From Begun to Done: 10 Problems With Your First Draft and How to Fix Them with Sara Kocek Saturday, January 18 from 10 AM – 4 PM $165 per student […]
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Workshop at The Writing Barn
Posted onThis last weekend, 30 writers were with us for Francisco X. Stork’s lecture, and 17 for a 2-day workshop of works-in-progress. There is much hubbub the week of an event: […]
Continue ReadingFrancisco X Stork, Thoughts, Gestures and Dialogue LECTURE ONLY spots $75.
Posted onThe Writing Barn Presents: The November Advanced Writer Workshop Weekend, Thoughts, Gestures and Dialogue with award winning author Francisco X. Stork is sold-out! 16 writers from all across the country […]
Continue ReadingCraft Talk Tuesday with Amy Rose Capetta, author of Entangled
Posted onA few years ago, here in Austin, this old VCFA grad (yes, I mean me) met a young and talented current VCFA student (and now grad). We bonded over all […]
Continue ReadingAn Author Headshot Event: Sam Bond Photography at The Writing Barn
Posted onAn Author Headshot Event: Sam Bond Photography at The Writing Barn 10202 Wommack Road, Austin 78748 Saturday and Sunday December 7 & 8 Bookings from 9:00 am to 4 pm […]
Continue ReadingThe Writing Barn, Yellow Bird Editors, and The Typewriter Rodeo at the Austin Teen Books Festival
Posted onThis last Saturday, Sara Kocek and I, (Bethany Hegedus) hit the Austin Teen Book Festival to promote her College Essay Boot Camp class, and our joint Let Loose! A Creative […]
Continue ReadingJumping for Joy! Joy Preble, an attendee at an Advanced Writer Workshop, sells novel!
Posted onYesterday, here at The Writing Barn we got some thrilling news. One of the writers who attended our Advanced Writer Workshop series has sold the manuscript that she workshopped at […]
Continue ReadingEvent Recap: Triple Threat, Triple the Ah-ha’s with authors Kathi Appelt, Susan Fletcher, and Uma Krishnaswami
Posted onIt was triple the fun at The Writing Barn on Saturday, September 14th when award winning authors, Kathi Appelt, Uma Krishnaswami, and Susan Fletcher joined us for a morning series […]
Continue ReadingPersonal Post: 9/11
Posted onToday is the 12th anniversary of 9/11. As I currently don’t have a personal blog, I am sharing a poem I wrote in the days after 9/11 about my experiences […]
Continue ReadingCraft Talk Tuesday with debut author, Sara Polsky
Posted onWelcome to Craft Talk Tuesday. Today, we’re the last stop on the Sara Squared Blog Tour. The Writing Barn we welcome Sara Polsky, debut author of This is How I […]
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