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

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 4, 2019Saturday, August 31, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

Greetings from your friendly neighborhood danger extrovert!

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In college, I had a summer job at the Latham Circle Mall Waldenbooks (of blessed memory). The manager made me…

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  • Posted on Friday, September 7, 2018Friday, September 7, 2018
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Michelangelo and Me

    When I entered the first grade at a private school for girls in Montreal, my long hair pulled…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 7, 2017Saturday, September 2, 2017
  • by Julie Clark

“So…What’s Your Book About?”

When people hear I’m publishing a book, they always say, “Oh! What’s it about?” It seems like a simple question…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 6, 2017Tuesday, September 5, 2017
  • by Kimmery Martin

Book Nerd Extraordinaire: Meet Kimmery

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  Kimmery here. I am so excited to be a member of the Debs! However, I must confess that the…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 4, 2017Saturday, September 2, 2017
  • by Cass Morris

Shall We Dance? Kicking things off for the Deb Class of 2018

Hey there, y’all. I’m Cass, and my historical fantasy epic From Unseen Fire, Book One of the Aven Cycle, comes…

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