The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: writing process

  • Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2020Tuesday, February 18, 2020
  • by Kathleen West

Finding Inspiration Through the Work. Or, Kathleen’s Third (?!) Book.

It’s two weeks post-publication of Minor Dramas, and I’m writing from my bed at home, prepping for the second leg…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 17, 2020Wednesday, January 15, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Writing Dreams — Dreams of Writing

Dreams are boring. That’s a rule in fiction. Also in life. No one wants to hear about your dreams. Not…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 10, 2020Monday, January 6, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

The Most Challenging Part of Being a Writer (Apologies to Elsa)

Would you think me a bad parent if I told you my four year old has seen Frozen 2 three…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 3, 2020Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

My Great Writing Resolution…

Every year, I start a new journal. I love the clean page, writing Jan 1 (although not the creeping years…

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  • Posted on Friday, December 20, 2019Monday, December 16, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

Self-Care For Writers

What the F is self-care? I recently heard a young millennial (or was it an old Gen Z’er) complain about…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

How to write when you’re not writing

In 2009, I left my job as a high school English teacher and ran right smack dab into the Great…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 30, 2019Monday, December 2, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with “Byline Bible” Author Susan Shapiro

  Not only is Susan Shapiro a great writing mentor to many (including me!) she’s the bestselling author/coauthor of 12…

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  • Posted on Friday, November 29, 2019Monday, November 25, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

So Much to Be Grateful For (And Yet…)

“You have a book coming out. Aren’t you excited!” “Excited” is not the word that I or anyone around me…

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  • 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 Saturday, November 9, 2019Monday, November 4, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

How to Deal with Distractio– Wait is that a Text?

Hey, let me tell you what I’m trying to do at this very moment: prep for my author marketing meeting,…

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

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