Permission Granted by: Jennifer Baker Year 1: I wrote several drafts of a piece for Mikayla. I rejected them all and sat, staring at the new blank document in front […]
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Rejecting Rejection with Nikki Loftin
Posted onThis Monday’s Rejecting Rejection, comes from a seasoned children’s book author and strong Writing Barn supporter, Nikki Loftin. Loftin’s post remind us of the worst form of rejection we encounter, […]
Continue ReadingRejecting Rejection: The Resurrection of Johnny Cash, with author Greg Neri
Posted onWe kicked off 2014 with Bethany Hegedus (owner and creative director of The Writing Barn, author) with her 10+ year journey to seeing Grandfather Gandhi published. Today we welcome Greg […]
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Rejecting Rejection with Lindsey Lane
Posted onIt’s Labor Day Monday here at The Writing Barn. For those of you lucky enough to have the day off, and for those of you who are back at work […]
Continue ReadingRejecting Rejection with author Bobbi Miller
Posted onThe Importance of Patience by Bobbi Miller I’ve long studied American folklore and history. In fact, I earned my MFA in writing for children from Vermont College in 2001, and […]
Continue ReadingFull Novel Revision Week Schedule
Posted onIt’s almost time for the Full Novel Revision Week: YA, MG and More. Our participants have received their full novel feedback from their esteemed mentors–feedback letters and full novels with […]
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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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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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