She reviewed and wrote plays before she started working with award winning authors teaching them how to create winning copy. Being a publishing insider also meant that she knew all about the industry and how to make it as an author including how to market her novels when she finally got published.ĭebbie Babbitt’s work as a drama critic, playwright and actress has also played a huge role in her success as an author. Working as Copy Director, she thought that while she loved helping authors market their books, she could also become an author. She also learned how to use active verbs and eliminate passive verbs. She learned to pack exposition and information into very few words which she now has to do as a fiction writer. As a Copy Director who was charged with writing selling copy, she had to write a specific number of words and this helped hone her craft. Working in the publishing industry was huge for Debbie as it opened her eyes to the possibilities. Debbie went on to write for school papers and also became a performer with a detour as a thespian. She has asserted that she thinks of it as a journey since she started writing as an eight year old when she wrote a 200 page novel. When she is not on social media or writing she can be found plotting her next psychological suspense or taking a walk on the beach.īabbitt’s journey towards publishing was a very peripatetic one. She can usually be found scrolling social media such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook where she interacts with her fans. Mysterious Bookshop named it a First Mystery Crime Club Pick and A Book and a Dream named the novel a Best Thriller and Mystery book of 2021. She Reads named “Saving Grace” her debut novel One of the Most Anticipated Thrillers in 2021. Debbie was born to a former federal judge and is now married to a criminal defense attorney with whom she now lives with in Florida and New York.

Since Debbie is very active in the writing community she is a member of the Sisters in Crime and the International Thriller Writers. Her works have also been featured in mystery and suspense and the New York Law Journal. He also worked as drama critic, playwright, and actress. She also wrote the nonfiction work “Adventures in Copywriting” which is deemed an excellent guide to catching a literary agent’s eye.

Debbie Babbitt is a mystery author from New York and Florida best known for her debut novel “Saving Grace.” Before she turned to writing, she worked for two major Manhattan publishing companies as a Copy Director.

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