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...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 3, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
AN ANGELIC OPPORTUNITY On this fascinating sojourn to find a publisher for CRAZY, my Young Adult novel written in verse, I find myself launching into new territory. Backing up a bit, I have worked with an agent for the past year and-a-half to no avail. While she...
by Linda Phillips | Aug 21, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
AFTER THE HIATUS I’m back. It’s been almost a year. I told myself I wasn’t going to blog again until I had something substantial to blog about. So I retired from teaching. That may not be substantial to you, but it is major to me. Today, as a...
by Linda Phillips | Oct 8, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Every year at about this time, we take our sixth-graders on an overnight camping excursion to a nearby YMCA facility. For some this is a first-time experience, and a big part of our planning is dedicated to relieving the anxiety and answering all the questions about...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 4, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
The ups and downs of the first full week of a new school year have come to pass and with it, a sigh of relief. At least now we can begin to establish a routine and settle into some semblance of normalcy. But that old word–normal–dogs me once again. Many...
