Great news, old sport! The Great Gatsby is now in the public domain! You know what that means… you can technically publish your fanfiction and not have to worry about […]
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Call for 2021 Teaching Artists!
Posted onAre you a published/agented writer? Do you have experience teaching creative writing? Pitch a class to the Writing Barn!
Continue ReadingCharacter Agency in Horror Fiction – A Vlog by WB Teaching Artist Madison Estes
Posted onWriters! Today we have a special craft talk vlog post that comes to you from Writing Barn Teaching Artist, Madison Estes. Madison Estes has had her horror fiction published widely […]
Continue ReadingOur Writing Barn 2020 Resolutions!
Posted onWith the start of a New Year comes new goals for our writing. But should you focus on? If your overwhelmed with how to take control of your creativity, then […]
Continue ReadingKim Tidwell: On Permission
Posted onAlmost 200,000 words have flowed out of me since I gave myself permission to write. Really write. Not for a paycheck, not for someone’s website, not for the dreaded marketing […]
Continue ReadingA Glimpse into a Poet’s Private Writing Barn Retreat
Posted onMy first morning in The Cabin, I took my coffee to the screened-in porch before the Texas summer heat set in, and I wrote in my journal for an unhurried […]
Continue ReadingMay: National Revision Month?
Posted onNow that Poetry Month is over, I’m sure you have plenty of pieces just sitting on your laptop or in your journal from all of April’s inspiration. I know I […]
Continue ReadingBlack Fantasy – Using Fantasy as a Tool to Explore Issues within a Community
Posted onBlack fantasy is an interesting subgenre for a variety of reasons. Fantasy is a genre where the rules and customs of our society don’t have to be present in the […]
Continue ReadingBest Prompts for Waiting in the Drive Thru
Posted onHave you ever felt like the time you spend waiting could be used for something more productive? Maybe you’re on hold, maybe you’re at the doctor’s office and you’ve made […]
Continue ReadingSuccess Story with Ellen Kazimer
Posted onPlease share your exciting news: I was delighted and honored to have my short story, No Old Bold Pilots, published in O-Dark-Thirty, the literary magazine of the Veterans Writing Project. […]
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