The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2020Monday, January 27, 2020
  • by Kathleen West

Annals of Self-Promotion

Self-promotion! Yes! It’s required! Once you write a book, find an agent and have your manuscript accepted for publication, you’re…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

The Top Three Things That Surprised Me About Publishing A Novel

This week we are talking about the differences between expectations and reality when it comes to traditionally publishing. I’ve compiled…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2018Wednesday, May 2, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

Yes! Kimmery Says Self-Promote And Here Is Why

Imagine an author. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably getting a vision of a scholarly genius, possibly in an…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2017Tuesday, March 7, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

Ask a Book Publicity Expert!

This week we’re asking publishing industry experts to answer the many questions that we debut writers have as we get…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2015
  • by Sona Charaipotra

Marketing Is Hard and Other Obvious Truths

Okay, so this week’s topic is marketing. As the other Debs have confessed, as writers, its one arena that really…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 23, 2012Thursday, August 23, 2012
  • by JoanneL

Deb Joanne’s Marketingapalooza

This week’s theme is marketing-a timely one for me, since as you know, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE is only recently…

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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 Saturday, October 2, 2010Saturday, October 2, 2010
  • by admin

The Debutante Ball Welcomes Jen Karsbaek, Devourer of Books

Jen runs the successful book blog Devourer of Books, which was recently voted ‘Best Eclectic Book Blog’ during Book Blogger…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2009Saturday, August 8, 2009
  • by admin

Top five reasons my book should be on Oprah by Guest Author Diana Orgain

The Debs are proud to welcome author Diana Orgain as our guest this week. Diana holds an MFA in Creative…

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  • Posted on Monday, August 3, 2009Saturday, July 23, 2011
  • by Kristina

In which Deb Kristina doesn’t hear from Oprah

I’m willing to bet it’s the Number One thing a new author hears: “You should go on Oprah!” There’s so…

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