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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009Tuesday, June 30, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

A letter to myself, circa 1990, by Deb Katie

Dear Katie, Oh, Katie, Katie, Katie. There are a lot of things I could tell you but won’t, because as…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009Monday, March 30, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

Lessons gleaned from early failures, by Deb Katie

Whenever anyone asks me how I got my start writing, it comes out that I went to an arts high…

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  • Posted on Monday, November 3, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Kristina

In which Deb Kristina gives up a political career

I ran for office, once. As far as I know, I only got one vote. Mine. It was for class…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2007Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Tish

La Meme Chose by Deb Tish

I’ve been tagged with a meme by the inimitable Ellen Meister. There are, apparently, stern meme rules, at least one of which…

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Since 2007, the Debutante Ball has been celebrating first-time authors and their books. Learn more.

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