The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: Music

  • Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2018Thursday, October 18, 2018
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

On the Poetry of Isaac Brock

For this week’s post on literary influences, I’m republishing an essay I wrote about the intersection between song lyrics and…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2017Tuesday, July 18, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

Weird, Random Shit About Me

Calling Debut Authors! We Are Accepting Applications for the 2018 Debutante Ball! Click the link below to learn more. Calling…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 23, 2017Monday, June 19, 2017
  • by Tiffany D. Jackson

BIRTHDAY SOUNDTRACK!!!!!!!!

If you’re reading this, it’s the day after my birthday and I’m sipping rum on a beach in San Juan,…

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  • Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2017Wednesday, June 21, 2017
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

Clyde Barrow: The Boy Who Wrote Bonnie Parker a Doggone Song to Show Her How He Cares

This week the Debs are talking about music and its impact on our writing and our life.  As Amy said…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 19, 2017Sunday, June 11, 2017
  • by Crystal King

The Soundtrack for My Writing Life

This week the Debs are talking about music and its impact on our writing and our life.  Music is something…

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  • Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2016Wednesday, June 22, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

Art Influences Art

Film, paintings, music, books– they all carry transformative powers. When the timing is right, and the recipient open, art inspires…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2016Monday, June 27, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Music That Made THE LOST GIRLS

Music is critical to my writing process. When I sat down to work on THE LOST GIRLS, I’d turn on…

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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 Monday, June 20, 2016Monday, June 20, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living Playlist

There is, of course, baking in THE CITY BAKER’S GUIDE TO COUNTRY LIVING, but music plays almost as important a…

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2015Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Sona Charaipotra

Sona’s WIP Playlist (Or: EMO-fest 2015!)

Unlike some of the other lovelies of the Deb Ball, I didn’t have a playlist for TINY PRETTY THINGS. With…

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