by Linda Phillips | Mar 30, 2015 | Blog, Book Review, Writing
I had the privilege of meeting Dolores Andral at the WNBA Author’s Showcase in Charlotte, NC on March 7. Her first book, a picture book called Prissy on the Moon, came out in August, 2014. Here is the synopsis from Dolores’ website: Prissy on the Moon is the first in...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 23, 2015 | Conferences
Linda, Madeleine Kuderick, Lester Laminack, Carole Boston Weatherford Last Sunday afternoon (Quail Ridge Books and Music) and Monday morning (NCRA) Madeleine Kuderick and I generated some dialogue about mental illness. Raising awareness and getting the conversation...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 16, 2015 | Conferences, Mental health, Teens
If you are reading this on Monday, I will be in Raleigh at the North Carolina Reading Association Conference, co-presenting a breakout session with Madeleine Kuderick (Kiss of Broken Glass) on the topic “Young Adult Literature Saves Lives.” I’ll talk...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 9, 2015 | Writing
On Saturday, March 7 I had the privilege of sharing the spotlight with two power-house authors at the WNBA-Charlotte Authors’ Showcase. Tamara Jackson, a Certified Group Exercise Instructor through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) who has appeared on the...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog, Book festivals, Writing
Gretchen Griffith, Sandra Warren, Linda Phillips, Sarah Norkus This past weekend I had a great time hanging out with about 75 other authors at a huge book fair at Robeson Community College in Lumberton, called Book ‘Em North Carolina. We gathered at a reception...
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...
