Lone Star Lit’s Kristine Hall visits with Granbury Writers’ Bloc and Arts & Letters Bookstore<\/p>\n

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(Shown above, L to R, and clockwise, starting top left: Granbury Writers’ Bloc book stall at Granbury’s Harvest Moon Festival; GWB author Brian Condike; the bookish staircase at Arts & Letters Bookstore; Arts & Letters Bookstore owner Roxanne Laney and Kristine Hall; view of the bookstore; GWB author Mary Lou Condike and Kristine; GWB members Peggy Purser Freeman, Dan Vanderburg, Holli Harrison, and Beverly Harrison at a book signing party for the anthology; GWB’s Dave the duck; facade of Arts & Letters Bookstore. ) <\/em><\/p>\n

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On Monday, February 24, 2020, Lone Star Literary Life\u2019s<\/em> owner and publisher Kristine Hall was the speaker at the monthly meeting of the <\/span>Granbury Writers\u2019 Bloc<\/span><\/a><\/strong>. Her presentation, \u201cTexas Authors \u2013 How to Get Noticed,\u201d focused on tips and tools to help authors get noticed, particularly in utilizing the support of bloggers and blog<\/span><\/span><\/span> tours. The presentation was well-attended with plenty of discussion about the hurdles authors are facing in marketing their books and how to overcome those hurdles. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Granbury Writers\u2019 Bloc is \u201cmade up of writers, authors, and those who love the craft of writing. It is open to writers of all genres.\u201d Published authors attending Hall\u2019s presentation included Dan Vanderburg, Connie Lewis Leonard, Peggy Purser Freeman, Gary Christenson, Rickey Harmon, and Jackie Stengle, as well as short story authors William \u2018Bud\u2019 Humble, Holli Harrison, Beverly Harrison, Donna Pierce, Robert C. Taylor, Kathryn McClatchy, ML Condike, and BJ Condike. Also in attendance was visitor Louis H. Campbell, also a published author, who recently moved to the area. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For those planning on attending <\/span>WORDfest 2020<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <\/span>in Hurst on March 21st, be sure to stop by the the Granbury Writers’ Bloc table to learn about their Blockbuster Challenge, to buy a copy of their anthology, <\/span>Strange and Sweet<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong>,<\/em> and to learn more about the group. Don’t forget to purchase a Plotster critter to help support GWB programming. What\u2019s a Plotster, you say? View the short video to find out. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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