlash: Tiffany’s ALLEGEDLY has launched!!

Congratulations to Haley Harrigan, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of Jessica Chiarella’s AND AGAIN! We send our thanks to our very…

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  • Posted on Monday, January 9, 2017Friday, January 6, 2017
  • by Crystal King

That Green-Eyed Witch, Invidia

This week the Debs are talking about envy – struggling with it, learning from it.   In ancient Rome, Invidia…

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  • Posted on Monday, January 2, 2017Sunday, January 1, 2017
  • by Crystal King

2017 is the Year of the Crystal

It’s also the Year of the Amy, the Tiffany, the Lynn and the Jenni, because it’s the year when our…

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  • Posted on Monday, November 28, 2016Wednesday, December 7, 2016
  • by Crystal King

The Secret to Writing Is Simple

This week the Debs are writing about our experience of time: time writing books and the publishing timeline.  The venerable…

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