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

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 17, 2018Tuesday, November 20, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Vijaya Nagarajan + FEEDING A THOUSAND SOULS giveaway

I’m delighted to welcome my friend Vijaya Nagarajan to the Debutante Ball this week! Vijaya Nagarajan is an Associate Professor and…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2018Sunday, November 4, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Distracts, Distracting, Distractions

“Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not.” – Ursula K. LeGuin Well, I’m in the thick of the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2018Thursday, November 1, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Candids

Don’t think about making art. Just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2018Monday, October 1, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Chronicles of an X-American (part 1)

  Chronicles of an X-American (part 1) The best training is to read and write, no matter what — Grace…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2018Wednesday, June 20, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

Kimmery’s Perfect Day

This week, are writing about our perfect day. It was surprisingly hard to complete this post, because a perfect day…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2018Tuesday, March 27, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

Kimmery’s Favorite Thing

  Look, I know I am supposed to write something every week, but today writing is hard. I’m on vacation.…

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  • Posted on Friday, September 22, 2017Friday, September 22, 2017
  • by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson

The Deep Irony in Asking Me to Write About Balance

Y’all. I didn’t get home until almost 7 last night. I’ve only spent one entire day at home since August…

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  • Posted on Friday, September 15, 2017Thursday, September 14, 2017
  • by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson

I Owe You The Moon

  There are a great many people to whom I owe a hefty debt of gratitude for the fact that…

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  • Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2017Saturday, February 25, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

Guest Post by Danielle Younge-Ullman + #DebBallGiveaway of EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IS NOT RUINED

We are so thrilled to welcome back to The Debutante Ball former Deb Danielle Younge-Ullman! We were so thrilled to…

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  • Posted on Sunday, January 8, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash: Taking 2017 by Storm

Congratulations to Jacqueline Bridges, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of the SMALL ADMISSIONS audiobook! We send our thanks to author Kimberly Belle…

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