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

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  • Posted on Friday, March 15, 2019Monday, March 11, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

The World of THE DREAM PEDDLER

    When I was in the stage of getting feedback on early drafts of this book, more than one…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 11, 2013Thursday, October 10, 2013
  • by Lisa Alber

Season of Change

(Let me introduce you to my one-eyed wonder dog, Luna.) When I was a girl, my mom owned a book…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012Sunday, October 14, 2012
  • by admin

Newsflash: October 14, 2012

Congrats to Melissa, winner of Erika Marks’ THE MERMAID COLLECTOR! From the 2013 Debs… Deb Kerry: Finished a revision of Wakeworld…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Meredith

Big Changes by Deb Meredith

As a child, summer meant months of unstructured time. School ended, and the days took on a different rhythm. I…

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Danielle

Spring Gets In My Eyes by Deb Danielle Younge-Ullman

I love spring as much as anyone. Okay, maybe not quite as much as anyone. Which isn’t to say I…

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  • Posted on Monday, April 7, 2008Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Danielle

Spring Fever – has made a fool of me. By Guest Author Molly O’Keefe

Molly O’Keefe grew up in a small town outside of Chicago. She met and married her college sweetheart and moved…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Tish

Open Windows by Deb Tish

I have a theory. There are air conditioning people and there are open window people. I’m into open windows. To…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2007Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Tish

The Smell of Summer by Deb Tish

For me, nothing evokes magical childhood summers like the smell of an old house, especially that of a smoker. My sister…

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