Rendezvous with Writing
Texas readers and writers have a friend in Lone Star Literary Life. There’s a website (https://www.lonestarliterary.com/). You can also subscribe to their free newsletter that comes out several times a month. There’s a wealth of information available in both. They list bookstores. Book clubs. Writer’s groups, including this one. Literary magazines. Texas publishers. Lone Star Literary Life’s “Go” tab lets you know about events going on around the state, with both a weekly and a monthly list. They even map out the “Top Texas Bookish Destinations.” Abilene comes in at #5, described with a nod to the 1963 George Hamilton IV hit “Abilene” as, “Prettiest town we’ve ever seen for storybook characters and other Texas types.” There are reviews and previews and interviews and videos. It features summer reading for kids lists and holiday gift lists, with links to local shops that carry those items. The “News” tab covers stories in the press of Texas writers’ and publishers’ recognitions. Be sure to scroll through the Humor section. A host of valuable, free information is collected here, but some have a price. Blog tours range in cost and scope, as does the “Proof and Polish” service. Check it out. It provides a fascinating look at the bustling Texas literary scene.
