By Jessica Hincapie The Writing Barn is thrilled to be kicking off the year with our newest program, Austin Author Spotlight, in which each month The Writing Barn will interview […]
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January Free Programming at The Writing Barn
Posted onHappy 2015 from The Writing Barn! We’re so excited to kick off the new year with some awesome FREE programming. National Readathon Day was declared January 24th by The National […]
Continue ReadingRejecting Rejection with Jen White
Posted onThis week’s Rejecting Rejection with Jen White is all about figuring out what to do with our so-called “Black-Dogs”. White reminds us that even though you might be a writer, […]
Continue ReadingRejecting Rejection with Lynn E. Hazen
Posted onAnother Monday here at The Writing Barn. Hopefully everyone is having a good day so far, but if you aren’t maybe this week’s blog will cheer you up a little […]
Continue ReadingLecture Spots for Writing Outside the Box, 10/10 and 11.
Posted onJoin us at The Writing Barn for the Writing Outside the Box lectures on either October 9th, 10th or both. We are thrilled to have top-selling agent and author Ammi-Joan […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingRejecting 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 […]
Continue ReadingRejecting 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 […]
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 ReadingThe Great Greene Heist Challenge
Posted onThe Writing Barn, owned by author Bethany Hegedus, believes in diverse books. We buy them. We teach with them. We invite diverse writers to speak and teach on craft topics that affect […]
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