Deana Barnhart

Does this happen to you... Your in the car jammin' out to your favorite band and something, maybe it's a passerby or the lyrics in...

If my brain wasn't wrapped nice and securely inside my skull and attached to my body, I would swear that sometimes I didn't have one...

First things first, my heart goes out to all my Alabama friends caught in the crazy tornados yesterday.  Bama has been a home to me for the ...

I didn't see a thing wrong with adverbs until recently when I submitted my work into a couple of  writing contests .  I'm happy to s...

Before I delve into the many faucets of writing and publishing, hopefully gathering helpful information and communicating them to you simply...

In my journey through all things writing I have discovered something...there are about a zillion and one opinions on any given subject conce...

Well, to me they are. I can't begin to tell you how deep my obsession runs for AI this season.  I don't know if it's having a j...

When it rains it pours...in a good way where writing contests are concerned! The lovlies over at YAtopia  are hosting an agent pitch contes...

Name: Deana Barnhart Title: Remebered Genre: YA Urban Fantasy The only thing Jonas was completely sure of was that Mackenzie Shae was go...

This post is one filled with mixed emotions.  I am thrilled to say the first 312 words of my YA novel have been picked for third place in Ga...

Title: Angel Walker Series Book One: Remebered Genre: YA Urban Fantasy Status: WIP (3/4 finished)           The only thing Jonas was c...

Who doesn't love a contest where the end result could mean having your work critiqued by some amazing agents?  I know I do!  I found a c...

This has been something I have been working on since my last critique, but I have decided to do a major overhaul of my guardian angel story....

Don't you hate it when you have the best intentions only to belittle those intentions by not following through with them. Such seems t...

Why doesn't life ever go the way you anticipate?  It drives me crazy but I should be accustomed to that just being the way it is. Here ...

This is the first year I have even heard of Nano (National Novel Writing Month).  I love the concept and I am really going to try and do it....

Yesterday I got my full critique back and (eye pop) it needs a ton of work!  Instead of discouraging me like I thought it would, however, it...

Well, I bit the bullet.  Registration opened up for the ANWA convention and I signed up!  I am so excited.  It is going to be a whopping $75...

I have never been to a writing conference and want to go to one so badly.  I would love to be able to pitch my book in front of an agent or ...

I am super duper pumped!!!  Let me tell you why... I have done it.  I finally edited my book enough on my own that I feel satisfied to sen...