by Michael Noll When I began my MFA program, I thought everyone would know more about books and writing than me. My high school graduating class in rural Kansas had […]
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Book Buzz: A Strange Object Press
Posted onby Gardiner Brown A couple of weeks ago, I drove out to the East Side to meet with Callie Collins and Jill Meyers, co-directors of A Strange Object press, one […]
Continue ReadingRejecting Rejection with author Cynthia Levinson
Posted onThe Tragic Romance of Rejection by Cynthia Levinson Rejections? Let me count the ways. Not just the number, but the ways. When you’re a nonfiction writer, rejection comes in many […]
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Rejecting Rejection with poet and author E. Kristin Anderson
Posted onby E. Kristin Anderson I have a shoebox full of rejections. The shoebox once contained my favorite sneakers – a pair of PF Flyers that I bought when I first […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author I.W Gregorio
Posted onIt’s another Monday morning at The Writing Barn and the summer is just flying by. This week’s Rejecting Rejection comes to us from surgeon by day/YA author by night, I.W […]
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Book Buzz: Review of “Notes from No Man’s Land” by Eula Biss
Posted onby Gardiner Brown When I first opened Eula Biss’s book, Notes from No Man’s Land, I was confused. I had been told that this was a collection of essays about race […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author Janet Fox
Posted onIn this Monday’s Rejecting Rejection, award-winning author Janet Fox describes her journey up the ladder to a successful writing career, and how the best way to deal with rejection is […]
Continue ReadingBook Buzz: Review of “Rhyme Schemer” by K.A. Holt
Posted onby Jenna Jaco K.A. Holt’s Rhyme Schemer does a remarkably good job of balancing angst and artistry. We meet Kevin, a young boy with a very established (if not positive) reputation, […]
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Rejecting Rejection with Roller Girl and Editor Jodi Egerton
Posted onWhen I moved to Austin for graduate school in 1998, I found myself in a rut. I was working, and teaching, and reading, and writing papers. I was excelling. And […]
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Book Buzz: Beach Reads for the Summer Season
Posted onby Jessica Hincapie As someone who grew up in South Florida, the word “summer” brings with it specific images of mosquitoes, heavy rains, and of course… the beach. Despite the […]
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