by sharon zink | Jun 29, 2017 | editing, inspiration, productivity, publishing, women, writing tips
This week on The Book Diner, we look back at when Jane Davis – whose first novel, Half-truths and White Lies, won The Daily Mail First Novel Award – visited our cyber red banquette. Jane was hailed by The Bookseller as ‘one to watch,’ but rather than...
by sharon zink | Jun 15, 2017 | inspiration, productivity, publishing, The Book Diner Interviews, women, writing craft, writing tips
This week on The Book Diner, we’re talking to the very talented Laura Wilkinson. I think I first met Laura at an agent event about eight years ago, but we’ve kept in touch and it’s been wonderful to see her leap from success to success. Despite being the mother of two...
by sharon zink | Jun 8, 2017 | inspiration, productivity, The Book Diner Interviews, women, writing craft, writing tips
This week The Book Diner goes back to when I had a visit from the very lovely Alex Hourston shortly after her debut novel, In My House, was published by Faber and Faber). It’s a very exciting time for a novelist when a first book comes out as I know from my own...
by sharon zink | Jun 2, 2017 | inspiration, productivity, The Book Diner Interviews, women, writing craft, writing tips
This week at The Book Diner, we’re delving into the archives again, back to when I talked to the lovely Debz Hobbs-Wyatt, winner of the Bath Short Story Award and author of While No One Was Watching. I met Debz when both of us had stories in Unthank Books’...
by sharon zink | May 4, 2017 | emotion, inspiration, productivity, The Book Diner Interviews, writing craft, writing tips
This week’s Book Diner interviewee is the wonderful Bonnie Dodge. Bonnie is a veteran writer, with a stack of books under her belt. I first became aware of her work since I am friends with her author son, Trevor Dodge, who I interviewed recently. Literary talent...
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