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It’s an experience unlike any other, finally being told that your novel is going to be published. And because of that, it’s quite hard to work out how you should feel.

I speak to many authors about their websites and one of the things that often crops up is their lack of confidence when it comes to making design decisions, especially when it comes to colour. 

I haven’t done an ‘honest thoughts’ post in a while, but this topic has been niggling at me lately, so today’s the day! Let’s talk about publicity.

I realised recently that I haven’t worked on that many children’s author websites, and it’s actually a real shame because it’s honestly so much fun (especially as a mum myself)! I absolutely loved working on Clare’s website recently, and so I’m really excited to be sharing a little more about it for my latest project spotlight.

Ah podcasts! What did we do without them? How did I ever motivate myself to clean the house before they existed? It feels as though they came out of nowhere and now there are tons of them and not enough time in the day (or cleaning chores) to get me through them all. I love them, and so I thought it might be interesting to share my current favourites today.

You know that moment when you look at your author website and think… ugh? Maybe your last book cover is missing, your newsletter sign-up is buried three clicks deep, and your bio still says you live with “two small children” who are now in secondary school. You keep meaning to fix it, but life (and, let’s be honest, writing deadlines) keep getting in the way.

Oh to be able to write proper romance (my attempts were way too dark and provoked many an angry Goodreads review 😆)! There’s something so uplifting about the genre…  And don’t we all need something uplifting and hopeful in these uncertain times!?

I first discovered today’s interview guest, Nicola Washington, on Substack - and found her posts so inspiring and interesting. So I’m really excited that she’s here on my blog to talk about her work with authors and share her insights into using Instagram as an author…

Hello! We are already more than half way through the year, so I thought I’d do a little behind-the-scenes update this week (also, it’s the summer holidays, and nobody really wants to read another post about SEO - right?!)

If you're using Squarespace for your author website, then that makes my heart happy for many reasons! Not only is it easy to use and beautiful right out of the box, it’s also packed with brilliant features for authors.