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...
by Linda Phillips | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog, Writing
My husband and I don’t exchange Christmas gifts much these days, and it usually boils down to a book each of us has wanted. This year I asked for, and received a CD called “The Best of Simon & Garfunkel.” It may have been prompted by the oldies-but-goodies...
by Linda Phillips | Dec 29, 2014 | Blog, Writing
My book debut year is coming to an end. I’m half sad to see it end and half relieved it is behind me. You only have one debut year, just like you only have one first child, and I can’t resist putting these memories into my “baby book” to be savored forever. If...
by Linda Phillips | Dec 22, 2014 | Blog, Teens, Writing
I don’t know about you, but I can still tell you the names of a couple of teachers who had the most profound influence on my life. One said I would be a teacher someday, and sure enough, she was right. One said I would never make it as a writer, and I believed her...
by Linda Phillips | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog, Writing
An article in the Oct. 2014 Writer’s Digest caught my attention. It was titled, “The Late Novel” and it set about to prove, by a healthy list of famous authors, that it’s never too late to write your first novel. Since I’m not the youngest debut author on the...
by Linda Phillips | Dec 8, 2014 | Blog, Writing
With Dannye Romine Powell, Book Editor at the Charlotte Observer Last week I was honored to be invited to rub elbows with four NY Times bestseller authors at the Charlotte Observer Holiday Author Event (https://tinyurl.com/me2n7ke) held at the Mint Museum. The bad...
by Linda Phillips | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
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by Linda Phillips | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog, Teens, Writing
LP: Hi Becca and welcome to my blog. You come highly recommended by your friend, Eliana Franklin, who tells me you like to read and are into lots of activities. First, tell us a bit about yourself. BK: I was born in Charlotte. I’m fifteen and in tenth grade. I...
by Linda Phillips | Nov 24, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Teens, Writing
So, I’m itching to get out into the classroom and use CRAZY as a teaching tool in reading, writing, or counseling classes. If you are a teacher, school counselor, parent, or student, I hope you will take a look at the following form and give me your input. I...