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Rejecting Rejection with author Shawn K. Stout
Posted onIn this Monday’s Rejecting Rejection, author Shawn K. Stout transports us back to her adolescence and the first time she came face-to-face with rejection. Christian Slater, Annie Hall, Rejection, and […]
Continue ReadingRejecting Rejection with author Paige Britt
Posted onThis Monday’s Rejecting Rejection with author Paige Britt takes us back to the roots of writing, and reminds us that the product is never as important as the process. “No” […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author Nicole Maggi
Posted onFor today’s Rejecting Rejection post, we welcome Nicole Maggi. She shares with us her journey to publication and how a beloved book helped her at her lowest. Surviving the […]
Continue ReadingRejecting Rejection with author Betsy Franco
Posted onWe hope writers look forward to Mondays with us at The Writing Barn. We enjoy sharing them with you. Today novelist, actress, poet, anthologist, mom (to three handsome sons, including […]
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Rejecting Rejection with Editor Madeline Smoot
Posted onValentine’s Day has once again come and gone, in a whirlwind of chocolate and pink paper-mache hearts. And for those who flew solo this year, no worries. What may seem […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author Betsy Devany
Posted onHope everyone is keeping warm on these cold months. In this week’s installment of Rejecting Rejection: How to Say Yes to Yourself When the World Says No, author Betsy Devany […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author Linden McNeilly
Posted onIt’s our 5th installment of our yearly blog series on Rejecting Rejection: How to Say Yes to Yourself When the World Says No. Winter has been bleak this year–no matter […]
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Rejecting Rejection with author Joy Preble
Posted onToday, the ALA awards were announced. We in kid lit are buzzing over the big winners, the surprises, the near misses and what it all means. Awards are lovely. They […]
Continue ReadingRejecting Rejection with guest contributor Meredith Davis
Posted onHappy Monday. Over at The Writing Barn, we are saying no to no, all year with our blog series Rejecting Rejection. Today we welcome Meredith Davis, one of the founders […]
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