by Linden Gross | May 22, 2025 | Writing
As I sat outside being pelted with white petals and yellow petal clusters, I realized that from nature to day-to-day life, the unexpected commands our attention. My backyard looks like a lush little oasis bordered by lava rock that’s as tall as my house and a couple...
by Linden Gross | May 8, 2025 | Blog, Writing, Writing Coach Services
I often dread writing my blog posts. I tend to delay for weeks, and then write two to three months’ worth, wondering every time whether I really need to blog weekly. Then I remind myself that the fresh weekly content is one of the reasons my website still usually...
by Linden Gross | May 1, 2025 | Writing
A lot of people have made a lot of money writing about the elements of a good novel. Even more people have spent a lot of money buying those books, looking for a plug-and-play formula. Unfortunately, that’s inevitably going to lead you away from writing a novel...
by Linden Gross | Apr 24, 2025 | Writing
Last Monday was the birthday of my dad, Leonard Gross. He would have been 97. When he turned 87, his book, The Last Jews in Berlin, which had recently been republished by Open Road Media, became a bestseller. He died two days later, and we didn’t get the news...
by Linden Gross | Apr 10, 2025 | Children's Books, Success Stories, Writing
Writer success stories make me happy, especially when they’re huge and hugely unexpected. Meet Jeff Kinney. Jeff wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist. Although the University of Maryland, College Park’s daily newspaper featured a comic strip he’d created,...
by Linden Gross | Apr 3, 2025 | Marketing, Writing
Diane Allen wanted to do more public speaking. But she needed a book to garner more engagements. It didn’t have to be a long book. It just needed to set forth the scientific principles and positive psychology behind the practice of flow that she teaches her...
