by Linden Gross | Sep 18, 2025 | Publishing
Audio books are the fastest growing sector of the book publishing business, which makes total sense when you consider the increasing numbers of baby boomers who are now nearsighted and the fact that they’re far from the only age group that likes to listen to books....
by Linden Gross | Sep 11, 2025 | Language, Writing
My longtime Bear Valley, California friend, Matt Welch, who passed this spring, was an amazing writer with an unparalleled talent for incisive humor. I truly believe that with a little work and plenty of editing, his hilarious book, Tales From the Barside,...
by Linden Gross | Sep 4, 2025 | Publishing
Pamela Moulton had finished her first novel and had it professionally line edited. So far, so good. Too many aspiring authors don’t even get to that stage. She knew she needed to self-publish. She just had no idea how to do that. Her editor referred her to me....
by Linden Gross | Aug 28, 2025 | Language
Do you really know when to use me not I, or have you joined the apparent national movement to get that wrong? The trend drives me so nutty that I’m going to do my bit to reverse it by reposting this Grammar Outs rant every quarter. Of course,...
by Linden Gross | Aug 21, 2025 | Lessons From my Dogs, Writing
Why do most of us write? Some of us have that story or message inside that we just have to share. For others, writing is just one of those things you do—like walking, or cooking, or connecting with a friend or family member. Also, a lot of people realize they can...