by Linden Gross | Oct 2, 2015 | Lessons From my Dogs, Writing
I’d been pushing too hard for too long and the day was too nice. I closed my computer and piled the dogs in the car for a hike. Our destination: a trailhead where we’d find a lake after an easy mile and a half and another lake a mile and a half after that....
by Linden Gross | Apr 3, 2015 | Lessons From my Dogs, Writing Coach Services
I’m traveling more for work these days, and not just in my little Teardrop Trailer. So my pups can’t join me on these expeditions. What’s a dog mom to do? Line up a roster of backup doggie parents as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, that’s...
by Linden Gross | Jan 9, 2015 | Lessons From my Dogs, Writing
My writing coach clients have taught me one thing above all others. Those who block out time to write, actually work on their books, blogs or other writing projects. Those who don’t practice time blocking usually don’t. It boils down to knowing your...
by Linden Gross | Aug 1, 2014 | Lessons From my Dogs, Writing Life
It’s the same story every summer. I figure that my clients will take advantage of long, hot days to sit in the sun or under an umbrella and write even more than usual. And each summer the opposite occurs. With kids out of school and vacations in the offing, they...
by Linden Gross | Jun 7, 2014 | Lessons From my Dogs, Writing Life
Every once in a while, no matter how high the mountain of work looms and no matter how much we want to write, we need to leave the computer (and the yellow pads) behind. That’s exactly what I just did, which is why I missed posting last week. And just as the...
by Linden Gross | May 9, 2014 | Lessons From my Dogs
I’ve always been the type of person who wanted to do something well or not at all. Looking back, I realize how much that’s limited me and how many experiences I watched from the sidelines instead of leaping in. I try not to do that anymore, a lesson I...
