The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise’s Actual Writer’s Block

This is my Writer’s Block. I received it as a gift, when I was just starting out in TV.  I…

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  • Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

If it’s Monday, it Must be Deb Elise

Okay, first piece out of the gate for the new 2011 Debs… no pressure… just following five of the most…

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2009Sunday, February 1, 2009
  • by Tiffany

Turning the Page by Deb Tiffany

This week’s topic, it turns out, really is the perfect subject for this week. We have a new president, a…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008Monday, December 15, 2008
  • by Meredith

Celebrity Sightings by Deb Meredith

One thing I don’t understand is what makes famous people so darn fascinating. Why do we care how many kids…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008Thursday, October 29, 2015
  • by Lisa Daily

Do You Believe in Magic? by Deb Lisa Daily

My first true love was Shaun Cassidy. I was ten, he was twenty, and I plotted endlessly in my head…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 8, 2007Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  • by Gail

Candy Make U Lose Control by Deb Gail

This week I wrote an Ode on Candy Confessions in the spirit of “Ode on a Grecian Urn” that’s meant…

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  • Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2007
  • by Jennifer McMahon

What am I missing? by Founder Jennifer

I don’t watch much TV.  For most of my adult life, I’ve lived beyond the reach of cable or broadcast,…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Lisa Daily

When did “cool” become uncool? By Deb Lisa

Raise your hand if you remember a few years back when every person in America with a TV set was…

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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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  • Posted on Friday, August 10, 2007Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Jess

“Let’s do the time warp agai–uh, for the first time!” by Deb Jess

As the final new Deb to post this week, I feel a little like the last kid in gym class…

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