The Art of Storytelling with Michael B. Druxman Saturday, Sept. 21st from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Everyone has a story to tell. Story can take many formats: fiction, non-fiction, […]
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What My Last Book Taught Me, with author A.J. Paquette (Agent, Ammi Joan Paquette)
Posted onIt’s an honor to have author/agent A.J. Paquette drop by The Writing Barn blog today for our What My Last Book Taught Me series. Joan, as she is known to […]
Continue ReadingCraft Talk Tuesday with Uma Krishnaswami
Posted onHere at The Writing Barn we love Uma Krishnaswami. We devoured her last novel, The Grand Plan to Fix Everything and eagerly await The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic, its […]
Continue ReadingWriting Barn Class Recap: Read Well, Write Better taught by Michael Noll
Posted onFor writers, the concept of “relaxing with a book” may be a little strange. We read to learn. Every story is an opportunity to improve our craft. This is […]
Continue ReadingCraft Talk Tuesday: Voice in The Sweet Dead Life by Joy Preble
Posted onVoice in The Sweet Dead Life In The Sweet Dead Life (May 2013, Soho Press) and its sequel, The A Word (May 2014, Soho Press), narrator of Jenna Samuels, 14 […]
Continue ReadingSummer Session: Writing for the Tween & Teen Markets with award-winning author Shana Burg
Posted onWriting for Tween and Teen Markets with Shana Burg Have you always have wanted to write for young readers but aren’t sure where to begin? Or do you have a […]
Continue ReadingEvent Report: Ball Book Party and Austin Pets Alive Fundraiser
Posted onRecently on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, friends, family, and the dog loving public gathered at The Writing Barn to celebrate author/illustrator Mary Sullivan’s new picture book, Ball (HM/13). Mary had […]
Continue ReadingUsing Setting to Establish Character, with Writing Barn instructor Michael Noll
Posted onToday Michael Noll, who is teaching Read Well, Write Better with us at The Writing Barn on June 1st, shares with us a writing exercise based around examining a scene from Fitzgerald’s […]
Continue ReadingCraft Talk Tuesday with Carol Brendler
Posted onWelcome to Craft Talk Tuesday! Once or twice a month, The Writing Barn, will be posting in-depth essays on craft issues on Tuesday’s–waalah–that’s how we came up with the CTT […]
Continue ReadingRead Well, Write Better: A Fiction Workshop with Michael Noll
Posted onRead Well, Write Better: A Fiction Workshop with Michael Noll When: Saturday June 1st, 2 to 6pm Cost: Sliding scale, $85-150 To register: visit http://readtowritestories.com/read-well-write-better-workshop/ About the Workshop: Have a story […]
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