The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: joy

  • Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2017Tuesday, July 11, 2017
  • by Lynn K Hall

Find the Joy…Even at Mile 93

Calling Debut Authors! Now Accepting Applications for the 2018 Debutante Ball! Read this post to learn more. Hurry! THE DEADLINE IS JULY 28!…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 8, 2013Monday, August 5, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Deb Susan Doesn’t Know Who She Loves

… but she’d like to. About a week before my book release, I received an amazing email. A reader  who…

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  • Posted on Thursday, March 7, 2013Monday, March 4, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Deb Susan Chooses Joy

IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a creative person in possession of a good story must be in want…

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  • Posted on Monday, January 3, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise’s Wild Terror of New Beginnings

Creatively, there’s not much that’s more daunting than a totally blank page waiting for you to spin it into either…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 13, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise Blogs on Friendship, Courts Death

Good friends are the ultimate external hard drives: they enhance your memory. I remember a lot, but there’s also way…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009Tuesday, August 25, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

One last time across the floor, by Deb Katie

Oh my goodness, this is the last time I’ll type a blog post and add “by Deb Katie” to the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2009Tuesday, August 4, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

I’m not a vampire, but I still feel pretty darn sparkly, by Deb Katie

(Before I begin, may I remind you that today is 2007 Debutante Mia King’s release day for TABLE MANNERS, her…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009Monday, June 22, 2009
  • by Meredith

I Love to Laugh, by Deb Meredith

I love funny books. Not ones that are archly funny, always examining whether or not they’re funny all the time,…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2009Tuesday, June 23, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

You probably had to be there, by Deb Katie

The problem with telling “LMAO” stories is that, 99.9% of the time, you had to be there. For instance, here…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009Monday, March 16, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

I must have sat on a leprechaun or something, by Deb Katie

So, married folks, you know how when some major household malfunction happens and you think, “Geez, some people are married…

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