by Linden Gross | Jul 26, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Life
I missed posting last Friday, I’m happy to say because I was sailing aboard the Schooner Zodiac in a part of the world I’ve wanted to visit for at least 20 years. I had been feeling stuck, sucked into the daily rhythms of life and work to the point that I...
by Linden Gross | Feb 22, 2013 | Writing, Writing Life
I admit, I haven’t recently followed the advice I give my writing coach and blog coach clients about writing on demand. I’ve only just now gotten back to writing my book Auntie Mom. For those of you who missed that post, suffice to say that my 18-year-old...
by Linden Gross | Feb 8, 2013 | Writing, Writing Life
When I donated a month’s worth of writing coach sessions to a silent auction benefiting a local non-profit organization, I didn’t expect my new writing coach client to be 11. “Does he want to do this?” I asked his father who had actually bid on...
by Linden Gross | Nov 16, 2012 | Writing, Writing Life
I just attended an awesome workshop given by Freedom Personal Development president Eric Plantenberg about state of mind. It turns out that while intention and action are important when trying to accomplish something—like writing a book or a blog—state of mind is even...
by Linden Gross | Oct 25, 2012 | Writing, Writing Life
I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, but I’m making a writing resolution this year. I’m committing to doing my own writing which all too often gets back-burnered. Earlier this year, a group of writers was surveyed about how they would feel if...
by Linden Gross | Oct 6, 2012 | Writing Life
You’ve heard about the cobbler who has no shoes? Well the same often goes for writers and writing coaches. We get so busy helping others that we lose the time, energy or inclination to do our own writing. Sometimes, however, seemingly out of nowhere, the urge snakes...