Bittersweet Blogger

 

It was 10 years ago today, 7/23/2015, that I shared my first post as a member of the Lone Star Literary Life Blogger Team. It was a spotlight on Texas Author Lisa Wingate's THE STORY KEEPER, and it was the start of a beautiful relationship with literary-Texas, first as a blogger, then as a blog tour coordinator, and then as owner & publisher of LSLL.

Though I sold the business in spring of 2024 to the very capable Amy Kelly, she has generously kept me on the blogger team since then, allowing me to continue sharing the plethora of fine Texas-connected authors and books and publishers.

All good things must come to an end, and I recently decided to fully step away from the Lone Star Lit team. It was a bittersweet but right-for-me decision, making me fully retired from Lone Star Lit.

My passion is still to amplify bookish things, and I'm not giving that up, but instead I feel like I've come full circle with my blogging. I started Hall Ways Blog in December of 2011 as a place for my "book views, reviews, and news you can use...or not," and that remains my platform.

Fully retired forever and never again gainfully employed? That remains to be seen. I hope some of you will stick around to watch my journey. #staytuned

Many thanks to the talented blogger, Karen Siddall, for the retirement gift of a blog-themed beverage glass!