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I want to start this article off by saying that if you have been offered a traditional publishing deal for your book, then this is a MASSIVE DEAL.

If you’re an author, it’s tempting to think of your website as a static thing. You build it once then leave it. A bio, a list of books, a contact page, job done! 

I’m so excited for today’s chat! Emma Christie and I go way back - we share an agent and I also built her website - and I’ve always admired her energy (and fitness too, this is the woman who walked all the way from Scotland to the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival?!).

I had an email from one of my most recent website clients recently asking me if there was anything she should be doing to back up her new website.

Happy new year to you and welcome to 2026! I have just turned 45, which feels like a weird milestone. I turned 40 during covid so it was a bit of a non-event, but 45 really does feel… well, grown-up.

I know I start this post the same way every year but I truly cannot believe that 2025 has almost come to an end! What a year.

2025 is nearly at an end and I am excited to be bringing you my last project spotlight post of the year - which also happens to be my very final website project this year too!

One of the things I love the most about Squarespace is the fact that the platform is constantly evolving. In fact, they add so many new features that often - even as a professional designer - I find it hard to keep up.

If you have a site on Squarespace 7.0 and you have been quietly pretending that the newer version does not exist, trust me, you are not alone!

My new suspense novel, Connie, is coming out in January - in just under two months’ time!