by Linda Phillips | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Writing
The 2014 SCBWI-Carolinas conference was for me, a story within a story. First, the inside story. CRAZY was scheduled to be in the warehouse somewhere around Sept. 20, and the SCBWI conference started Sept. 19. Oh heartbreak, I thought. I am going to miss signing my...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 15, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Phillip Shabazz, Poet Phillip Shabazz is a poet, author, and teaching artist whose work explores issues of community and culture in America. In 1997 he became Duke University’s third artist-in-residence at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture. During...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 8, 2014 | Blog
Justine Le Page Last month I interviewed Penelope Chirolde, the first TEEN-ACIOUS teen to appear on my blog to talk about a few activities she is involved in. One of the things she mentioned was the pending arrival of Justine Le Page, an exchange student from...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 1, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Today I am extremely thrilled and honored to introduce to you the cover artist of Crazy, Richard Tuschman, who has graciously taken time out from his busy schedule to answer a few questions. LP: Welcome, Richard! Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to...
by Linda Phillips | Aug 25, 2014 | Blog, Writing
I can’t stop licking my lips over the most delicious middle grade novel I’ve read in a long while. It should get at least four stars. As a matter of fact, it IS All Four Stars (Penguin/July 2014) by Tara Dairman, and you’ll want to read it on a full stomach,...
by Linda Phillips | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
Today I am honored to be featured on William B. Eerdmans’ official blog site, EerdWord. Rachel Bomberger, EerdWord editor, invited me to submit a post (following on the heels of N. T. Wright no less) that might relate the subject of my novel, CRAZY, with Robin...
by Linda Phillips | Aug 11, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Today marks the first of monthly conversations I will be having with teens who are TEEN-ACIOUS. In a word, tenacious is determined, and if you stick around for the following interview, and all those to follow, you will see that our world is full of Young Adults...
by Linda Phillips | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Jean Matthew Hall, Director of Write 2 Ignite I’m happy to welcome Jean Matthew Hall today to talk about writing, particularly the inception of a wonderful group called Write 2 Ignite!. Wherever you are on the writing journey–seasoned, newbie or...
by Linda Phillips | Jul 28, 2014 | Blog, Writing
It’s summertime, and the livin’ is easy! It’s the time when regular routines are broken by intentional fun and games. So last week, our granddaughter, Anna, came to visit and all things writerly took a break (sort of). Imagine being ready to pop climbing all...
by Linda Phillips | Jul 21, 2014 | Blog, Mental health
Daniel Tammet was born on a blue day, because January 31 fell on a Wednesday in 1979, and in his autistic mind, that is how he visualizes that date. Tammet is one of only fifty living savants in the world, and the only one who has been able to articulate how his...
