Rebecca Phillips has been a fan of contemporary young adult fiction ever since she first discovered Judy Blume at the age of twelve. After a brief stint of writing bad poetry as a teenager, she finally found her niche with realistic, coming-of-age YA. She didn't start getting serious about being a real author, however, until she was in her early thirties.
After several years of writing, rewriting, revision, submission, rejection, and banging her head off the keyboard, she entered her third novel, OUT OF NOWHERE, in the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. She made it all the way to the Top 3 in the Young Adult category. She's also the author of a contemporary young adult two-book series, JUST YOU and SOMEONE ELSE.
Rebecca lives just outside the beautiful city of Halifax, Nova Scotia with her husband, two children, and one crazy kitty. She absolutely loves living so close to the ocean. When she’s not tapping away on her trusty Toshiba laptop, she can be found vacuuming up cat hair, spending time with her family, watching reality TV, reading all different genres of books, or strolling around the bookstore with a vanilla latte in her hand.
Rebecca is always writing something, even if it’s just a grocery list. These days, she is hard at work on her next novel. You can find out more and connect with Rebecca on her website: www.rebeccawritesya.com
Rebecca is represented by Carly Watters of P.S. Literary Agency.
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
After several years of writing, rewriting, revision, submission, rejection, and banging her head off the keyboard, she entered her third novel, OUT OF NOWHERE, in the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. She made it all the way to the Top 3 in the Young Adult category. She's also the author of a contemporary young adult two-book series, JUST YOU and SOMEONE ELSE.
Rebecca lives just outside the beautiful city of Halifax, Nova Scotia with her husband, two children, and one crazy kitty. She absolutely loves living so close to the ocean. When she’s not tapping away on her trusty Toshiba laptop, she can be found vacuuming up cat hair, spending time with her family, watching reality TV, reading all different genres of books, or strolling around the bookstore with a vanilla latte in her hand.
Rebecca is always writing something, even if it’s just a grocery list. These days, she is hard at work on her next novel. You can find out more and connect with Rebecca on her website: www.rebeccawritesya.com
Rebecca is represented by Carly Watters of P.S. Literary Agency.
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
I wrote for years as a hobby, but I didn't actually try to get published until about three years ago.
How long does it take you to write a book?
How long does it take you to write a book?
It depends on what else is going on and how much writer's block I have. It took me 10 months to write my last book.
What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
7:15am - wake up, get kids off to school
8:30am - have my coffee or tea and browse the internet
9:00am - have breakfast
9:30am - shower
10:00am - house cleaning
11:00am - write
12:30pm - lunch
1:00pm - write
3:00pm - kids get home from school
3:30pm - write
4:30pm - start dinner
6:30pm - read over what I wrote that day, do some revising
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
I have to have a completely clean desk before I start.
Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
Ideas come from everywhere, information (research) comes from friends and Google.
When did you write your first book and how old were you?
When did you write your first book and how old were you?
I was 12 when I wrote my first YA novel and it was horrible.
What do you like to do when you're not writing?
What do you like to do when you're not writing?
Read, watch TV, hang out with my family and friends, and read some more.
What does your family think of your writing?
What does your family think of your writing?
They are all extremely supportive and I couldn't do it without them.
How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
Three in total. I don't have a favorite...I like them all in different ways.
Do you have any suggestions to help me become a better writer? If so, what are they?
Do you have any suggestions to help me become a better writer? If so, what are they?
READ. Read everything you can get your hands on. Write every day, join writing groups, join writing forums, soak everything up and learn as much as you can.
As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
A teacher.
Where can I buy Out of Nowhere?
As of right now, Out of Nowhere is not for sale anywhere (and never has been). I wrote it, revised it, and two weeks later it was entered into ABNA 2012. It spent six months tied up in the contest, then afterward I got an agent and decided to try and get it published traditionally. Hopefully it will be for sale soon!
Where can I buy Out of Nowhere?
As of right now, Out of Nowhere is not for sale anywhere (and never has been). I wrote it, revised it, and two weeks later it was entered into ABNA 2012. It spent six months tied up in the contest, then afterward I got an agent and decided to try and get it published traditionally. Hopefully it will be for sale soon!
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