by Linda Phillips | Apr 21, 2014 | Blog
I’m allergic to cats, but before I realized that, we had a wonderful cat named Millie. My son, Tom, brought her home one day and she quickly became a member of our family…until allergies forced me to give her up. She made out like a bandit during the last...
by Linda Phillips | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
In keeping with poetry month, I am posting here the original poem that sparked the inspiration for my forthcoming book, CRAZY. It was the first of twenty poems that I wrote as a cathartic exercise to deal with my mother’s bipolar disorder. It was one of...
by Linda Phillips | Apr 7, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Today I am pleased to welcome another debut author, Kate Hannigan, whose middle grade book, Cupcake Cousins, will be released by Disney-Hyperion in May. You can win a copy of this delightful book by leaving a comment (inside the US only) and if you share with social...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 31, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Today in my continuing effort to feature fellow debut authors, I am pleased to welcome Skila Brown, whose book in verse is literally hot off the press as of March 25th! Leave a comment to be entered in a drawing (within the U.S. only) for a copy of this lovely...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 24, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Back in February I began seriously considering what my second book should look like. At that time I was about three fourths of the way through a middle grade, humorous adventure story that never quite felt right. When a fellow author pointed out the advantages of...