by Linden Gross | Sep 10, 2020 | Writing
Want to try your hand at fiction but not sure where to start? I love this simple approach to creating a plot, which was originally featured in a 1959 Writer’s Digest article by Donald Westlake, an award-winning American writer who penned more than a hundred...
by Linden Gross | Sep 3, 2020 | Editing, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
It’s always a great day when a client’s book that you had a hand in shaping and editing gets a positive review. The fact that my client, Morri Stewart, is also a friend, and that her young adults’ fantasy novel Faltofar got a fantastic review, makes...
by Linden Gross | Aug 14, 2020 | Editing, Writing
If you’re writing your very first book, congratulations. I’m proud of you. Now let’s be sure you don’t make the top ten rookie writer mistakes that can undermine all that effort: Thinking that your rough or first draft is your final draft. I...
by Linden Gross | Jul 30, 2020 | Editing, Writing
If you’ve never heard of sensitivity readers, you’re not alone. Until recently, I had no idea they existed. But I’m delighted and relieved that they do. I’m the first one to admit that today’s bent toward political correctness can be...
by Linden Gross | Jul 23, 2020 | Writing, Writing Coach Services
“Are you talking about writing a novel? You sound like two friends gossiping,” my host Joan exclaimed when I emerged from my vintage RV following a phone session with one of my writing coach clients about her latest book. “We are in a way,” I...
by Linden Gross | Jul 16, 2020 | Writing, Writing Life
1. The Inner Critic Writers seem to excel in self-flagellation. “Who am I kidding,” you may say to yourself when you re-read a paragraph or a chapter. “I’m not a writer.” That’s not you talking. That’s your inner critic....
