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...
by Linda Phillips | Jan 19, 2015 | Blog, Teens, Writing
Today my special guest is Sydney Crawford, better known in literary circles as Sydney Dreamweaver. She is currently working on her fifth book (yes, I did say FIFTH) at the ripe old age of fourteen. You won’t want to leave your seats for this interview with one...
by Linda Phillips | Jan 12, 2015 | Blog, Writing
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Beth Smith at not one, but two different author signing events. I enjoyed picking her brain about the path of self-publishing she has chosen, and I asked her if she would share some of her thoughts about writing and her...
