by Linda Phillips | May 5, 2014 | Blog
I recently finished (devoured) Cynthia Lord’s award winning (Newbery Honor and Schneider Family Book Award, among others) Middle Grade book called RULES. I loved this determined, mind-of-her-own protagonist, Catherine, who has been expected all of her young...
by Linda Phillips | Apr 28, 2014 | Blog
On Saturday, April 12, my regular walking buddy, Carol Baldwin, and I got up a little earlier than usual for our walk. We got in the car for this one, and drove to Harris Road Middle School in Concord, where we were just in time to pick up and change into our blue...
by Linda Phillips | Apr 21, 2014 | Blog
I’m allergic to cats, but before I realized that, we had a wonderful cat named Millie. My son, Tom, brought her home one day and she quickly became a member of our family…until allergies forced me to give her up. She made out like a bandit during the last...
by Linda Phillips | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
In keeping with poetry month, I am posting here the original poem that sparked the inspiration for my forthcoming book, CRAZY. It was the first of twenty poems that I wrote as a cathartic exercise to deal with my mother’s bipolar disorder. It was one of...
by Linda Phillips | Apr 7, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Today I am pleased to welcome another debut author, Kate Hannigan, whose middle grade book, Cupcake Cousins, will be released by Disney-Hyperion in May. You can win a copy of this delightful book by leaving a comment (inside the US only) and if you share with social...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 31, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Today in my continuing effort to feature fellow debut authors, I am pleased to welcome Skila Brown, whose book in verse is literally hot off the press as of March 25th! Leave a comment to be entered in a drawing (within the U.S. only) for a copy of this lovely...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 24, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Back in February I began seriously considering what my second book should look like. At that time I was about three fourths of the way through a middle grade, humorous adventure story that never quite felt right. When a fellow author pointed out the advantages of...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 17, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
Last week I “took the show on the road” for the first time, and even though I don’t yet have an ARC (advanced reader’s copy) of my book, Crazy, to hang on to for moral support, I had a great experience. The “show” consists of a workshop titled “Writing From the Heart...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 10, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
Two weeks ago I blogged about the impact that Karen Hesse’s book Out of the Dust had on the writing of my own debut book, Crazy. It was significant and if you are interested you can refer back to that blog here. At the same time, but in a totally different...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 3, 2014 | Blog, Writing
It’s time to feature another debut author, and today I would like to welcome Chris Struyk-Bonn, whose debut book, Whisper, is being released by Orca in April. Here is the Goodreads blurb: Sixteen-year-old Whisper, who has a cleft palate, lives in an encampment...
