by sharon zink | Aug 8, 2017 | coaching, feminism, inspiration, productivity, women, writing craft, writing tips
Last month, I had the great experience of speaking to a range of amazing women writers who are working in the fields of coaching, blogging, healing and entrepreneurship as part of my research into how I will support non-fiction authors in my new feminist writing...
by sharon zink | Jul 18, 2017 | feminism, inspiration, productivity, resilience, success, video, women
This week, instead of a traditional blog post, I’ve decided to share a live video I made yesterday for my peeps on Facebook all about why women writers need a mission and what mine is now. I hope it inspires you to find your why for writing and to consider who...
by sharon zink | Jul 11, 2017 | articles, criticism, emotion, feedback, feminism, inspiration, productivity, resilience, submission process, success, women, writing tips
Recently, I shared how I’m going to be relaunching specifically as a feminist writing coach soon due to the proven gender bias within the publishing world and because of the way in which women not only face challenges in terms of their creativity due to doing...
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 27, 2017 | feminism, women, writing tips
Recently, I wrote a piece about why I’m going to be relaunching my writing coaching practice soon as a specifically feminist thing, supporting women of all kinds who have big things to say, including my trans sisters, as well as gay, bi and straight guys who...
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 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 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 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 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...
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