In 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 […]
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Book 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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Rejecting Rejection with writer and artist Sue Cleveland
Posted onAnother Monday means another personal story of overcoming rejection. This week, The Writing Barn welcomes middle grade author Sue Cleveland, who paints us a delightfully vivid, metaphorical interpretation of the […]
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Book Buzz: Interview with Austin Kleon
Posted onby Gardiner Brown A couple of weeks ago, while perusing Book People (greatest local book store in the state of Texas), I came across a book of blackout poems: Newspaper […]
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Book Buzz: Review of All the Light We Cannot See
Posted onBook Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Jessica Weems Okay, so I did the thing you are never supposed to do. I judged a book by its cover, […]
Continue ReadingRejecting Rejection with author Lindsey Schiebe
Posted onThe first Monday in June is here! June! We are halfway through the year which means we have shared 6 months (5 to be exact since this is the beginning […]
Continue ReadingBook Buzz: My Summer Reading List
Posted onby Jenna Jaco Reading lists are probably my favorite part of summer. I love filling a post-it (or two) with books I want to read, and slowly crossing the titles […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author Catherine Linka
Posted onThank you to all who have made our weekly Rejecting Rejection series a part of their writing routines. Knowing the series inspires Barn blog readers to keep at it, getting […]
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