by Linda Phillips | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of the recommended books at the end of the Educator’s Guide that Eerdmans put together for Crazy is Deb Caletti’s Wild Roses. I’ve just gotten around to reading it, and I can appreciate why Eerdmans considers it a companion read to Crazy. Cassie is a 17-year-old...
by Linda Phillips | Feb 16, 2015 | Writing
Selfie by the pond (I would have asked the forest elves but they were busy!) So last week I went off into the woods for a self-styled writing retreat, where I had a lovely, private facility all to myself. Some might say, “weren’t you lonely, or afraid, bored, or...
by Linda Phillips | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, Writing
As you read this, I am on a four-day self-directed writing retreat, with the goal of taking a stab at finishing my WIP called Batten, about a teenage girl dealing with a devastating disease by that name that has stricken both of her brothers. Over the course of my...
by Linda Phillips | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Mental health, Teens, Writing
I had the pleasure of signing my book and being a guest at NAMI’s informational meeting, “Get to Know NAMI” Saturday. It was an impressive gathering of national, state, and local officers, doctors and representatives from the medical field, a few politicians, and very...
by Linda Phillips | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Mental health, Teens, Writing
I knew there were other books out there titled Crazy and so did my publisher, Eerdmans. When it came time to solidify the title for my book, the duplication didn’t seem to be an issue. For whatever reason, I didn’t get around to reading Han Nolan’s Crazy until just...
