by Linden Gross | May 17, 2013 | Marketing, Writing
A lot of my writing coach clients want to write a bestseller. Who doesn’t? When I ghostwrote The Legacy of Luna, a memoir about Julia “Butterfly” Hill’s two-plus year tree-sit in an ancient redwood to keep it from being chopped down, I had no...
by Linden Gross | May 10, 2013 | Blog, Writing
What’s wrong with this picture? Clearly, the batter has been handicapped by the lack of a bat. If you’re trying to hit the ball, you need a bat. If you’re trying to nail something, you need a hammer. If you’re beating eggs, you need a whisk—or at least a fork....
by Linden Gross | Mar 22, 2013 | Writing
Writing isn’t just the act of putting words on paper. Idea work, research and background reading all count as work when you’re writing. In fact, you could argue that this phase of the writing process is the most important and the most difficult aspect of...
by Linden Gross | Mar 8, 2013 | Writing
If you’re having trouble every time you start writing, you may simply be trying too hard. Readers of this blog already know how I feel about prematurely striving for perfection or allowing your inner critic to weigh in when you’re trying to create. Both will...
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 | Publishing, Writing
I love a good self-publishing success story. So I love this post by Judy L. Mandel about the process of getting her memoir Replacement Child (Seal Press, 2013) written and published. She found the process that worked for her during the creative phase. She...
