This summer I have spent a lot of time upgrading websites from Squarespace 7.0 to Squarespace 7.1.  It’s one of my favourite things to do as I get to tidy up websites at the same time, and can usually get the migration done in one day.

AI chatter is all the rage in all the author communities I am a part of - and very little of it is good! Authors, agents and publishers are - understandably - grappling with this huge change to our industry and at the moment, it feels as though we are all just waiting to see what happens when the dust settles.

Several web designers (including me 😠) have recently been targeted by phishing emails that impersonate us.

These days, it truly is possible to create your own stunning website without being an expert. All it takes is time – most web platforms such as Squarespace and Wix are easy to use – once you’ve got over the initial learning curve, and learnt your way around their content management systems.

You’ll be surprised at the number of authors I talk to who say they don’t think author websites are necessary.