by Linda Phillips | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog, Teens, Writing
Last week Phillip Shabazz shared a bit about his family background and early life, and I’m pleased to have him back today to talk more specifically about his novel in verse, “When the Grass Was Blue.” If you leave a comment or indicate you will...
by Linda Phillips | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog, Teens, Writing
In an earlier post (TABLE ROCK WRITERS WORKSHOP)I shared a bit of the wisdom that I gleaned from Phillip Shabazz’s poetry workshop at Table Rock. Today I am pleased to welcome Phillip to the first of a two-part interview, where he will shed more light on the...
by Linda Phillips | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog, Teens, Writing
Today I am pleased to welcome another TEEN-ACIOUS teen, Eliana Franklin, who comes highly recommended by her mom, Miriam, a fellow author whose debut book, Extraordinary, will be released by Skypony Press in 2015. Eliana is already following in her...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog, Writing
What do writers do when they aren’t writing? I don’t know about other writers, but I know I need to get away from it once in a while, and I’ve found the perfect escape. Every Thursday morning I spend a little over two hours dishing up food for those in our community...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Writing
The 2014 SCBWI-Carolinas conference was for me, a story within a story. First, the inside story. CRAZY was scheduled to be in the warehouse somewhere around Sept. 20, and the SCBWI conference started Sept. 19. Oh heartbreak, I thought. I am going to miss signing my...
