The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: Writers’ Resources

  • Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2020Thursday, November 19, 2020
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Finding Your People: A guide for new writers

A funny consequence of having a book coming out is that friends and family (and the occasional stranger on the…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2020
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

My path to publication: A comedy of failures

I wrote last week about how I hadn’t planned on becoming a writer, and how writing was something I came…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2019Monday, December 9, 2019
  • by Kathleen West

Kathleen’s Favorite Writing Resources

We’re discussing our favorite writing craft resources this week, and before I share mine, I want to offer a caveat.…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 30, 2019Tuesday, August 27, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Introducing Amy Klein: Author of THE TRYING GAME

I’m beyond thrilled to introduce you all to your new Friday blogger, Amy Klein! Amy is the author of The…

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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 Friday, August 16, 2019Thursday, August 15, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

A Party for THE DREAM PEDDLER

  I considered not having a launch party for my book. I’m not a big fan of being the center…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 12, 2019Wednesday, July 10, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Cutting Room Floor

    When I finally felt as though I had a reasonable draft of The Dream Peddler, the one I…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 14, 2019Tuesday, June 11, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Just Write and Other Groups

    I’ve moved around a lot in the past decade, and I’ve had to cull my writing friends from…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 7, 2019Thursday, June 6, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Her First Ball

        A debut year for any writer is exciting and joyful. And it can also be stressful,…

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  • Posted on Friday, May 24, 2019Monday, May 20, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

A Writing Education

    I’m always interested in talking about formal education when it comes to the arts, because these are vocations…

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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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