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...
by Linden Gross | Feb 29, 2024 | Writing, Writing Life
I hear what you’re saying. “How can your dogs reveal anything about writingavoidance, unless it’s them encouraging said writing avoidance in favor of doggyattention?” Just wait. You’ll see. It was time to groom Moke, my two-year-old English Cocker Spaniel. I collected...
