People often assume that hiring a writing coach<\/a> implies that they\u2019re incapable of writing on their own and need hand-holding. That may be true, and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that. But a writing coach relationship extends way beyond encouraging aspiring or veteran writers, holding them accountable or even teaching them about the craft of writing. It\u2019s like having a partner on your creative team who has managed to retain the perspective that can so easily be lost when immersed in a big project. Writers are in the trees by definition. A writing coach still has a sense of the forest as a whole.<\/p>\n Helping you retain\u2014or regain\u2014your perspective is just the start.<\/p>\n L<\/b>inden\u2019s approach to coaching involves helping you write your blog or your book (or article or thesis or corporate communication or film treatment or whatever else is on your plate). During the writing coaching relationship, she will:<\/p>\n You don\u2019t have to suffer through the writing process by yourself.<\/p>\n More to the point, you don\u2019t have to suffer.<\/p>\n Tap into the writing coach solution and see how much easier, effective and more fun the process of writing becomes.<\/p>\n To choose a writing coach<\/a> who will work for you, you want to first find one who shares your vision. Second, look for a writing coach who fulfills your needs. Just as no two writers work the same way, writing coaches have different styles. Some writing coaches don\u2019t even read what their clients write, which puzzles me to no end. That\u2019s like writing about food you never taste. To get a sense of how I work, please visit lindengross.com\/writingcoach.<\/a> There\u2019s one way to find out. I invite you to reach out. Shoot me an email [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_slider show_arrows=”off” show_pagination=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” auto=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” background_enable_color=”on” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Writing coach and two-time New York Times bestselling writer Linden Gross draws on her background in\u00a0editing,\u00a0writing and teaching\u00a0when working with others. Twenty-five years of journalism experience and personal accessibility help her\u00a0elicit content that is lacking, while\u00a0her talent for\u2014and love of\u2014organization helps her give projects the structure they need. Finally, using her writing and line editing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Writing coach <\/strong><\/span>and<\/span> two-time New York Times<\/em> bestselling writer<\/a> Linden Gross<\/a> draws on her background in\u00a0editing,\u00a0writing and teaching\u00a0when working with others. Twenty-five years of journalism experience<\/a> and personal accessibility help her\u00a0elicit content that is lacking, while\u00a0her talent for\u2014and love of\u2014organization helps her give projects the structure they need. Finally, using her writing and line editing experience, she teaches you how to refine your prose.\n\nPeople often assume that hiring a writing coach<\/a> implies that they\u2019re incapable of writing on their own and need hand-holding. That may be true, and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that. But a writing coach relationship extends way beyond encouraging aspiring or veteran writers, holding them accountable or even teaching them about the craft of writing. It\u2019s like having a partner on your creative team who has managed to retain the perspective that can so easily be lost when immersed in a big project. Writers are in the trees by definition. A writing coach still has a sense of the forest as a whole.\n\nHelping you retain\u2014or regain\u2014your perspective is just the start.\n![\"chicks_l3\"](\"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/chicks_L3.gif\")
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linden@lindengross.com and tell me about your project. Then we\u2019ll set up a free phone consultation to talk about how I can help. Of course, you can also get more\u00a0<\/em>information at lindengross.com\/writingcoach.<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n![\"signature-linden\"](\"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/signature-linden.png\")
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<\/p>\n\u00a0 \u00a0From books to blogs<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nL<\/b>inden\u2019s approach to coaching involves helping you write your blog or your book (or article or thesis or corporate communication or film treatment or whatever else is on your plate). During the writing coaching relationship, she will:\n\n \t
<\/li>\n \tThe Writing Coach Solution<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nYou don\u2019t have to suffer through the writing process by yourself.\n\nMore to the point, you don\u2019t have to suffer.\n\nTap into the writing coach solution and see how much easier, effective and more fun the process of writing becomes.\n
Note from Linden<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nTo choose a writing coach<\/a> who will work for you, you want to first find one who shares your vision. Second, look for a writing coach who fulfills your needs. Just as no two writers work the same way, writing coaches have different styles. Some writing coaches don\u2019t even read what their clients write, which puzzles me to no end. That\u2019s like writing about food you never taste. To get a sense of how I work, please visit lindengross.com\/writingcoach.<\/a>\n<\/em>\n
Are we a good fit?
<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nThere\u2019s one way to find out. I invite you to reach out. Shoot me an email\nlinden@lindengross.com and tell me about your project. Then we\u2019ll set up a free phone consultation to talk about how I can help. Of course, you can also get more\u00a0<\/em>information at lindengross.com\/writingcoach.<\/a><\/em><\/i>\n<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148,"href":"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingcoach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}