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

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  • Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Self-promotion: what not to do.

I’ve been dreading this week. The truth is, I have no idea how to self-promote. I’m seven months away from…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2018Thursday, September 20, 2018
  • by Stephanie Jimenez

Choose Your Own Adventure: Two Stories About the Querying Process

This week for The Debutante Ball, we’re sharing our journey to getting a literary agent, so I dug through the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2017Monday, June 12, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

Awkward! The sex life of fictional characters (based on people IRL)

My books LIMELIGHT (forthcoming 2018) and SMALL ADMISSIONS are works of fiction, stories I made up to entertain and amuse.…

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  • Posted on Sunday, February 26, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

NewsFlash! Readings, Reviews, and Rest!

Congratulations to Emmy Neal, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of Jennifer Latham’s DREAMLAND BURNING. We send our thanks to former Deb Danielle Younge-Ullman for…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2014Monday, November 3, 2014
  • by Amy Reichert

Writing Friends Required

We live in an amazing time to be a writer. It’s easier than ever to share work, offer feedback, and…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 8, 2013Monday, August 5, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Deb Susan Doesn’t Know Who She Loves

… but she’d like to. About a week before my book release, I received an amazing email. A reader  who…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2012Saturday, October 13, 2012
  • by admin

Surprise! This Week’s Guest is You!

In keeping with our “week of surprises,” we thought we’d ask YOU – our readers – to take The Deb…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008Monday, September 29, 2008
  • by Mia

The Good Life by Deb Mia

Okay. I have rewritten the opening of this post a million times, unsure of where to begin. I’m sure it…

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Since 2007, the Debutante Ball has been celebrating first-time authors and their books. Learn more.

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