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Success Story Spotlight with Author Ryan Leslie

Posted on November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Author Ryan Leslie was kind enough to sit down and answer our questions about his experiences at The Writing Barn and how those experiences helped shape his development as a […]

Be Scared, Do It Anyway: Level Up Intensive Recap

Posted on November 1, 2019November 1, 2019

After attending the recent Level Up weekend at The Writing Barn, Author Esme Symes-Smith was generous enough to recap her experiences, including some of her fears. We are honored to […]

Success Story Spotlight with Author Scott Ralph

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

We recently got a chance to pepper author Scott Ralph with a series of questions about his newest novel (Sketchbook), his experience at The Writing Barn, and what it’s like […]

Kim Tidwell: On Permission

Posted on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019

Almost 200,000 words have flowed out of me since I gave myself permission to write. Really write. Not for a paycheck, not for someone’s website, not for the dreaded marketing […]

Cover Reveal for Jennifer Hawkins

Posted on October 9, 2019October 9, 2019

This week we spent some time with award winning author Jen Marie Hawkins to talk about the big cover reveal for her new book, The Language of Cherries. Get an […]

Cover Reveal with Lisa Katzenberger

Posted on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019

To celebrate the cover reveal of Lisa Katzenberger’s new picture book, National Regular Average Ordinary Day, we sat down with Lisa to find out more about her latest triumph. First, […]

Say Hello to Bethany’s New Website!

Posted on September 27, 2019October 4, 2019

Here at the Barn, we are proud to announce our founder, Bethany Hegedus’ new website, bethanyhegedus.com. Bethany believes Your YES is NEXT! Her new website is designed to encourage and […]

Research & Nesting: Bringing Books and Babies into the World

Posted on September 20, 2019September 27, 2019

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Special thanks to Candy Wellins for this incredible reflection on a pivotal time in her life of which The Writing Barn was honored to have had a part! To read […]

Success Story Spotlight with Jennifer Kam

Posted on September 13, 2019September 13, 2019

Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc) My Jewish-themed, intergenerational picture book, UNTIL THE BLUEBERRIES GROW, will be published by PJ Library and become part of the […]

Vanessa (Nering) Gill Makes a Case for Community

Posted on September 6, 2019September 6, 2019

Ursula K. Le Guin affectionately calls her writing community a, “mutinous crew.” In this blog entry, teaching fellow Vanessa (Nering) Gill describes the value of a writing community, complete with […]