by Linden Gross | Jan 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Quotation marks are sprouting up everywhere these days like uncontrolled weeds. Here are some examples from material a client recently sent me: The reason for this book is to tell about one of the very few times, the “Apache” Indians won. They came out on top,...
by Linden Gross | Sep 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Those of you who are finishing up manuscripts or who have recently published books need to be thinking about promotion. I’m not just talking about media releases. Your book launch and ongoing marketing efforts can include everything from a website and book...
by Linden Gross | Aug 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Writing fodder is all around us. You just have to tune in and then chronicle it on the spot. My writing coach client Wendy Coblentz is like a discriminating human tape recorder. She writes down every tidbit of humorous dialogue she overhears or participates in. Ditto...
by Linden Gross | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
During a marathon writing coach session, my client and I marched through the manuscript he needed to revise. For months he had written sloppy copy. I helped create order out of all that rough draft material, but now we wanted to make sure that both the manuscript and...
by Linden Gross | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
We all need to recalibrate from time to time. This piece by executive and leadership coach Ann Golden Eglé, MCC hit just at the right time for me. I hope Ann’s questions prompt some interesting soul searching, especially regarding your writing. Time to...
by Linden Gross | Jun 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Like most people, I tend to avoid TV commercials. I watch old movies on commercial-free TCM. I flip between channels or hit the mute button so much that I think I must have the fastest thumb in the West. Love those remotes. So I’m always surprised when, on...
