by Linda Phillips | Dec 16, 2012 | Mental health
SILVER LININGS AND MENTAL HEALTH The recent movie, Silver Linings Playbook, based on the book by Matthew Quick, struck a chord in me. Why? Because my book CRAZY, coming out in 2014, happens to deal with the same subject–bipolar disease–and I was...
by Linda Phillips | Nov 25, 2012 | Writing
THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD… Now that I have come down from the ceiling (directly related to having landed a book deal) and settled onto firm ground once again, I have had a chance to reflect on the journey thus far. The Beatles would affirm that it was “a...
by Linda Phillips | Nov 16, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
AT LAST…. You know the old 1941 song made famous by Glen Miller, sung by everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Beyonce. Its love song lyrics go like this: At last my love has come along My lonely days are over And life is like a song.It goes on to say:I found a...
by Linda Phillips | Oct 16, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
HERE WE GO AGAIN…… So here I am on pins and needles (feels more like daggers and spears) once again because my yet-to-be-published book CRAZY is making an appearance at yet another acquisition committee. The first time around my agent wooed a larger,...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 11, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
Self-publishing or Not, That is the Question…. Recently I had the privilege of speaking to a group of writers at the Charlotte Write To Publish Group. They invited me to talk about my experience acquiring an agent, so I gladly stepped up to the plate and gave...
