by Linda Phillips | Jun 16, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
REMINDER: You have until tomorrow, June 17th at midnight to enter the Goodreads giveaway of a signed copy of the ARC for CRAZY!! ************************************ It was my turn recently to receive Helene Dunbar’s recently released These Gentle Wounds...
by Linda Phillips | Jun 9, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Congratulations to Debbie Causevic, winner of the drawing for a signed copy of Jaye Robin Brown’s ARC, No Place to Fall. Thanks to all who participated in this drawing. My ARC (CRAZY) has been out less than a month, and I’m already bracing myself for the...
by Linda Phillips | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Writing
It’s been too long since I featured a fellow debut author, so I am excited to welcome Jaye Robin Brown today, to talk about her upcoming book, No Place To Fall, being released by Harper Teen on December 9, 2014. LEAVE A COMMENT TO ENTER A DRAWING TO WIN AN ARC...
by Linda Phillips | May 26, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing
Last week I had the distinct pleasure of giving my first school presentation at the John Crosland School, where some of my former students are now in upper school. It was fun to see how those students have grown, both physically and academically, and to remember that...
by Linda Phillips | May 19, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
On the Italian Riviera My husband and I just returned from three weeks in Italy, and while jet lag has disappeared, my night dreams and daydreams continue to be dominated by the magnificent art and architecture I have been exposed to. I don’t usually do travelogues...
by Linda Phillips | May 12, 2014 | Blog
I love to think about, read about, write about all types of people, especially those who are different. I guess that’s why I wrote my debut book, CRAZY (I know, I know, why don’t I shut up about it already, right?). Last week I talked about Cynthia...
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...
