by Linda Phillips | Jan 13, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
For the next little while I will be featuring fellow 2014 debut authors with a wide-open Who, What, Where, When, Why format. Today I welcome Madeleine Kuderick, whose YA novel Kiss of Broken Glass will be released by Harper Teen in September 2014. Who am I: I’m a...
by Linda Phillips | Jan 6, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
Congratulations to Laura Sells for winning last week’s drawing of Ann Eisenstein’s book, Fallen Prey! I spend a lot of time reading YA and Middle Grade books, and on more than one occasion I’ve wondered how the protagonist’s life might have...
by Linda Phillips | Dec 16, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
I’ve researched the reports from NPR, Reuters, BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25345262) and more, and clearly the controversy surrounding the sign-language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service is inconclusive and yet to be...
by Linda Phillips | Dec 2, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
Three generations: Grandmother, Mother, Daughter As we approach 2014, I spend too much time every day trying to imagine what it will be like to have my debut book in hand. Ah, the exciting great unknown! Which brings me to the driving force behind my book in the...
by Linda Phillips | Nov 25, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
Eternal flame at John F. Kennedy’s gravesite This past week many news articles and TV specials have featured memories of President Kennedy on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. My debut book, CRAZY, being released by Eerdmans in Fall 2014, is set in...
by Linda Phillips | Nov 18, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
LP: I am pleased to welcome my good friend, Lynn Jerabek, here today to talk with us about her book, How Many Me’s. I met Lynn in 2009 when we both attended the Highlights Foundation Writers Workshop at Chautauqua. We formed an immediate bond when we...
