
Welcome to The Bitter Lemon!
I’m Holly, and this is my small corner of the internet — I’ve had it since 2010, and it has grown with me as I’ve navigated my life and career as a writer.
I recently moved to Buffalo, New York, and am exploring the city every day. I love to read and listen to live music (not simultaneously). I spend lots of time with my rescue kitty, Blanche Devereaux, too!
Here, you’ll find:
- My blog (home to my goals, life, travel, books, and product reviews)
- My books (I’ve published a few and am always working on a new one)
- My newsletter (it’s free and it hits inboxes every Friday)
- My services (I do all sorts of writing and editing to pay the bills)
I hope you’ll stick around!
Thank you for reading my words.
Sincerely,
Holly A. Phillips
PS. This blog contains affiliate links, which means if you purchase something through one of my links, I’ll get a small percentage of the profit, at no additional cost to you.

I loved reading through this and I think it will make for a great book.
Oh, this looks like a great book! As a fellow writer, I wish you all the best of luck finding your market and a good agent to help push your work!
Every day this month I have made it my goal to discover a new blog/blogger friend. Today I searched “dating” as I am thinking about maybe trying it again (though minimal effort will be put into the search! 🙂 ) and I found you. I like your writing style and I am excited to read more! This looks like great material for a book and your style will be perfect for it! So excited to read more!
Aww, wow, thank you so much! I hope you continue to come back and enjoy what I’ve got…Lord knows I have plenty of material to share. -H
Great blog and how exciting that you’re putting out books. Congratulations!
Thank you! …and thanks for stopping by!
You”re welcome!