by sharon zink | Jun 13, 2017 | criticism, feedback, publishing, submission process, writing craft, writing tips
I’ve given a lot of feedback in my life – as an English Literature academic, I graded thousands of undergrad and postgrad papers and then I became an A’ level examiner and marked over a 1000 student exams. Add to that the hundreds of reports I have...
by sharon zink | May 30, 2017 | feminism, inspiration, productivity, publishing, resilience, submission process, success, women, writing tips
I’ve always been a feminist – I was reading Simone de Beauvoir at 13 and I nipped out from my job at Foyle’s bookshop in London to see Gloria Steinem speak when I was 19 (and, yes, she was amazing!). I volunteered at the Feminist Library before I...
by sharon zink | May 16, 2017 | editing, publishing, resources, submission process, writing tips
My last few blog posts have featured some ‘real talk’ about the submission process and making money from writing because I felt that a lot of new authors in particular aren’t aware of the true nature of the writing life. I want these weekly articles...
by sharon zink | May 9, 2017 | publishing, success, writing tips
Since the smashing success of J.K.Rowling and Dan Brown, I’ve seen a lot of peeps enter the writing game thinking it’s a way to make a fast buck. I even had an unpublished poet offer to pay me for my editorial services out of their future royalties (oh,...
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