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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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Apr
16

Read Well, Write Better: A Fiction Workshop with Michael Noll

Read Well, Write Better: A Fiction Workshop with Michael Noll  When: Saturday  June 1st, 2 to 6pm Cost: Sliding scale, $85-150 To register: visit http://readtowritestories.com/read-well-write-better-workshop/ About the Workshop: Have a story idea kicking around in your head? Or maybe you’ve banged …

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Apr
15

Writing Barn Rave: The Bride Wore Birkenstocks

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We’ve had a number of weddings at The Writing Barn, ranging from 150 guests to more intimate ceremonies, but this weekend The Writing Barn grounds were the setting for the most intimate ceremony yet. Bride. Groom. Officiant. And photographer.  Harried …

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Apr
14

A Writer’s Delight: A Writing Barn Retreat

My friend Bonnie contacted me last winter and asked if I would like to join her on a writer’s retreat at The Writing Barn in the Spring. Being thoroughly enthused about an opportunity to get away, have uninterrupted quiet time …

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Apr
03

May 4th, 1-3pm Join us for a Book Launch Party for Ball, by Mary Sullivan & A Fundraiser for Austin Pets Alive!

  Kiddos and dog lovers of all ages this event is for you! Join us as we celebrate Mary Sullivan’s latest release Ball. This event is also a fundraiser for Austin Pets Alive, so please be sure to visit their …

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Mar
18

Jodi Egerton hosts a Word Play! class on April 6th 2-6pm

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  Jodi Egerton, of Write Good Consulting, hosts her second Word Play! class at The Writing Barn on April 6th from 2-6pm. Jodi joined us here at The Barn for a class this past January, and she is back once …

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Mar
13

Sara Zarr Lecture ONLY Spots, $75.00 April 19th and 20th

The Writing Barn Presents: April Advanced Writing Weekend Workshop Little Turnings: Examining Emotional Pacing led by Sara Zarr  is sold-out, with thirty-two applications having been received for the limited capacity twenty-person workshop! Sara Zarr is quite the draw and we at The Barn are …

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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

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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
29

Yes, and…Playing on the Page

Last 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 from the University of Texas is also an improv master, …

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