by Linda Phillips | Oct 14, 2013 | Blog, Writing
Today I am privileged to feature Gretchen Griffith, author of the recently released picture book, When Christmas Feels Like Home. I first met Gretchen some years ago when we were both in the same critique group in Charlotte. Recently we reconnected at the SCBWI...
by Linda Phillips | Oct 7, 2013 | Blog, Writing
Highlights Foundation Writers Workshop at Chautauqua Today I am honored to be invited on a blog tour by fellow writer, Gretchen Griffith, who will be a guest on this blog next week. Writers (and hopefully our readers) can gain from exchanging ideas and...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 30, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
In celebratory anticipation of the release of my debut book, CRAZY, about one year from now, I offer this second excerpt. (See Excerpts tab for the first one) ART EXHIBITION First thing inside the door I smell turpentine. I nearly trip over a wet...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 23, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
I recently came home from a training session in the Stephen Ministry with an amazing self-revelation. My book, CRAZY, is really a piece of grief work. I’ve already acknowledged that writing this book was cathartic and that it is certainly autobiographical, but never...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 16, 2013 | Blog
Forty-three years ago my best friend from college and I sank a hundred dollars into a limping used car, packed a few essentials like our journals, hand-made flannel nightgowns, and our recent college degrees, and set out for NYC. We were small-town girls from Oregon...
