Work & Clients

Have you ever thought …

• I’ve always wanted to write a book, but I’m stuck.
• My writing needs some work before I can get it published.
• Could I publish and sell materials connected with my business?
• I want to create an interactive course but don’t know where to start.

Z-ink works behind the scenes to enliven your ideas through inspired writing and compelling design.

Course Design for Information and Training

Z-ink can help with your training and education needs, including self-guided courses about any topic. Zuzana has created and helped design live and digital courses about topics ranging from writing and visual arts to history and health topics. Utilizing a suite of digital building tools, Z-ink creates courses that are engaging, media-rich, and compatible with your LMS (or able to be posted on your website). Here are just a few examples of courses:

Art History Modern

• produced for StrongMind e-learning
• collaborative design, writing, editing
• static samples of content below

Running on Empty

Recognizing Signs of Child Abuse

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) courses for first responders

• created through grant in conjunction with several entities
• collaborative design and editing
• static samples of content below

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Writing & Editing Projects

2020
Casey Davis
Provided editing, style recommendations, and proofreading for Digital Civics and Citizenship: An Applied Approach, a guide for librarians, educators, counselors, and administrators to guide secondary and higher education students in successfully practicing responsible citizenship and civics in the digital world. This is an important topic as more and more young adults are “digital natives.” They are comfortable with all of the advances in technology, using it every day but also must be mindful of their digital presence in the expanding digital world.

2020
Michal Konstacky
Helped organize chapters and layout and provided Czech-to-English translation editing for The Predictive Value of Fortune Cookies, a book of short funny business-related anecdotes from the author’s medical practice, international travels, work-life in the pharmaceutical business, and his expat adventures in Switzerland and Spain.

2011–2012
Eric D. Echols
Provided preliminary editing and recommendations, plus final layout, for The Echols Files: Catoosa County Justice, an account of Georgia’s most notorious child molestation case, for which defendant Tonya Craft was exonerated. Echols tells all from his vantage point as the private investigator on the case.

2012
David Seagraves
Provided interior formatting and layout, including Kindle edition, for Uncommon Hero: The John Seagraves Story, an inspiring account of a WWII hero from humble beginnings through success born of hard work and a positive attitude.

2010–2012
Stanley E. Harris Jr.
Revised, edited, proofread, and provided layout for The Practice: What They Don’t Teach in Law School, the fictionalized memoir of a Savannah attorney.

2010–2011
Kindred Howard
Proofread and provided layout for Cavemen in Babyland, an entertaining and valuable guide for new parents.

2010
Mike Pniewski
Edited and formatted the inspirational book When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw ’em Back, a collection of essays based on this successful actor’s career in front of the camera and in front of professional groups as a motivational speaker.

2009
Ric D. Harris
Edited, proofread, and provided layout plus publishing assistance for The Fisherman and the Catch: Catching the Right Woman, a witty and insightful quick read about relationships, respect, and—yes—fishing!

2008
Jack Calhoun Jr., Capital Directions
Edited and proofread The 12 Investment Myths, a timely book that reveals the myths behind the downfall of Wall Street and educates investors about the dangers of these mistaken ideas.

2007
Carol Martin, The Informed Choice
Provided concepting, writing, editing, interior copy and graphics layout, and publishing assistance for The Little Book of Lipo: Everything You Need to Know about Liposuction but Didn’t Know to Ask, a consumer reference book about cosmetic surgery.

2006
Melissa Galt, MelissaGalt.com
Provided editing and book layout preparation for Celebrate Your Life: The Art of Celebrating Every Day, in which the renowned interior designer and life coach offers 101 ideas for making each day a celebration. 

2002–present
American Book Company
Published author/editor of more than 50 titles of English Language Arts educational materials for multiple states. (Served as ELA Curriculum Coordinator from 2007 to 2012.)

1997–1998
Dr. Gil Blum
Provided editing for Life Is for the Living, a guide to relationships after loss of a lifelong spouse, offered in a wise and witty way by the late Dr. Blum.

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Marketing Materials and Websites

Z-ink has created brochures, newsletters, press kits, articles, training materials, and presentations (including PowerPoint) for clients in many fields, as well as writing text for a number of websites, often as a component of creating a comprehensive marketing package. Click on the company names to view these selected client sites.

• Nutrifit Sport Therapy, Inc.
• The Informed Choice
• The LPS Group (now TFP Company)
• Avastone Consulting
• Melissa Galt 
• Hansen Financial Services
• Interiors with JOY
• JAFRA Consultant Cheryl Sykes

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Customized Presentations

Let us create a tailored presentation for your training and communications needs! Zuzana has designed micro-learning courses on a variety of topics. She also has created training modules for better writing, editing, and proofreading within the organization for such companies as Kimberly-Clark Corporation and BBDO Atlanta. With more than 30 years of teaching and presenting experience, she is a skilled and animated speaker who has provided corporate training and coaching in a variety of areas and translates these skills into engaging self-guided courses.

In addition to several years of teaching English, writing, and literature at the college level, she has been a Czech language instructor at Emory University and a presenter for the Senior Summer School program, offering short interactive classes about such topics as the legacy of Shakespeare in modern life, film in our society, the impact of The Da Vinci Code, the folklore of fear, and writing memoirs.