Ask the Author: Russell M. Linden
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Russell M. Linden
A common piece of advice to aspiring writers is to "write what you know." That's not been helpful for me. Rather, I've written - books, blogs, articles - about ideas and people I'm eager to learn about. The process of learning usually gets me excited, leading to more learning and ultimately to writing.
Russell M. Linden
When I write, or think about what I'm currently writing, or do research on something I'm writing, I'm learning. And learning, for me, is a pure joy!
Russell M. Linden
I would go to the world of Uncle Tom's Cabin, where I would use my writing skills to support the abolition movement.
Russell M. Linden
I would go to the world of Uncle Tom's Cabin, where I would use my writing skills to support the abolition movement.
Russell M. Linden
Over the past 5-6 years our country has been struggling with disruptive changes: extreme weather events, the @Metoo movement, our dysfunctional politics, and of course the pandemic. The Torah also has a great deal of disruptive change, from the Great Flood and massive draughts to the liberation of the Israelites, and then some rebellions against Moses and God.
I realized we can learn from the Torah's main characters - as well as from contemporary leaders - about how to deal with disruptive change. And there's a great thirst for this kind of wisdom, given how difficult it is for most people to adapt to continual change.
I realized we can learn from the Torah's main characters - as well as from contemporary leaders - about how to deal with disruptive change. And there's a great thirst for this kind of wisdom, given how difficult it is for most people to adapt to continual change.
Russell M. Linden
Hand on the shoulder: Finding freedom in the confluence of love and career, by Grant Tate.
The premonition, by Michael Lewis.
The premonition, by Michael Lewis.
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