Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc). I have an agent! I signed with the amazing Taylor Martindale Kean at Full Circle Literary recently. I’m thrilled to […]
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Tag: creativity
Welcome to new Artist-in-Residence Marilyse Figueroa!
Posted onThe Writing Barn is pleased to welcome writer Marilyse Figueroa as the 2018-19 Artist-in-Residence! We sat down with Marilyse to get to know a little bit more about her work, […]
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Writing Barn Regular: Poet and Novelist Judy Kenyon
Posted onWriting Barn Regulars is a new, on-going series where we feature writers who join us at the Barn on a regular basis. Our community at the Barn is full of […]
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A Month at the Writing Barn by Heather Bryant
Posted onOff a side street on a curving road in South Austin, an open gate leads down a dirt path studded with rocks. If you take the right fork in the […]
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In Media Res: Where Does A Story Begin?
Posted onIn Media Res: Where Does A Story Begin? #WBReflects by Jillee Sexton We probably don’t talk about it often enough, but it’s always there, the thing some of us never […]
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The Power of Prompts: Sparking Creativity for Fiction Writing
Posted onThe Power of Prompts: Sparking Creativity for Fiction Writing #WBReflects By Sophie Velasquez Starting a new story of any length or context can be daunting. As writers, we often start […]
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Event Recap: Words and Wine Wednesday with Typewriter Rodeo & Carin Channing
Posted onOur last Words & Wine was met with the sounds of scratching markers and typewriter keys flying fast. Typewriter Rodeo poets David and Sean as well as author/doodler Carin Channing joined […]
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Rejecting 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 […]
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Rejecting 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 ReadingYes, and…Playing on the Page
Posted onLast Saturday, we welcomed Jodi Egerton, of Write Good Consulting, to The Writing Barn for a morning of creativity inducing, laughter generating, page-producing fun. Jodi, a Ph. D in English […]
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