By WB Intern Ashley Rummel “If you do enough planning before you start to write, there’s no way you can have writer’s block.” – R.L. Stine R.L. Stine is a […]
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5 Book Recs to Celebrate Banned Books Week
Posted onBy WB Senior Intern Cathy Sheafor “If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” Benjamin […]
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Celebrating 10 Years of WB: An Interview with Robyn McGrath
Posted onOur 10-Year Anniversary celebration continues on in an interview with our friend and WB Success Story, Robyn McGrath! We are so thrilled to catch up with the incredibly talented Robyn […]
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Success Story Interview with Julie Hedlund
Posted onWe are absolutely thrilled for author and Writing Barn success story Julie Hedlund who is celebrating the release of her new picture book, Song After Song: The Musical Life of […]
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Write. Submit. Support. Month #5 Wrap-up with Cathy Sheafor
Posted onBy WB Senior Intern Cathy Sheafor The Finish Line I have one more session in the WSS program for picture book writers with Ann Marie Stephens. I have submitted my last […]
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Celebrating 10 Years of WB: An Interview with Gloria Amescua!
Posted onThe Writing Barn’s 10th Anniversary celebration continues in an interview with our friend and WB Success Story, Gloria Amescua! We are so thrilled to catch up with the author of […]
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Write. Submit. Support. Month #4 Wrap-up with Cathy Sheafor
Posted onBy WB Senior Intern Cathy Sheafor A Writer’s Journey I have two more sessions left in the WSS program for picture book writers with Ann Marie Stephens. Our last meeting was […]
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The Slippery Nature of the Book Ban, Back Then and Now.
Posted onBy WB Intern Michael Ventura About the Ban In the literary world, authors find themselves in a constant battle between freedom of expression and attempts at censorship or suppression, as […]
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Celebrating 10 Years of WB: An Interview with Jason June
Posted onAs we continue the year-long 10th Anniversary celebration of The Writing Barn, our dear friend and WB Success Story Jason June granted us the honor of an interview! Jason June […]
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A WB Banned Book Review: Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
Posted onby Writing Barn Intern Macy Lane According to PEN America, Texas holds the dubious distinction of having the most banned books in our nation. As a parent, former teacher, writer, and […]
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