middle grade – Writing Barn

Celebrating 10-Years of WB: An Interview with Jacquetta Nammar Feldman

Posted on March 4, 2023

We’re continuing to celebrate the Writing Barn’s 10th Anniversary in an interview with our friend and WB Success Story, Jacquetta Nammar Feldman! A resident of Austin, TX, Jaquetta is the […]

Success Story Spotlight with Jennifer Kam

Posted on September 13, 2019September 13, 2019

Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc) My Jewish-themed, intergenerational picture book, UNTIL THE BLUEBERRIES GROW, will be published by PJ Library and become part of the […]

Success Story Spotlight with Jennifer Adam

Posted on April 29, 2019April 29, 2019

Success Story

Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc) I signed with an agent – Sarah Landis at Sterling Lord Literistic Inc – this past November for a middle-grade […]

The Importance of Mastering the Middle Grade

Posted on December 13, 2016

Authors

With our upcoming intensive Advanced Writer Weekend: Mastering the Middle Grade coming up, the Writing Barn team is excited to be featuring bestselling author Sara Pennypacker to speak about her […]

Success Story with… Jason Gallaher

Posted on March 10, 2016March 10, 2016

The Kid Lit Community is a tight knit group of talented writers, illustrators, publishers, and industry gurus, alike. When one person is successful it isn’t difficult to celebrate that success […]

What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday, with Author Jen White

Posted on December 9, 2015December 7, 2015

What My Last, First Book Taught Me Wednesday with Author Jen White What my last, first book taught me is that I am really twelve. Okay, I’m […]

What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday with Author, Nicole Griffin

Posted on November 18, 2015November 4, 2015

What My Last Book Taught Me by Nicole Griffin There’s a quotation that regularly makes the rounds of the internet and Facebook in particular: “Writing is like driving at night […]

What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday, with bestselling author, Lisa Papademetriou

Posted on October 14, 2015October 8, 2015

‘What My Last Book Taught Me’ Wednesdays are back, with this new entry from NYT Best-selling Author Lisa Papademetriou. Writers all have different reasons for writing, and when we finally […]

Rejecting Rejection with Anne Bustard

Posted on November 10, 2014December 8, 2014

This week’s Rejecting Rejection highlights the importance of a writing community. Sometimes support from the people who understand best is all it takes to get those writing juices flowing and […]