by Linden Gross | Feb 8, 2013 | Writing, Writing Life
When I donated a month’s worth of writing coach sessions to a silent auction benefiting a local non-profit organization, I didn’t expect my new writing coach client to be 11. “Does he want to do this?” I asked his father who had actually bid on...
by Linden Gross | Dec 21, 2012 | Marketing, Writing
It’s the holiday season. If you’re like me, you’ve been buying and/or making gifts for those close to you. Maybe you’ve even bought yourself a present. I know I have (can you say Galaxy tablet?). I love treating myself. And if I can treat...
by Linden Gross | Dec 7, 2012 | Publishing, Writing
You may not have left your heart in San Francisco, but you might if you wind up winning the San Francisco Writing Contest. The monetary prize is modest to be sure, but the consult with a literary agent in your genre could be priceless. You’ll find the contest...
by Linden Gross | Nov 16, 2012 | Writing, Writing Life
I just attended an awesome workshop given by Freedom Personal Development president Eric Plantenberg about state of mind. It turns out that while intention and action are important when trying to accomplish something—like writing a book or a blog—state of mind is even...
by Linden Gross | Oct 25, 2012 | Writing, Writing Life
I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, but I’m making a writing resolution this year. I’m committing to doing my own writing which all too often gets back-burnered. Earlier this year, a group of writers was surveyed about how they would feel if...
by Linden Gross | Oct 19, 2012 | Writing
Have you ever considered how much ego is involved with writing? Think about it. Why else would it be so hard to show people a rough draft of whatever we’re working on? Why else would we need to polish up the paragraph we just wrote before moving on? But how...
