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The 2010 Debs' First Guest – Carolina De Robertis

The 2010 Debs are proud to welcome Carolina De Robertis as our very first guest. Carolina's debut novel, The Invisible Mountain, published on Aug. 25 by Knopf, has won the kind of praise every author dreams about. The novel is "extraordinary," (Publishers Weekly), "incantatory" (Elle magazine) and "exceptional" (Booklist). Please check out Carolina's website to learn more about her and the story behind her book.

Q: Tell us a bit about your novel. What was your inspiration for writing it?

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Hello folks! Is this thing on????

[image error]Check, check… one, two. Hi, I'm Deb Maria. Um…can I get an engineer in here? My mic's not working. Damn these temperamental machines. (short pause) Oh…what's that? I'm not on the air? I'm supposed to be writing a blog? Wow, this is quite embarrassing. My apologies. (Muttering to myself.) I wish SOMEONE would tell me these things. Hmm…maybe I need an assistant…but they'd probably think I'm really annoying, and it would be nothing like the friendship between Carrie Bradshaw and Louise

In which Ms. Wednesday introduces herself, and her book!

I once heard an inspiring piece of writing advice: "Write the book only you can write."

That was my aim with my debut novel, All Come Home—to create a story that's bighearted, accessible, and totally, authentically me.

A week after Hurricane Katrina, I was hired at a regional newspaper, The Landmark, in my hometown of Holden, Massachusetts. For months my colleagues and I wrote about volunteers from our area helping the people of New Orleans. That spirit of community outreach inspired All Come Home

So nice to meet you!

Hi, I'm Deb Sarah. I have to confess, I feel a bit naked and exposed standing up here on stage in front of you for the first time, knowing you're looking me up and down and checking me out.

 Oh my God… you're staring at my thighs, aren't you?

Quick, a distraction! Let me tell you about myself: I'm a former newspaper reporter and current mother of three young boys – essentially, the jobs are the same in many ways. My environment is messy and cluttered, people are always yelling about something, and

Your New Monday Deb

Hi, I'm Emily! I'm an American but I currently live in England. My novel, THE WHOLE WORLD, is set in England, but being published in America. I'm thrilled to be part of the Debutante Ball.

In 2006 I moved from New Hampshire to Cambridge (UK) with my husband and two little boys. There was a lot to adapt to, starting with language:

Here, smart means "well dressed." To compliment someone's intellect, call them "clever."

To revise means to study. Improving the contents of a paper is "rewriting."

Pants a

News Flash, August 30

Deb Kristina is thrilled to announce her second novel, THE LIFE YOU'VE IMAGINED, will be released in August 2010. It's about three friends and a mother who learn to cope with life as it is (not as they planned) in Haven, Michigan.

Deb Meredith will be at the Decatur Book Festival Labor Day weekend. If you're in Atlanta, you can catch her on a mystery panel Sunday September 6 at noon at Eddie's Attic.

Don't forget to welcome the 2010 Class of Debutantes starting tomorrow! Come by to say hello to J

What I Did Last Year by Guest Author Camille Kimball

We're very pleased to welcome Camille Kimball to the ball today. She is an Emmy winning investigative journalist, and a veteran of television, radio and print. She lived through the Year of the Serial Shooter and was astonished and grateful when it came to an end. A Sudden Shot: the Phoenix Serial Shooter is her first book. She is digging through more files, working on her second.

Thanks to the Debs for inviting me. The theme for this week is What I Did Last Year. While they were snapping o

It Ain't Over 'Til the Jellyfish Stings by Deb Eve

[image error]What? My LAST post as a Debutante? It can't possibly be. My book is not a bestseller yet, hasn't been optioned for a movie, I'm not nearly where I should be on my next effort, I haven't even figured out if I'm a writer (as in, this is my career) or just a person who wrote a book (as in, go out and get a job now, dear)!

No! There's still too much I haven't yet figured out about this business. Like, how the heck are you supposed to promote one book AND write another at the same time (all while kee

Swan Song by Deb Tiffany

For me, being a debut novelist felt similar to being a new mother. First, there was curiosity, like when I was hugely pregnant, and my friends from childbirth class all had their babies. What went on in the delivery room, anyway? Was it really that bad? When would I go in there?

And then, it's your turn, and you're handed this…baby. Putting your book out there feels a lot like that moment. You're proud, you're in love with what you produced, and you're thinking, "Oh crap, what am I supposed to do

Until We Meet Again by Deb Meredith

Has it been a year? Are you sure? It seems just yesterday that we started our debutante year. I had no idea how funny and wonderful the debs are–or how much I would enjoy their writing. I still had ambitious plans for a west coast tour. I was busy trying to assimilate all the information I was getting from more experienced writers about the do's and don'ts of book touring as I prepared to launch Posed for Murder. I was young and innocent…

One year later, I still don't feel like an experience