by sharon zink | Apr 13, 2017 | inspiration, productivity, The Book Diner Interviews, writing tips
This week we welcome American author, Trevor Dodge, to The Book Diner. I first became aware of him after reading his blog entry on teaching writing classes which a mutual friend shared on Facebook – it was probably the gutsiest, most emotive and outright smart piece...
by sharon zink | Apr 11, 2017 | articles, emotion, inspiration, resilience
Are you feeling discouraged? The beastie called Discouragement can darken our door during long creative projects, when we’re going through a tough period of rejections, or even when we publish a book and don’t get the feedback we wanted from the world....
by sharon zink | Apr 7, 2017 | productivity, the hectic writer, video, writing tips
This week, we explore what really matters to us in order to figure out how to best spend our time and energy on things which will make us feel the most joy and...
by sharon zink | Apr 6, 2017 | The Book Diner Interviews, writing tips
Today’s interviewee is the lovely Jane Lythell. I got to know Jane due to us both being part of Brighton’s Beach Hut Writers. We’ve done some literary events together, including a rainy day spent in a local park, where I saw Jane’s charm and...
by sharon zink | Apr 4, 2017 | productivity, writing tips
Are you finding it tough to find the time to write? Well, you’re not alone! Modern life is hectic and many of us can find our creative time slipping to one side as a result. Women, in particular, I think, can have particular difficulties making time to write as...
by sharon zink | Mar 30, 2017 | emotion, inspiration, productivity, The Book Diner Interviews, writing tips
This week’s interviewee is Sara Bailey, whose debut novel, Dark Water, has recently been published by Nightingale Editions to great reviews (and it is in my pile for reading soon!). Based on Orkney, Sara’s work is influenced by the island’s rich...
by sharon zink | Mar 28, 2017 | emotion, inspiration, productivity, resilience, writing tips
Some of you may have noticed that things have been a bit quiet on my blog in recent weeks with no new posts, interviews or videos, and this has been partly because I was focused on supporting peeps with the #writingmojomarch writing challenge and partly because I made...
by sharon zink | Mar 9, 2017 | inspiration, The Book Diner Interviews, writing tips
This week’s Book Diner interviewee is the highly talented and very witty, Nick Sweeney. He’s a writer of short fiction, novellas and the novel, Laikonik Express, which was published, like my own debut, Welcome to Sharonville, by Unthank Books (which makes...
by sharon zink | Mar 3, 2017 | productivity, the hectic writer, video, writing tips
Last week, we took a compassionate inventory of our time to see how we are currently using it – this week, we look at the ways we might be able to fit tiny bits of creativity into our busy lives by making a date with writing. Martha Beck,...
by sharon zink | Mar 2, 2017 | inspiration, productivity, The Book Diner Interviews, writing tips
This week’s honoured guest at The Book Diner is my fellow Martha Beck coach, Sarah Vermunt. Sarah hails from Canada (you know, the country with the hot and compassionate prime minister!) and she specialises in helping clients boost or change their careers and...
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