Category Archive: Authors

May
15

What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday with Janet Fox, author of Sirens

Launching our What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday blog series is the lovely and talented Janet Fox. Janet stayed with us at The Writing Barn this past January when she was on her Texas book tour for her roaring …

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May
07

Craft Talk Tuesday with Carol Brendler

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Welcome to Craft Talk Tuesday! Once or twice a month, The Writing Barn, will be posting in-depth essays on craft issues on Tuesday’s–waalah–that’s how we came up with the CTT title.  On opposite weeks from CTT, we will be hosting …

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Mar
11

Writing Barn Creative Director, Bethany Hegedus, signs with Alexandra Penfold of Upstart Crow

When Alexandra Penfold was invited to be the kick-off speaker to The Writing Barn Presents Advanced Writer Weekend Workshop Series last October, she was a much esteemed editor at Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster. In late December, Alexandra called to inform …

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Feb
20

Memoir Writing With Spike Gillespie

Spike Gillespie

The Writing Barn is thrilled to have Spike Gillespie, the critically acclaimed author of The Maine Event and another five books, here in July and August for two Memoir Writing Workshops. Here are the details: Session One:  July 5, 6 and 7, 2013 …

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Jan
18

Janet Fox, author of Sirens, comes to The Writing Barn

Author, Janet Fox is going to be write-away-staying at The Writing Barn later this month as several events bring her back to Texas from her new home in Montana. One of her Austin appearances is a book release event for …

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Sep
18

Take Off and Write: Planning a Weekend Retreat For Your Writing Group

Lynne Kelly

As you know, we at The Writing Barn are all about making time for your writing in a wonderful, calming, creative space. That’s why, we’re offering a 20% discount for a September weekend booking. Up to four can sleep in …

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Sep
06

Organizational Tips for Your Writing Retreat

P.J. Hoover

Although The Writing Barn is the perfect place for a fairy tale wedding or party, it was conceived as a place to celebrate books. Owner and author Bethany Hegedus knows what’s needed for a good writing space and created the Barn …

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Aug
08

Bring Out Your Dead: How Kirsten Cappy Promotes Books to Everyone

Mercy: The Last New England Vampire

Another one of book marketing guru Kirsten Cappy‘s clients came to us with a wonderful story to share. How could we refuse? In case you haven’t heard, Kirsten is the instructor for the first The Writing Barn Presents workshop: Discovering Your …

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Aug
03

Curiouser and Curiouser: Hilary Weisman Graham on Instructor Kirsten Cappy

Hilary Weisman Graham

As we mentioned in our last post, The Writing Barn is thrilled upon thrilled to have children’s book marketing guru Kirsten Cappy instructing the first The Writing Barn Presents class, “Discovering Your Readers: A Low-Residency Course in the Sane Self-Promotion …

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Apr
11

The Writing Barn Welcomes: Author Michael Erard

Michael Erard

Author, journalist and linguist Michael Erard will be at The Writing Barn on April 28 to celebrate the launch of his new book Babel No More: The Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Language Learners. Here’s a description of the …

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