The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: memoir

  • Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2016Wednesday, September 21, 2016
  • by Lynn K Hall

My Muses: Mountains and Memorabilia

We’ve only been writing for the Debutante Ball for three weeks now, but already I am ruing my decision to…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2016Tuesday, September 13, 2016
  • by Lynn K Hall

MFA, Schm-MFA…and Other Reasons Why I’m the Unlikeliest of Authors

I’ve always been a reader. My first word was “book,” and some of my most treasured childhood memories are from…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2016Tuesday, September 6, 2016
  • by Lynn K Hall

A Memoir A Decade and a Half in the Making

By happenstance, today marks five months until my memoir, Caged Eyes: An Air Force Cadet’s Story of Rape and Resilience,…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2016Wednesday, May 18, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

Remember the Year I was Jewish?

The topic this week is CHILDHOOD MEMORY.  We were supposed to begin at sundown, but Dad didn’t get home from work…

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