by Linden Gross | Jul 9, 2020 | Lessons From my Dogs, Writing, Writing Life
Ziggy should have died at least six times before he finally expired last Friday at the age of 13 ½. And those are just the times I know about. While his early years remain a mystery, there were enough clues to ascertain that they were not good. I don’t know why or how...
by Linden Gross | Jun 16, 2020 | Collaborating/Ghostwriting, Publishing, Writing
Ten years ago, I helped eighty-something-year-old Fanchon Blake write her memoir Busting the Brass Ceiling. Regrettably, we were never able to find a traditional publisher for the book, even with a foreword written by bestselling writer Joseph Wambaugh, known for his...
by Linden Gross | Jun 11, 2020 | Writing, Writing Coach Services
Ten years ago, I published a blog post titled “Why Hire a Writing Coach.” Having just re-read it for the first time in a decade, I was pleased to discover that I still like it and that I still think that it almost perfectly explains how helpful a book...
by Linden Gross | May 21, 2020 | Writing
Are you more comfortable coming up with your character or your plot when you’re thinking about writing a novel? I’m betting that one is more natural than the other. But a novel absolutely, positively needs to be strong in both character and plot. A...
by Linden Gross | May 14, 2020 | Writing
If you’re writing fiction, you need to make sure that your work is populated by multi-dimensional characters who seem like real people. So ask yourself: Are the characters I’ve invented believable? Have I fleshed them out? Do they have the kinds of...
by Linden Gross | May 7, 2020 | Writing, Writing Life
How’s that focus on writing coming? And how’s that working for you? Here’s the deal. You’ve suddenly got time to write. It didn’t come exactly how you envisioned. You didn’t win the lottery. No one announced that they would fund...
