by sharon zink | Jun 12, 2019 | articles, emotion, feedback, feminism, patrirarchy, publishing, resilience, success, writing tips
It’s struck me lately that many women writers are letting one feeling run the show and potentially ruin their writing careers. IT’S ANXIETY. I see so many talented women (including our trans sisters) not starting to write the wonderful books which are...
by sharon zink | Nov 8, 2018 | articles, coaching, editing, emotion, feedback, feminism, inspiration, mindfulness, PATRIARCHY, productivity, publishing, resilience, resources, submission process, success, women, writing craft, writing tips
There are lots of elements which go together to make literary success – and, though most of us hate to admit it, much of life is out of our control and Lady Luck often has a fairly big role to play in terms of helping female authors find their audience. However,...
by sharon zink | Nov 7, 2018 | articles, feminism, PATRIARCHY, publishing, video, women
Well, a week into my feminist writing coaching mission and I have my first hater! Someone put a thumbs down on my latest video on my You Tube channel … something I made on how I believe the writing industry is failing women writers and what I’m going to...
by sharon zink | Nov 2, 2018 | articles, coaching, feminism, PATRIARCHY, publishing, resilience, success, women
There’s a big elephant sitting in the lofty rooms of the literary world … and it’s called patriarchy. Or gender bias. Take your pick. But no one wants to talk about it. Including most of the writing coaches, editors and literary consultants who support new authors to...
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...
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