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

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Tag: Writers’ Resources

  • Posted on Friday, April 26, 2019Wednesday, April 24, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Dear Booksellers…

    Like most writers, I’ve been an avid reader since the day I learned to read, and some of…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019Tuesday, April 23, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Indie Love

Aloha. K.A. Doore wrote an essay yesterday about the reader’s buying power and how the support of an independent bookstore…

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  • Posted on Saturday, March 2, 2019Saturday, March 2, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Kristin Wright and Giveaway of LYING BENEATH THE OAKS

  I am absolutely thrilled to welcome our fellow debut author Kristin Wright to the debutante ball this week. Her…

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  • Posted on Friday, March 1, 2019Monday, February 25, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Inspiration

  As I’ve mentioned a few times before, The Dream Peddler was directly inspired by my love of reading and…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2019Saturday, January 26, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Love-hate relationship

Aloha! What I like about my debut novel, The Atlas of Reds and Blues: it’s short. Also, I think it’s…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2019Monday, February 4, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Book Birthday

Aloha! Today my debut novel, The Atlas of Reds and Blues, is released — and tonight there’s a big book…

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  • Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2019Monday, January 21, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Rachel Howard + THE RISK OF US giveaway

We are thrilled to have Rachel Howard as our guest author this week at The Debutante Ball! Rachel Howard’s novel…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 25, 2019Wednesday, January 23, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

The Comp I Kept

    I know you’ll all be shocked when I announce that I did not use comp titles in my…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2019Monday, January 7, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Devi’s 2019 reading list (well, as of the first week of Jan.)

I have my eyes on so many books this year! Like my beloved colleagues at the Debutante Ball I came…

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  • Posted on Friday, December 28, 2018Friday, December 28, 2018
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

2018 Hit List

    An American Marriage by Tayari Jones** From the publisher: Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both…

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