The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: the writing life

  • Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

With eyes wide open

We’re blogging this week about writing advice, and my favorite piece of wisdom is an oldie but a goodie, and…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2021Wednesday, May 26, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Back to the future: Misadventures in exposition

If you’re thinking of writing a novel and wondering where to start your story, a good rule of thumb is:…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021Tuesday, May 11, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Interview with Mary Pauline Lowry, author of THE ROXY LETTERS and WILDFIRE

We are so excited to welcome Mary Pauline Lowry, author of the hilarious novel, THE ROXY LETTERS, now in paperback,…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2021Wednesday, May 5, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Purge! (or, Getting that first draft out of your system)

Ernest Hemingway famously said all first drafts are garbage, except he used a way more *effluent* term instead of garbage.…

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2021Wednesday, April 14, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

My favorite bookstore: East Bay Booksellers

Independent Bookstore Day is on April 24th, and so we’re celebrating our favorite indie sellers here at the Deb Ball.…

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  • Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2021Wednesday, March 24, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Hemingway, Proust, and the Authorial Brand

Sooner or later every aspiring author is going to be told that they need to work on building their brand,…

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2021Thursday, January 28, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Celebrating the small stuff

It feels a little funny to be writing about milestones and celebrations before my book comes out. It almost sounds…

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2021Thursday, January 14, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

I left my heart in Corpus Christi

My fellow Debs and I are blogging this week about our favorite types of scenes to write, and it made…

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  • Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2020
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Demons and Daydreams: How Hieronymus Bosch Got Me Writing

I had a really hard time choosing a major in college. I went from Business Administration to Retailing, to Fashion,…

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  • Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2020Thursday, November 19, 2020
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Finding Your People: A guide for new writers

A funny consequence of having a book coming out is that friends and family (and the occasional stranger on the…

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

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