The Writing Barn is so excited to welcome author Nikki Loftin as the visiting guest, alongside author Joy Preble, for April’s Words and Wine Wednesday! Nikki’s latest release, Wish Girl, has […]
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Full Novel Revision Week at The Writing Barn
Posted onIt’s that time of year again, when the Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes begin to pop up to signal the coming of spring, and also the coming of The Writing Barn’s […]
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Writing Barn Austin Author Spotlight Authors Shine in the New York Times
Posted onThe Writing Barn just has to brag on some amazing local authors who’ve recently been featured in The New York Times’ Sunday Book Review. Mary Helen Specht visited The Writing […]
Continue ReadingAustin Author Spotlight with Natalia Sylvester
Posted onMarch is officially Natalia Sylvester month at The Writing Barn, and we couldn’t be more excited! Sylvester is a talented author with a critically acclaimed debut book, Chasing the Sun, now under […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author Liz Czukas
Posted onThis weeks Rejecting Rejection is from Liz Czukas. She talks about rejection and never giving up because of rejection. Just because a piece has been rejected does not mean that […]
Continue ReadingQ&A with Upcoming 6-Week Class Instructor Natalia Sylvester
Posted onThe Writing Barn is pleased to welcome Natalia Sylvester, author of critically acclaimed novel Chasing the Sun, for a six-week class, Writing a Literary, Page-Turning Novel. Are you stuck in a manuscript, […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Words and Wine Wednesdays
Posted onWords and Wine Wednesdays at The Writing Barn are free to attend, and serve as a great weeknight social function to meet new people, bask in the atmosphere of great […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author Suzy Spencer
Posted onThis weeks Rejecting Rejection is from Suzy Spencer. Whether you’ve been writing for 4 years or 40 years, rejection is inevitable. I’m Tired of Rejection Oh, sweet rejection, “How do I […]
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Austin Author Spotlight with Mary Helen Specht
Posted onBy Jessica Hincapie The Writing Barn is thrilled to be kicking off the year with our newest program, Austin Author Spotlight, in which each month The Writing Barn will interview […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author Lisa Doan
Posted onIt’s been a cold winter, but join Lisa Doan as she takes to the sea, in her wonderful Rejecting Rejection piece about all of the misfirings that happen to us […]
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