by Matthew | Apr 21, 2018 | News |
Apparently, various children are reading The Real McCoys, and apparently, at least a few of them like it. We have just (and by “just,” I mean several months ago) received a piece of incisive critical commentary from reader Fiona G, who has granted us...
by Matthew | Apr 16, 2018 | News |
We are thrilled (and a little bit shocked) to find The Real McCoys featured on the soaringly popular A Mighty Girl Blog on the occasion of National Siblings Day. Not only was our book included in a list of “50 Mighty Girl Books about Sisters &...
by Robbi | Apr 10, 2018 | News |
We’ve been told that today is National Siblings Day! So… Happy National Siblings Day! To celebrate, Macmillan is giving away ten free copies of The Real McCoys, which we have signed and stamped with our shiny schmantzy Barn Edition seal, like so: Look how...
by Matthew | Jan 10, 2018 | News |
Not long ago, I received an email from a young woman (the daughter of a high school friend), asking me for insight on the writing process. She wanted to know about the “soft skills” it takes to be a writer. In other words, beyond being good at writing,...
by Matthew | Nov 7, 2017 | News |
I wrote my first book when I was 12. It was terrible, but I was 12. I spent the next six years writing horrible poetry. When I was 18, someone politely suggested I might try a different genre. So I wrote stories. Weirdo stories that made people laugh and left them...
by Matthew | Oct 31, 2017 | News |
One of the most exciting and vexing and challenging and time-consuming parts of making a book is coming up with the cover, because no matter how many times we’re cautioned not to judge a book by it, the cover is that first impression we can never shake. And...
