The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2016Monday, June 20, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Losing Myself in the Past: My Writing Playlists

"Anything Goes" by Cole Porter

Historical fiction requires a completely different mindset. To lose yourself in another time, it helps to experience it. To write…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010Sunday, October 10, 2010
  • by Elise Allen

News Flash: October 10, 2010

From the 2011 Debs… Deb Eleanor’s The Weird Sisters has its first review!  Library Journal calls it “lovely”, with “creative…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010Thursday, October 29, 2015
  • by Sarah Jio

The Writing Advice Deb Sarah Got Saved Her From Careers She Would Have Hated

Can you imagine me as a biologist? Nope, didn’t think so. Neither can I. But somehow in the beginning of…

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  • Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Anna

But What Happens After The Coming Out Party?

After a Debutante’s debut, what tends to happen? In the old days, she probably got married off and began living…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2007Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Lisa Daily

Lisa Daily, unlikely supermodel.

Today was one of the weirdest days of my life. I woke up in New York city, in a hotel…

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  • Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2007Monday, September 29, 2008
  • by Anna

Licking the Frosting By Former Deb Anna

I would say that the main thing that publishing has taught me is how to meet my deadlines and then…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 24, 2007Monday, September 29, 2008
  • by Jess

I Never Met a Magazine Subscription I Didn’t Like by Deb Jess

I subscribe to WAY too many magazines. When some hit my mailbox, I will trample everything in my path to…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2007Monday, October 13, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

The Shameless Tabloid Lover in Me by Deb Jenny

I have a confession to make. I am slightly addicted to People Magazine. Well, that and US Magazine. I am…

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

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