by Linden Gross | Jan 21, 2021 | Editing, Publishing, Writing
You’ve completed the first draft of your book. Congratulations! Time to celebrate before you get back to work. Work? That’s right. Even though you may be feeling pressed to get your book out, a whole lot more work is required after the first draft. Here’s a look...
by Linden Gross | Jan 7, 2021 | Editing, Writing, Writing Coach Services
Is this the year you’re going to realize your book-writing dreams and get your book started? Finished? Revised? Published? Let’s make that happen! First, however, you’re going to have to get out of your own way. Since how we undermine ourselves changes depending on...
by Linden Gross | Sep 3, 2020 | Editing, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
It’s always a great day when a client’s book that you had a hand in shaping and editing gets a positive review. The fact that my client, Morri Stewart, is also a friend, and that her young adults’ fantasy novel Faltofar got a fantastic review, makes...
by Linden Gross | Aug 20, 2020 | Editing, Writing Life
We all have our talents, and there’s nothing more gratifying than using them to help others. So I was thrilled when my friend Rodney Cook, CFP asked me to polish a piece he had written in response to the events that kicked off the Black Lives Matter movement....
by Linden Gross | Aug 14, 2020 | Editing, Writing
If you’re writing your very first book, congratulations. I’m proud of you. Now let’s be sure you don’t make the top ten rookie writer mistakes that can undermine all that effort: Thinking that your rough or first draft is your final draft. I...
by Linden Gross | Jul 30, 2020 | Editing, Writing
If you’ve never heard of sensitivity readers, you’re not alone. Until recently, I had no idea they existed. But I’m delighted and relieved that they do. I’m the first one to admit that today’s bent toward political correctness can be...
