The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019Tuesday, September 10, 2019
  • by Kathleen West

Irrational Yelling: The Inspiration for Kathleen’s Debut Novel

When I began writing MINOR DRAMAS & OTHER CATASTROPHES, I was in my fifteenth year of classroom teaching, a job…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2012Friday, December 14, 2012
  • by DanaB

Deb Dana is glad adult life isn’t like the high school lunchroom

Unexpected friendships are, to me, something of an adult phenomenon. As kids, we see potential friendships everywhere – from people…

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  • Posted on Monday, January 31, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise’s Most Loathed Teacher Ever

I loathed everything about Emmett Woodshanks (not his real name — his real name was far less Dickensian.  He also…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008Monday, February 2, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

Backward, turn backward, oh Time in thy flight… by Deb Katie

(This week’s theme is “Back to School.” I never was much of a first day of school junkie, so I…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Lisa Daily

Where is Your Mother? By Deb Lisa Daily

I’ve written several posts about my amazing, wonderful mother, which you can read here, here and here. So, for a…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 27, 2007Saturday, October 27, 2007
  • by Anna

Bring on the Bumpy Things By Deb Anna

I’ve never really been scared of things that go bump in the night. Sure, when I was little, I had…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Danielle

Another Sucker…Learning the Hard Way Again by Deb Danielle

Well, I thought I’d covered “learning the hard way” last week and that this week I’d write something short and…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 4, 2007Monday, June 4, 2007
  • by Anna

Eat Read Love By Deb Anna

The way I read is similar to the way I eat: sporadic, thoroughly disorganized, and just as likely to occur…

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  • Posted on Friday, March 2, 2007Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Eileen

Things I learned from illegal activity by Deb Eileen

I like to tell myself that I didn’t commit any crimes, that the things I did fell more into the…

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  • Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Eileen

Hair Trauma Past and Present, by Deb Eileen

I have never reached an orgasm from washing my hair in the way that the commercials promise me. Never. Not…

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