by Linden Gross | Oct 20, 2016 | Writing Life
I recently Googled myself (always a strange experience) and ran across an interview I didn’t even remember giving to Working Writers, a website that focuses on the business of writing. Since I talked about stories and offered information I haven’t...
by Linden Gross | Sep 8, 2016 | Writing Life
How realistic are your writing expectations? “I will write 2,500 words a week,” one of my writing coach clients assured me. I had heard this before. “I love your enthusiasm, but considering what’s happening at work and the fact that...
by Linden Gross | Sep 1, 2016 | Writing Life
You’re not finding time to write? I’m not surprised. Most of us never find time to write. We make the time to write. And we because we know that time suckers can dominate our days, we schedule blocks of writing time and hold those inviolate. Yes, the...
by Linden Gross | Aug 11, 2016 | Writing Life
Almost 14 years ago, my then partner and I decided to get a puppy. Eric wanted a Lab. I wanted an English Cocker. After a trip to a regional dog show, I convinced Eric that we should get a large Cocker. “That would be your idea of a compromise,” my friend...
by Linden Gross | Mar 17, 2016 | Writing, Writing Life
I turned 60 at the beginning of this month, which seems impossible. But after doing the math 397 times and throwing myself three killer celebrations (with at least three more pending), I’ve not only reconciled myself to the inevitable, I’m happy about it....
by Linden Gross | Feb 25, 2016 | Writing Life
I just read Dusan Djukick’s book Straight-Line Leadership. I love this part about how we decide (or don’t decide) to take action, for example on that book we say we want to get to. She writes: Your inner stance is the position or mental posture you create...
