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News Flash, June 14

We’re looking for the new class of Debs!

First-time authors whose books are debuting in 2010, we want you! Whether you’re looking to expand your current web presence or just to create a strong presence before your launch, being a Deb is a wonderful way to build on your marketing campaign. Click here to apply.

Want to hear Deb Kristina on the (Internet) radio and talk to her live? She’ll be interviewed at 2 p.m. June 18 on “Romance Radio” powered by BlogTalk Radio. More information, including how

Schools out???? by Deb Eve

Huh? Really? School’s out? My kids too? Summer always creeps on me - and it’s no wonder. Keep in mind that I live in New England and we’re still having frosts at night, so you can see how I might not know we’re anywhere near summer. But thank goodness they send all those notices home from school. Not that I read them. But they do start to pile up on the counters and eventually - just before they are likely to catch fire - I haul the whole pile to the dump and then on the way home I might noti

School’s Out by Deb Tiffany

School’s out, and my schedule is out the window. Everyone’s at different camps at different times. Sports are over for now. And then there are the loooong, terrifying stretches of down time, which is code for three, bickering children. Also, it’s San Francisco, so, naturally, the fog is here, and it’s freezing cold.

Still, I know we’ll have a few “real” summer days, when the temperature heats up, and we all sit barefoot on the back porch and scarf popsicles, then swim until night, and eat hot dog

Big Changes by Deb Meredith

As a child, summer meant months of unstructured time. School ended, and the days took on a different rhythm. I spent hours reading, writing, drawing, and swimming. I would make elaborate plans to sew things or build things, and then actually have the time to complete my projects. We sometimes took a trip somewhere new, and usually made a return trip to the ocean.

But this summer, as soon as school is out, we’ll be doing the opposite of relaxing. We’ll be moving. Moving is always stressful an

Work is over… time to get to work! by Deb Katie

(Please forgive my mini-post… I am in New York for the Webby Awards, at a silly hotel with somewhat spotty internet access.)

Well, this is a very appropriate time for me to write my “school’s out” post, because I’ve just completed work on my last Animal Planet Dog Championships show. That’s right, after five years of producing and writing the dog show, it’s all done. (There’s still the big National Championship in December, but no more “regular season” shows.)

This means that, for the time being,

The Books of Summer by Guest Author Ally Carter

We’re very pleased to have Guest Author Ally Carter today on the ball. She is the author of the Gallagher Girl series, and her latest book is called DON’T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER.

When I first started writing, it took me a long time to fully appreciate some of the best advice any writer could possibly receive: write what you read. I wasted a lot of time early on trying to write the types of books I very rarely picked up—trying to be someone I’m not. It turns out I’m a laugher and an adventur

News Flash, June 7

Deb Kristina has a new web presence at HarperCollins, with lots of fun trivia and writing tips. Check it out here.

Deb Kristina is also honored and delighted that Real Life & Liars is a Great Lakes, Great Reads pick for the summer by the Great Lakes Booksellers Association.

Want to hear Deb Kristina on the (Internet) radio and talk to her live? She’ll be interviewed at 2 p.m. June 18 on “Romance Radio” powered by BlogTalk Radio. More information, including how to call in, is here.

The Little Giant

What’s A Muse? by Deb Eve

Muse, schmooze! I’ve got credit card debt to pay down and an agent impatient for my next proposal. I don’t have the luxury of waiting for some ephemeral muse to inspire me; I’ve got two adolescents hurtling head-on toward college tuitions in the not-too-distant future.

The truth is, I never thought about the concept of a muse. Never imagined that I had some sort of artistic angel sitting on my shoulder. I always just had to write. I did it for years as a hobby. Secretly at first - a closet writer

I Am My Muse by Deb Tiffany

I don’t have a muse. Instead, I have a deadline, stress, three kids, ambition, a mid-life crisis, and an inferiority complex to spur me on. The trick for me isn’t tapping into all that–it’s shutting it out.

A writer I really like said at a talk recently that she writes best from a place of great anger or great love, and that really resonated with me. For me, I think, I write best from a place of melancholy, a place of sadness, a place of elegy.

I know there are some writers who can trot off to caf

Finding… and Losing Your Muse by Deb Meredith

I once spent a whole afternoon shopping for the perfect pair of shoes to wear to a fancy dress party. Exhausted, I got on the metro to ride home. I was sitting in a daze and was surprised when my stop came. I jumped up, got off the train and left my shoes behind. Sadly, I had to wear a pair of shoes I already owned to the ball that evening.

I think that is how many people feel about the muse. They get access to their muse for brief unscheduled moments before it vanishes again. It’s luck, it’