by Linda Phillips | Aug 12, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
I just finished reading Madness, Marya Hornbacher’s account of her life leading up to and after the diagnosis of Type I rapid-cycle bipolar disorder, the most severe form of bipolar there is. All I can say is Hornbacher’s first-hand experience made my own circumstance...
by Linda Phillips | Jul 29, 2013 | Blog, Writing
I am about half way through the first draft of my WIP, a Middle Grade adventure about a boy with learning disabilities who has left a science project until the last minute, the last minute being a family reunion during Spring Break at a castle in Switzerland. I...
by Linda Phillips | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
Recently I have joined a wonderful online support group of approximately one hundred fifty authors who have debut books coming out in 2014. It is free and open to anyone who can satisfy the following requirements: be publishing your debut novel in 2014 (this must be...
by Linda Phillips | Jul 8, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
Recently I have featured a few Middle Grade books that present protagonists with learning disabilities who reach a turning point after which we know that life is going to be more manageable going forward. (see Another Struggling Reader in Close to Famous;Eleven:...
by Linda Phillips | Jul 1, 2013 | Mental health, Writing
If you’ve been following this blog you know that I am reviewing books that deal in some way with a character who has a learning disability. Please see previous blogs Eleven: Another Look at a Reading Disorder and CELEBRATING JOEY PIGZA for further reviews....
by Linda Phillips | Jun 24, 2013 | Mental health, Writing
If you’ve followed this blog recently you know that I have been exploring how learning difficulties are portrayed in YA and Middle Grade novels. This week I want to zoom in on a teacher’s perspective by welcoming Lynn Bonner, Reading Specialist at John...
