The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: novel

  • Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Just because they’re in the trunk doesn’t mean that they didn’t help you.

I have to confess that when I eyed the topic for this week that I didn’t really want to write…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 8, 2020Tuesday, July 7, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

My biggest blooper.

I was sailing along, finishing the last few edits to ARCHITECTS OF MEMORY’s sequel, when an e-mail came in from…

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2020Wednesday, April 29, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Does The Goddess Twins have any Easter Eggs?

Have you seen the film Midsommer? It’s an excellent horror fairy tale that gets even better upon repeat viewings. To…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2020
  • by Kathleen West

Researching Mundanity: The Details in Contemporary Fiction

I wrote my first novel about a world I’d been living in forever: the large public school. As a teacher…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2019Sunday, September 1, 2019
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

Introducing Yodassa Williams to the Deb Class of 2020!

We are thrilled to introduce Yodassa Williams to the 2020 Debutante Ball! Yodassa’s debut novel The Goddess Twins will be…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2019Sunday, August 18, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Introducing Kathleen West: Author of MINOR DRAMAS & OTHER CATASTROPHES

I’m delighted to introduce the new social media maven for the Debutante Ball, Class of 2020! Please welcome and meet…

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  • Posted on Saturday, December 8, 2018Thursday, December 27, 2018
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

Interview & Giveaway with Stephanie Elliot, Author of SAD PERFECT

This week, we’re speaking with Stephanie Elliot, the author of young adult novel SAD PERFECT (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). SAD…

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  • 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 Thursday, October 11, 2018Thursday, October 11, 2018
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

On Drafting

I get easily excited about ideas. If you sit me in front of a computer long enough, I will inevitably…

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  • Posted on Saturday, December 21, 2013Friday, January 10, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

KATHRYN MATTINGLY on OCD and Persistence + signed GIVEAWAY of BENJAMIN

Today we welcome award-winning author Kathryn Mattingly. Her short fiction has received recognition for excellence in Writer’s Digest Award Winning…

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