by Linden Gross | May 30, 2024 | Writing, Writing Coach Services, Writing Life
I love brainstorming. It’s one of my favorite things to do when working with clients, since together we can reach ideas that neither of us would have accessed alone. So, I experience the power of brainstorming regularly and see the results in both fiction and...
by Linden Gross | May 2, 2024 | Collaborating/Ghostwriting, Ghostwriting, Success Stories, Writing, Writing Life
I’m not good with heights. I definitely didn’t want to climb out of my comfort zone. So, I just said no when all my friends told me that I would have to climb Luna, the 200-foot redwood that Julia “Butterfly” Hill—whose book I had been hired to ghostwrite—was living...
by Linden Gross | Apr 18, 2024 | Writing Coach Services, Writing Life
I just read an as-told-to article about an unexpected tool for change by former convict Richard Loya, who had joined a South Central L.A. gang at age 15 for the protection it offered, and wound up killing a man the following year. Richard was tried as an adult and...
by Linden Gross | Apr 4, 2024 | Writing Life
A number of years ago, I became involved with Bend Food Project, a local nonprofit started by a group of friends in 2015 to help ease hunger in our area. Modeled after similar projects around the country, the door-to-door food collection system is both simple and...
by Linden Gross | Mar 14, 2024 | Writing, Writing Life
I talk a lot about taking a walk when creativity lags and you’re not sure what to write next. So, I was pretty happy to discover that research backs me up on this. Walking: Boosts the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the brain, which in turn boosts creativity and...
by Linden Gross | Mar 7, 2024 | Writing, Writing Life
Do you journal? If not, maybe you should. While I try hard not to should on myself, with admittedly limited success, journaling is one of those shoulds that I may actually start listening to. Maybe I’ll just turn this blog into my journal. Why bother? I was barely a...
