The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: rejection

  • Posted on Friday, November 22, 2019Friday, November 22, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

Tips for new writers

“What’ so special about your life that you want to write about it,” one date said to me when I…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 4, 2019Wednesday, October 2, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

When I Want to Crawl Up in a Ball from Rejection

I can’t say I’m good with rejection. Outwardly, I think I project an uh, okaaaaay attitude when I get rejected, but inwardly, a…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 3, 2019Sunday, November 10, 2019
  • by Yodassa Williams

Rejection and failure

When I was in the tense time of life in which I was sending out queries of my novel, I…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 2, 2019Tuesday, October 1, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

Rejection is a teacher.

Rejection is a great teacher. When I was a journalist in upstate New York, I’d often have to ask tough…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 30, 2019Saturday, September 28, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

In the Face of Rejection, I Borrowed from the Bozo the Clown playbook

[Dear Lisa Braxton] …Thank you very much for your submission.  We appreciated very much the quality of your book—in particular,…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2019Monday, August 19, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Mahalo and Aloha

Aloha! I can’t believe it’s been a year since I first joined the Debutante Ball. Mahalo to the previous class…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 26, 2019Tuesday, July 23, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Bluebeard’s Drawer

    I have two manuscripts in the drawer. Although they’re not actually in a drawer, and I have no…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 23, 2019Monday, July 22, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Remains of the Day

          Aloha I no longer have my computer or the bulk of my writing before May…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 21, 2019Wednesday, June 19, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Fan Girl

        How will I limit this post to a reasonable length? The list of authors I fangirl…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2019Monday, May 13, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Writing Time

Aloha. I started writing poetry when I was nine years old. I remember writing in bursts. I had a wonderful…

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

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