by sharon zink | Jan 2, 2019 | articles, coaching, feminism, inspiration, productivity, resilience, resources, submission process, success
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world – Neil Gaiman Happy New Year, my lovelies!...
by sharon zink | Jun 20, 2017 | characterisation, writing craft, writing tips
Today’s ‘real talk’ involves looking at one of the main reasons why writers lose their way in books – and that’s by being overly attached to their ‘darlings’ – darlings who may or may not really deserve to be in their...
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 | Jun 6, 2017 | feminism, inspiration, productivity, resilience, success, women, writing tips
Last week, I wrote about some of the reasons why it’s harder for women to succeed as writers, including gender bias in the publishing industry, the extra burden of domestic chores many women carry, which means we have less time to write, plus our feminine...
by sharon zink | Apr 20, 2017 | inspiration, productivity, The Book Diner Interviews, writing craft, writing tips
This week, The Book Diner features an excellent interview with Elizabeth Baines which took place in 2014. I was fortunate to meet when Elizabeth when Unthology 5 was launched alongside Welcome to Sharonville by Unthank Books in Norwich back in June. Elizabeth is a...
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