The Writing Barn

A Haven for Book Lovers and Creators Alike Located in Austin, TX

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Write Away Days @ #thewritingbarn

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Goosebumps

Check out the upcoming Goosebumps movie with Jack Black! From classic books to a feature film! >>>http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/74053/20151004/3-big-things-jack-black-r-l-stine-goosebumps-cast-new-york-comic-con.htm

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Write Away Days here at #thewritingbarn can inspire, create, and bring local Austinites together for a day of writing. Make sure to check out our website for upcoming workshops!

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New Twilight Surprises!

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/06/stephenie-meyer-swaps-twilight-leads-genders-10th-anniversary-bonus-story?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=c5a51c86db-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-c5a51c86db-304434285

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Nancy Drew TV Series in the Works at CBS: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nancy-drew-tv-series-works-829326?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=c5a51c86db-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-c5a51c86db-304434285

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Write Away Day

Make sure to take the time for you. Come and join us this Saturday for our Write Away Day at the barn! Follow the link below to sign up.

http://ow.ly/SjbRq

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Ten Titles Make Longlist for the 2015 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

Congrats to all of the authors on the longlist!

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Congratulations to all!

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Meditation Classes Now Available!

You asked for it--you got it--a Meditation Class for Writers. Join us for 4 Sundays in November. http://www.thewritingbarn.com/class/meditation-for-writers-a-six-week-class-with-paige-britt/

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(Via)

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Ha! Which one are you? 

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From 2014 LGBT YA by the Numbers by Malinda Lo at Diversity in YA

“In 2014, mainstream publishers published 47 LGBT YA books. This is a 59% increase from 2013, when only 29 LGBT YA books were published by mainstream publishers.” [Read the entire post.]

Edited 12/10/14 at 1 PM: There was an error in the original “LGBT YA Books Published by Major Publishers by Year” chart, which has been corrected.

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Pioneering Journalist Nellie Bly’s Packing List

How to pack like pioneering Victorian female journalist Nellie Bly. Concept by Maria Popova. Illustrations by Wendy MacNaughton. Details and prints, benefiting the Women’s Media Center, at the link.

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This week's Rejecting Rejection w/ Holly Green encourages you to never stop believing in your story. 

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History of publisher logos courtesy of World Book Night!  Can you guess which one we’re partial to? 

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…HarperCollins.

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Sexy.

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Cooooooooool.

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Starting a new series at The Writing Barn with pictures of authors and writers sharing a few thoughts on the writing process, and the inevitability of Rejection. 

Today's Rejecting Rejecting Post comes to us from Shawn K. Stout, author of the Penelope Crumb series. 

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by stevemccurrystudios

To Read is to Fly

1. India

2. Cuba

3. United Arab Emirates

4. Burma

5. Ethiopia

6. Nepal

7. Turkey

8. Italy

9. Thailand

10. Brazil

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Did you know that Leo Lionni’s first picture book LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW was created to entertain his young grandchildren during a train ride? He tore pages out of a magazine to illustrate the story of two colors who are best friends! (You can read the history of the book here.)