The Writers’ League greatly appreciates the support of its community members. Every so often we give our Community Members the opportunity to write a guest blog post on Scribe. This week, we’re featuring The Writing Barn. Operated by Bethany Hegedus, (author of Between Us Baxters, Truth with a Capital T, and mostly recently,
Have a question for our Google guru? Email us at wlt@writersleague.org with “Asked & Answered” in the subject line. Dear Asked and Answered, Every night I lie awake worrying that someone will steal my manuscript, get it published, make the Bestsellers’ List, and become a literary icon. As if
Every so often the Writers’ League likes to highlight another Texas-based writing/literary organization on our blog. This week, we’re featuring Lubbock-based Lone Star Literary Life—a Texas-centric website and newsletter that connects its readers to the literary community in Texas. Lone Star Literary Life was founded by Barbara Brannon and Kay
Writers! We’re excited to introduce a new feature on Scribe: Asked & Answered! Moving forward on a regular basis, freelance writer and editor, Janet Kilgore, will do some digging to get to the bottom of your burning writer-related questions. Have a question for our Google guru? Email us at wlt@writersleague.org
This is Part 2 of my recent interview with Kelly Luce, author of the short story collection Three Scenarios In Which Hana Sasaki Grows A Tail (A Strange Object 2013)
In celebration of Sara Kocek’s debut YA novel Promise Me Something, we managed to grab a couple of minutes with her to do a short interview about her novel and her writing process. Promise Me Something is considered a young adult novel. It seems most debut novelists with your level of credentials
Friendship is a special and unique relationship that differs in obvious ways from our relationships with our family or with our significant others. Friendships come and go, but the value of a lifelong friend can’t be denied. As I’ve been a student at UT, far away from my family in
I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of space lately. Not as in the solar system, but as in how we negotiate ourselves in different locations. We act and feel differently based on where we are. We act differently, for example, when we’re in the comfort of our own
Well, it’s officially pumpkin month! It’s technically fall these days and it’s even sort of starting to feel like fall in Austin (it’s at least not in the 100s anymore, which is really all we can ask for). Despite the still balmy weather conditions, the fall spirit has certainly arrived.
Have you ever watched TLC on a Friday night? If you have not, you might not be aware that “Friday Bride Day” is a thing. Alas, you are missing out. My roommates and I prefer to unwind from a long week by sitting in front of TLC for an embarrassingly
