The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2009Sunday, February 1, 2009
  • by Tiffany

Turning the Page by Deb Tiffany

This week’s topic, it turns out, really is the perfect subject for this week. We have a new president, a…

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  • Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008Thursday, November 20, 2008
  • by Tiffany

Signs of the Times

It started with Hanukkah. When she was three, my first daughter came home from pre-school toting a dreidel and singing…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Meredith

What’s your sign? By Deb Meredith

I’ve always approached the zodiac with a skepticism that I reserve for psychics and the lottery. But at the same…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Eve

Who is Eve now?

Is it just me, or aren’t we all always transforming? Oh sure, I can pinpoint the major transformative moments in…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 9, 2008Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Tiffany

Same Old, Same Old

We seem to live in a culture obsessed with the power of transformation. We have TV shows that tell us…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Meredith

A rose by any other name by Deb Meredith

As I craft new characters for my books, I spend a lot of time thinking about names. We infer a…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 7, 2008Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Katie Alender

It’ll grow back, by Deb Katie

Writing fiction is all about living vicariously. When you create a character, you get to see through someone else’s eyes,…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Kristina

Motherhood as extreme makeover, by Deb Kristina

Is there a transformation more personal and dramatic than becoming a parent? My sister once said to me, “You’re a…

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