The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: writing

  • Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021Monday, July 19, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Platform, support, wine, laughs: What I got out of being a Debutante

It seems impossible, but our reign as Debs is coming to an end very soon. In a year of unprecedented…

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  • 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 Wednesday, June 9, 2021Monday, June 7, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Interview with Lilly Dancyger, author of NEGATIVE SPACE

We are thrilled to welcome Lilly Dancyger to The Debutante Ball this week! NEGATIVE SPACE is a touching and deeply…

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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, 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, March 4, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Ray Bradbury is my homeboy

The most formative moment of my childhood, and probably the event that influenced me most as a writer was, ironically,…

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  • Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2021Wednesday, February 10, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The autodidact’s reading list

I’ve written previously about how I have an MBA, not an MFA. And how that didn’t work out so great…

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

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