Welcome!
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Leanne. I’m a lifelong Californian. My first book, a novel-in-collected stories called California Is an Earthquake, is coming out in fall 2027 from Sibylline Press. Yes, I’ll be a 67-year-old debut author!
I’m also an Author Accelerator book coach, certified in fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, and a professional editor. I earned an MFA from UC Riverside Palm Desert, a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in history from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and a copyediting certificate from UC San Diego.
Oh, and I have a day job: I’m a civil litigation paralegal. I like to keep busy!
What you can expect if you subscribe:
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The Newsletter: The Newsletter contains an update from me, as well as some things I curate for readers and for writers—I basically read all the things so you don’t have to, and I choose the best of the best for The Newsletter. The Newsletter publishes on alternate Thursdays, unless I have something special to publish in its place. Newsletters will be delivered into your email inbox and will also be available to read here. I currently have an archive of nearly 100 newsletters. My newsletter is FREE to read.
The Write Stuff: On alternate Thursdays, I publish posts generally geared to writers (unless I have something special to post instead.) The Write Stuff blog posts can be about any number of things. They’re often about craft, creating and living a writing life, and finding ideas and inspiration. Blog posts will be delivered into your email inbox and will also be available to read here. I currently have an archive of 200+ posts. My blog posts are FREE to read.
My California: I write often about my home state of California, but not on any particular schedule these days—it’s when the mood strikes and when I have something to share. I’ve made some resources available to all readers under “California Stuff.” I currently have an archive of 150+ posts about California history, personal anecdotes, and other things I’m interested in—so far, this has meant things like ghosts and grizzly bears, earthquakes and elephant seals. :) Posts will be delivered into your email inbox and will also be available to read here. My California posts are FREE to read.
Fiction: Occasional short stories I’ve written that are otherwise only available in print or that aren’t available anywhere else! Sometimes with audio voiceover by me. The short stories are FREE to read.
Essays: Occasional personal essays I’ve written, only available here. Sometimes with audio voiceover by me. The essays are FREE to read.
Virtual Office Hours: I sometimes launch a series of virtual office hours and chats associated with specific courses I’m offering or to answer questions from readers. Virtual Office Hours are FREE to read.
For paid subscribers:
My work here is free to read, but thank you to those who generously choose to support my work by becoming a paid subscriber. Your patronage means the world to me. Also, I do have some special things in the works for paid subscribers, including access to some fun book launch perks for my debut novel-in-collected-stories, California Is an Earthquake.
Thank you!
Thank you for joining me here.
If you want to learn more about me or read more of my writing, you can visit my website at leannephillips.com.
I look forward to connecting with you here!
Leanne
